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NEET Aspirant Dies by Suicide in Kota, 3rd Such Case in Jan
The New Indian Express Shivamogga
|January 18, 2025
An 18-year-old NEET aspirant from Odisha died by suicide in his hostel room in Rajasthan's Kota on Thursday night, the third such case this month in the city, exposing failure of administrative measures aimed at addressing the crisis in the 'coaching capital'.
In 2023, over two dozen student suicides were reported in Kota, followed by 16 cases in 2024, according to police data. These incidents have led to a sharp decline in student enrollments. Only 1.1 lakh students arrived at Kota this year against the earlier annual average of over 2 lakh.
This story is from the January 18, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Shivamogga.
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