In the wake of rising suicides in Kota, Rajasthan, experts have termed April and May as ‘high-risk months’ for NEET and JEE aspirants and asked the district administration to make psychological assistance mandatory for students in all PGs and hostels.
Recently, two students committed suicide in Kota within a span of 48 hours, a few days before their NEET exam, which is scheduled for May 5.
One of them, Bharat, in his suicide note, wrote: “I’m sorry dad, please forgive me, I couldn’t do it this time too.” Bharat, a resident of Dholpur, was preparing for the NEET entrance exam and committed suicide by hanging himself.
Bhupesh Dikshit, public health expert at “Shikshit Rozgaar Kendra Prabhandhak Samiti”, says, “As the main entrance exams are held in summer, April and May are high-risk months. The administration should pay more attention to all those places where There are training centers.” The district and police administration must remain alert. All PGs and hostels should be tracked. Besides, counseling for students should be made mandatory, patrols should be intensified during night hours and a rapid action team should be formed for monitoring. student activities.”
Kota’s coaching industry is worth up to Rs 5,000 crore and has earned fame for producing decorations in various entrance tests. But unfortunately, the city’s coaching centers have failed to find a solution to stop the spate of student suicides.
So far in 2024, nine students have already committed suicide in the city. Last year, 29 students lost their lives to suicide.
Psychologist Eena Budhiraja blames growing consumerism for the rise in suicides in Kota. She says: “It is a fact that every child has talent. But everyone has a different talent. Fish can swim in water, but they cannot walk on land. The human brain develops in different ways. But in the world Today’s consumerism, money In such a situation, parents want their children to pursue a career where they can earn decent money. That’s why they often think that their child should become a doctor or engineer without considering the child’s real talent. child. “
Meanwhile, different surveys in Kota have indicated that four out of every ten students in the city suffer from depression. There are around 3,000 private hostels in Kota, having thousands of rooms, and more than two lakh students come to the city for medical and engineering training.
Among these aspirants, some left this world leaving suicide notes for their parents to ask for forgiveness, indicating the kind of pressure they were fighting against.
JEE aspirant Niharika committed suicide and left a note saying, “Sorry mom, dad, I can’t crack JEE so I will commit suicide. I am a loser and I haven’t been able to be a good daughter. Sorry mom “Daddy, but this is the only option I have left.” Her brother later revealed that she was under tremendous pressure.
Another JEE aspirant from Bhagalpur, Bihar, consumed poison and ended his life. In his suicide note, he wrote, “Dad, (I) am unable to crack JEE, nor could I muster the courage to tell you this fact. I resigned.”
The list of such suicides is long and these incidents have made everyone wonder why children are under so much pressure. Why don’t they realize the importance of life? Why is it so important to become a doctor or engineer?
Deepa Khandelwal, a parent, says, “Our education system is largely responsible for students being under pressure. There are very few career options in humanities, you can become a teacher but you will get a small salary. Likewise, no it is”. Furthermore, household expenses with music, dance or photography are not easy for everyone. “Medicine and engineering are lucrative careers and to pass the entrance exams you need training.”
In a recent letter to parents, Kota District Collector Ravinder Goswami stated, “A child’s happiness means a lot to his parents; however, this happiness should not be linked to the marks he gets in exams.” .
He pointed out that the problem arises when children’s happiness is associated with the grades they obtain in exams.
“Can success be achieved only by passing an exam? No,” Goswami wrote. He urged parents to give their wards a chance to improve like his own parents did for him when he returned home from Kota, where he had stayed for PMT preparation but failed once.
The district collector appealed to parents to regularly talk to their wards, listen to them and make them believe that they are the most needy and the most precious to them.
Goswami also wrote a separate letter to the students, in which he pointed out that failures give one the opportunity to overcome the mistakes made in life and convert failures into successes.
The district collector also pointed out that the exam is just a phase of life and not the ultimate goal and cannot determine the direction of life.
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