An 18-year-old student preparing for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) allegedly died by suicide at a private hostel in Rajasthan's Sikar district, police said on Sunday.
In Rajasthan s Kota, 23 students have committed suicide so far this year the highest ever for the country s coaching hub. Last year, the figure stood at 15.
This is the 25th case of suicide by a student in Kota this year. Last week, another girl student from Jharkhand died by suicide in Kota, which is a coaching hub.
The number of student deaths in Rajasthan s coaching hub of Kota rose to 22 after two NEET aspirants allegedly died by suicide on Sunday. In two separate incidents, Avishkar Shambaji Kasle, 17, and Adarsh Raj, 18, died after taking routine tests at their coaching institutes.