INDIA TODAY ONLINE NEW DELHI, JANUARY 14, 2013 | UPDATED 15:10 IST
In India education is directly proportionate to ones intellect. If a student secure good marks he is intelligent. In India getting good grades is a taboo which is inculcated in the young minds since childhood. The peer and family pressure of getting good grades is the main reason behind Indian teens committing suicide right after exams.
IIT has decided to raise the fee by 80 percent and hence, all IITs agreed to put in extra effort to check suicide and suicidal tendencies among their students.The council accepted the report of the task force constituted to prevent suicides and promote wellness in the Centrally Funded Technical Institutions - such as IITs, NITs - and resolved to improve counseling and hand-holding of new students.
Most suicides, were not linked to a particular period such as examinations, results, thesis submission, soon after admission or at the time of placement.It, however, notes that a new IIT student is mainly at risk to suicidal thoughts: most new entrants adjust to the pressures of IIT within the first 3 to 6 months but there is a fraction of students that gets stuck in a vicious loop of missing classes, poor performance, inability to share, loneliness, stress, depression and relationship issues.
A very small percentage may also have a history of illness and may resort to self-harm when they experience the first setbacks in academic or personal relationship. The report suggests a four-level action plan to check suicides at CFTIs. One, if a student attempts suicide, he should immediately be provided medical help and his confidentiality, privacy and dignity guarded.
