A student has allegedly committed suicide at the coaching institute hub in Rajasthan’s Kota. Nikhil Nayan Kumar of Bhagalpur, Bihar, was taking AIPMT classes and resided in a hostel of Allen coaching Institute, according to The Tribune. He was found hanging in the bathroom of his hostel on Tuesday night.
Ten students have committed suicide till July 2016.
Earlier, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje expressed concern over rising level of mental stress among students in Kota and said coaching institutes should not turn themselves into factories of education.
Addressing a public meeting in Kota, she said the government is serious about the issue and coaching institute owners should make arrangements for counselling students and provide quality and values-based education so that the students do not face stress.
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