The Supreme Court on Friday, May 23, 2025, sharply criticised the Rajasthan government for its failure to address the alarming rise in student suicides in Kota, the nation’s leading coaching hub.
A student was found dead in the morning at Mumtaz Hostel in Aligarh Muslim University’s Aftab Hall, with witnesses suspecting it to be a case of suicide.
More than 500 Nepali students were forced to leave the campus of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha after tensions flared up following the alleged suicide of a female student from Nepal on Monday, triggering diplomatic concerns.
Nitha, a 20-year-old first year Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) student at Ahalia Ayurvedic Medical College in Kozhippara, Palakkad, was found hanging in her hostel room on Tuesday morning.
Protests erupted at the National Institute of Technology in Silchar on Friday following the reported suicide of a third-semester student from Arunachal Pradesh enrolled in the electrical engineering program.
On September 10th, as the world observed World Suicide Prevention Day, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) unveiled a concerning trend in India: over the past decade, student suicides have surged by a shocking 70 percent.