17-Year-Old NEET Aspirant Found Dead In Kota, 17th Suicide In 2023

A 17-year-old student from Uttar Pradesh, who was prepping up for medical entrance exams, died by suicide in Kota in Rajasthan. This is the 17th such case in 2023 in the educational hub, NDTV reported.

The victim has been identified as Manjot Chhabra, who hails Uttar Pradesh's Rampur. He got admission to a coaching centre earlier this year and was preparing for the NEET exams.

Two weeks ago, a NEET aspirant was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his hostel room located in Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, within the jurisdiction of Jawahar Nagar police station in the city.

Last year, at least 15 coaching students died by suicide. More than 2.25 lakh students are estimated to be taking classes in various coaching centres in the city this academic session to crack entrance exams of medical and engineering colleges.

Despite multiple measures by government and non-government agencies, the cases of suicide continue to rise.

A 17-year-old student from Uttar Pradesh, who was prepping up for medical entrance exams, died by suicide in Kota in Rajasthan. This is the 17th such case in 2023 in the educational hub, NDTV reported.

The victim has been identified as Manjot Chhabra, who hails Uttar Pradesh's Rampur. He got admission to a coaching centre earlier this year and was preparing for the NEET exams.

Two weeks ago, a NEET aspirant was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his hostel room located in Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, within the jurisdiction of Jawahar Nagar police station in the city.

Last year, at least 15 coaching students died by suicide. More than 2.25 lakh students are estimated to be taking classes in various coaching centres in the city this academic session to crack entrance exams of medical and engineering colleges.

Despite multiple measures by government and non-government agencies, the cases of suicide continue to rise.