Coaching institutes in Kota, India s biggest coaching hub, are taking steps to address the alarming rise in student suicides. Measures include incorporating sports in daily activities, tracking psychological wellbeing and attendance, and providing access to psychiatrists and psychologists. Experts say that the problem extends beyond coaching factories and is also due to a lack of seats in quality institutes, societal pressure to succeed, and over-ambitious parents.
Principal secretary (higher and technical education) Bhawani Singh Detha, who has been named as head of the panel, chaired a meeting virtually on Monday to discuss ways to check suicides | Latest News India
Education expert and physics teacher Nitin Vijay, on whose life the famous web series Kota Factory is based, said that students should work as disciplined workers while preparing for any competitive exam.