NEET aspirant commits suicide in Kota after not securing desired score

Kota: In a shocking incident, a 21-year-old NEET aspirant from Bihar allegedly committed suicide in Kota after failing to get desired marks in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) in two successive attempts, officials said on Saturday.

This is the second suicide case reported in the city this month. Five such suicide cases have already been reported in May, while there have been 12 cases in total since the beginning of the year. At least 15 students took to the extreme step in 2022.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported about the first suicide case reported in June where a 18-year-old NEET aspirant from West Bengal, preparing for the medical entrance test at a coaching institute in Rajasthan's Kota, died in the morning after being found unconscious in his paying guest accommodation.

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As per a PTI report, the student, a resident of Samastipur district, was found dead on Thursday evening by his brother who also prepares for competitive exams in Kota but resides separately, they said.

Police said no suicide note has been recovered from the student's room in Mahaveer Nagar Police station area, but they believe he hanged himself from the ceiling fan apparently because he failed to qualify NEET–UG with good marks even at his second attempt.

The NEET results were announced earlier this week.

The student and his brother had been preparing for the entrance exam and living at separate locations in Mahaveer Nagar area, circle officer of the area DSP Harshraj Singh told. The student had gone to his uncles' place in Delhi and returned to Kota on Thursday morning after which he spoke to his mother, Singh said.

Later in the day, when his parents called, he did not respond after which they asked his brother to go to his PG and check.

When he reached there, he found his brother's body hanging from the ceiling fan in his room on the 3rd floor of the building, the CO said.

He was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead, the officer added.

The student had been preparing for the NEET–UG for two years in Kota, and he scored 400 marks out of 720 in this edition of the NEET–UG, the officer said.

Police said they have lodged a case under section 174 of CrPC (enquire and report on suicide) to probe the incident. They said his family reached Kota Friday afternoon and the body was handed over to them after postmortem.

According to the government data, at least 121 such cases have been recorded since 2011. In view of the alarming suicide rates among medical aspirants in the district, the Rajasthan government has decided to ease the academic pressures on students. Similarly, constitute a law that will regulate private educational institutes. 

Further, the state police department has set up a students’ cell with a superintendent, three inspectors or sub-inspectors, or assistant sub-inspectors, and six constables, including female cops, who will interact regularly with students across coaching centres and keep an eye on them.

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