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The NEET aspirant had been living with her parents in Kota for the past several years and preparing for the medical entrance exam at a coaching institute
This is the 14th case of suicide by a coaching student in Kota this year since January (Representational image/File)
A NEET aspirant allegedly died by suicide by hanging herself from an iron grille in her room in the Parshavnath area ahead of the entrance exam scheduled for Sunday, reported PTI. Arvind Bhardwaj, the circle inspector at Kunhadi police station, said that the girl hailed from Sheopur in Madhya Pradesh and was below 18-years-old.
The student had been living with her parents in Kota for several years to prepare for NEET-UG at a coaching institute. On Saturday evening, the girl hanged herself using a scarf from an iron grille in her room. Her family members were reportedly at home during the incident and discovered her deceased around 9 pm.
The NEET exam is being conducted today, May 4. She was set to take the exam this year.
The body has been sent for postmortem. No suicide note was found in her room, police added.
This is the 14th such case in Kota this year . Last year, a total of 17 cases of suicide by coaching students were reported in Kota.
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Around two lakh students enroll in coaching institutes in Kota each year, primarily for NEET (medical college entry) and JEE (top engineering colleges like IITs). Most of these students are young, enrolling from class 11 or even class 9, while attending dummy schools as an alternative to regular schooling.
Earlier in March, the Rajasthan Higher Education Minister and Deputy CM Dr. Premchand Bairwa introduced the ‘Rajasthan Coaching Centre Control and Regulation Bill 2025’ in the Assembly. Under this bill, coaching institutes would have to follow many strict rules including important aspects like registration, operation, fees, mental health services, career counseling, grievance redressal, and a ban on misleading advertisements.
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