Two JEE Aspirants Die by Suicide in Kota, Sparking Concerns Over Student Wellbeing|Representational Image
Jaipur: Striking a strike to the initiatives of Kota management and mentoring sector gamers of picture adjustment of the mentoring city, 2 Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) applicants have actually supposedly dedicated self-destruction in the Kota in the last 2 days.
The authorities stated that 20-year-old JEE candidate determined as Abhishek from Guna, Madhya Pradesh supposedly passed away by self-destruction by hanging himself from a ceiling follower in his PG space. He was getting ready for the JEE at a mentoring institute in Kota given that May in 2015 and was residing in a PG space in Dakaniya location under the Vigyan Nagar Police Station right here.
The appropriate note recouped from the space was dealt with to grandparents and dad. It checks out” main padhai nahi kar paaya dada – dadi, papa, mujhe maaf kar dena.”
Abhishek was the only kid in the household and his dad Mahendra is a farmer. Vigyan Nagar Police Station SHO Mukesh Meena stated that the remains has actually been turned over to the family members after postmortem onThursday
Before this, A 19-year-old JEE candidate Neeraj had actually supposedly hanged himself from a noose in his hostel space on Tuesday evening. The pupil was from Mahendragarh in Haryana and was residing in a hostel in Rajiv Gandhi Nagar.
The Circle Inspector Budharam Jat stated that the child supposedly dedicated self-destruction by hanging himself to the hook of a ceiling follower in his hostel space late Tuesday night. However, the case emerged around 10.30 pm when the caretaker knocked the space and did not obtain any kind of feedback.
No self-destruction note was recouped from the deceased. The authorities is examining the instance. The dad of the departed pupil Bablu Prajapat stated that his kid was getting ready for JEE Mains in Kota for the last 2 years and was proficient at research studies
“I spoke to my son Neeraj on phone last time around 3.30 pm on Tuesday, and he was in a good mood with no complaints whatsoever,” Neeraj’s dad informed press reporters outside the mortuary in Kota.
Notably, the pupil self-destructions have actually badly harmed the picture of the mentoring city and the tramp of trainees right here has actually dipped by around 30– 40 percent in the previous 2 years. In the year 2023, 28 trainees dedicated self-destruction right here, while in 2024 the variety of self-destructions was 17.
This caused a sharp decrease in pupil football in the city. As per records there were greater than 2,20,000 kids in Kota in the year 2022, this number had actually been up to 170,000 in 2023 and to 120,000 in 2024.
The Kota Hostel Association President Naveen Mittal stated, “around 1.70 -1.80 lakh students comes to Kota every year, but the number declined to 1.20 lakh in 2024 which has affected the economy of the city.”
Kota depends upon the coaching industry
The entire economy of Kota is dependent on coaching.There are 10 big coaching institutes in Kota. More than 50 small and individual coaching classes are running as well. Besides this, there are 4200 registered hostels and more than 30,000 PG rooms and flats in more than 15 areas along with hundreds of tiffin centers, restaurants, and shops.
“Every student who arrives in Kota, spends around Rs two lakh per year, so one can understand the size of economy that runs because of these students,” said Mittal.
The efforts
The Kota administration, coaching centers, hostel operators are trying hard to improve the image of the city and appealing to parents to send their children to Kota.
— From Loksabha Speaker and MP from Kota Om Birla to the District Collector Dr. Ravindra Goswami and Superintendent of Police of Kota Dr. Amrita have appealed to parents to send their wards to Kota.
— A Student Dedicated Emotional Wellbeing Center has been started by a reputed coaching center in Kota to understand, resolve and counsel the students.
— Kota Hostel Association is providing a free one-day stay and food to the parents coming to Kota with their children. — Room rents in hostels have also been reduced for students.
-The Hostel Association is also working on a musical club. — Kota Care Campaign is being started by the administration in Kota to provide behavioral training to vegetable vendors and auto drivers.
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