Coaching centres in Kota asked to halt conducting routine tests of NEET, JEE aspirants as suicide cases rise
The Hindu
Kota district in Rajasthan orders coaching institutes to halt routine tests for two months due to suicides by NEET and other competitive exam aspirants. 22 students have died by suicide in 2023, highest for any year.
Authorities in Rajasthan's Kota district have asked coaching institutes to stop conducting routine tests of students preparing for NEET and other competitive exams for the next two months in the wake of suicides by a number of aspirants.
Over two lakh students move to Kota annually to prepare for competitive exams such as the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) for engineering and the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to medical colleges.
According to authorities, 22 students preparing for competitive exams in the district have ended their lives so far in 2023— the highest for any year. Last year, the figure was 15.
Two students ended their lives on August 27, in a span of four hours.
Avishkar Shambaji Kasle (17) allegedly died by suicide in Jawahar Nagar at around 3:15 p.m., minutes after walking out of a room after taking a mock NEET test, police said.
Adarsh Raj (18), who was also preparing for the competitive exam, allegedly died by suicide in the Kunhadi police station area at around 7 p.m., they said.
The reason behind the two latest suicides is that the aspirants were apparently under pressure for scoring low marks during routine tests conducted by the coaching centres.
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