IIT Aspirant In Rajasthan Hangs Himself To Death For Failing To Qualify JEE-Advanced - Huffington Post

IIT Aspirant In Rajasthan Hangs Himself To Death For Failing To Qualify JEE-Advanced

Although no note was recovered. 

29/04/2017 11:33 AM IST | 

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KOTA (RAJASTHAN) -- An IIT aspirant allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan of his hostel room here after failing to qualify for the JEE(Advanced) exam.

The body of Arijeet (19), a resident of Nawabganj in West Bengal, was recovered late in this evening. He had been preparing for IIT (Mains) exam at a primer coaching institute here, a police official said.

No note was recovered from the room but his friends in the hostel said that he was depressed over failing to qualify for JEE (Advanced), sub-inspector Ramswroop at Mahaveer Nagar Police Station said.

The body is kept in the mortuary of MBS hospital and post-mortem will be conducted on Saturday after the arrival of his parents, the officer said

Results of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)-Main, were announced yesterday. Out of the over 11.8 lakh students who appeared for the examination for admission to various IITs and engineering colleges, around 2.2 lakhs have qualified for the second and final round -- the JEE (Advanced).

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More than 60 students have committed suicide in the past six years in Kota, the coaching hub of India.

INDIA Updated: Apr 28, 2017 22:20 Ist

HT Correspondent  Hindustan Times, Kota

An engineering aspirant on Friday committed suicide in Kota, India’s coaching hub, in Rajasthan after failing to clear JEE (Main), the results of which were announced the day before.

Arijit Pramanick from West Bengal hanged himself at his hostel room in the Mahaveer Nagar area of the Kota City in the evening, police said.

According to an estimate, more than 1.5 lakh students from across the country enroll in the 40-odd coaching institutes in the city every year to prepare for different entrance examinations.

But of late the institutes have come under the scanner after a string of suicides by students, most of them due to study-related stress and burden of family expectations.

More than 60 students have committed suicide in the past six years, most of them attributed to the fear of failure. Two students took the extreme step this year, while 17 ended their life last year.

To curb the menace, several coaching institutes last year jointly launched a round-the-clock helpline to offer counselling, track callers suffering from depression and provide assistance.

Police recovered Pramanick’s body after the hostel owner informed them about the tragedy.

Circle Inspector of the city’s Mahaveer Nagar police station Pramod Sharma said though no suicide note was found, prima facie it appears that the student took his life for failing to qualify for the Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced).

He said Pramanick had been living in the hostel for the past one year and was preparing for JEE Mains and JEE Advanced from a local coaching institute.

He said the post-mortem would be conducted after the arrival of the parents of the deceased.

IIT aspirant fails to qualify for JEE-Advanced, commits suicide - One India

IIT aspirant fails to qualify for JEE-Advanced, commits suicide 

19-year-old Arijeet had been preparing for the IIT (Mains) exam at a premier coaching institute in Kota. Updated: Saturday, April 29, 2017, 12:22 [IST]

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Kota (Raj), April 29: An IIT aspirant allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan of his hostel room after failing to qualify the JEE (Advanced) exam. The body of Arijeet (19), a resident of Nawabganj in West Bengal, was recovered late last evening.

Representational Image He had been preparing for the IIT (Mains) exam at a premier coaching institute, a police official said.

No note was recovered from the room but his friends in the hostel said that he was depressed over failing to qualify for JEE (Advanced), Sub-Inspector at Mahaveer Nagar Police Station, Ramswroop, said. The body has been kept in the mortuary of MBS hospital and the post-mortem will be conducted today, the officer said. Results of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)-Main, were announced on Thursday. Out of the over 11.8 lakh students who appeared for the examination for admission to various IITs and engineering colleges, around 2.2 lakh have qualified for the second and final round -- the JEE (Advanced). PTI

Read more at: http://www.oneindia.com/india/iit-aspirant-fails-qualify-jee-advanced-commits-suicide-2420512.html