The decision came following two recent incidents in which students died by suicide in Kota this year – one of whom was also an 18-year-old girl who had been preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)
Officials said the the Students' Help Desk is constantly been working with JEE and NEET aspirants in informal ways while identifying cases that are of concern
Several steps were taken by the Kota administration in September following a spurt in alleged suicides by Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) and NEET aspirants studying at the coaching centres here.
A psychological counselling centre was made functional on September 10 at the New Medical College Hospital to address mental health related concerns of coaching students.