With 25 students dying by suicide in the past 10 months in Kota, alarm bells have once again been set off in the country over the students' mental health while preparing for entrance exams. Stakeholders across the state are taking steps to prevent suicides. We spoke to a few of them.
An Engineered Dream, a National Award-winning documentary by Hemant Gaba, describes in detail the loneliness and claustrophobia students face while preparing for JEE in Kota, Rajasthan, the coaching institute capital of India.
Founded in 2019, the Path Pradarshak Foundation is a registered non-profit that has been conducting free online classes for the less privileged looking to crack competitive exams and get admission into institutions like IIT, NIT, IISc, top medical colleges and even the NDA.
Yash Avadesh Gandhi, a Mumbai boy with cerebral palsy, dyslexia, and dysarthria went on to clear the CAT and secure 92.5% securing a seat at IIM Lucknow.
When her previous attempt in the Civil Service Examination yielded a 99 rank and secured her an Indian Police Services post, Namrata again sat for the exam in 2018, scored an All India Rank of 12 to get her dream job of the Indian Administrative Services.
“My family supported me throughout my journey. So much so that my sister would not watch any television only so that I could concentrate and not get distracted,” the topper shares.
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