Three students aged 19, 18 and 17 in a coaching centre died by suicide in two separate incidents on Monday in Rajasthan’s Kota.
Two of the students were from Bihar, while one was from Madhya Pradesh. All three students were enrolled in the Allen Career Institute in Kota.
Two of the students, aged 19 and 18 and from Bihar, were identified as Ankush Anand and Ujjwal Kumar. They were found hanging from a ceiling fan in their accommodation.
The third student, 17-year-old from Madhya Pradesh, who died in another incident was identified as Pranav Verma. Verma had allegedly consumed poisonous substance.
Anand and Verma were preparing for the National Eligibility and Entrance Test for admission to undergraduate medical courses. Kumar was studying for the Joint Entrance Exam for engineering colleges.
Kota, the hub of coaching institutes where students from across the country come to prepare for entrance examinations for engineering and medical colleges, is known for high suicide rates among students who are under high pressure to perform in high competitive exams.
