An 18-year-old JEE aspirant’s death by suicide in Kota last week points to a severe crisis that’s brewing in India’s go-to coaching hub. Three former students — who nearly lost themselves in the relentless grind — talk about how they survived
Last week, the suicide of an 18-year-old student — who was preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) through online classes of a recognised coaching centre in Rajasthan’s Kota — sent shockwaves across the nation.
In a note she left behind, she apologised to her parents, while referring to herself as a “loser”. “Mummy, papa I can’t do JEE. So I suicide,” she wrote. The police said that the student was under tremendous stress due to the pressure of studies.
In a note she left behind, she apologised to her parents, while referring to herself as a “loser”. “Mummy, papa I can’t do JEE. So I suicide,” she wrote. The police said that the student was under tremendous stress due to the pressure of studies.