Kota: 17-yr-old AIPMT aspirant ends life

A 17-year-old AIPMT aspirant from Uttar Pradesh allegedly committed suicide here blaming the pressure of studies, four days after a teenaged girl preparing for the medical entrance examination hanged herself in the well-known coaching hub.
According to police, the matter was reported in Talwandi locality in the Jhawarnagar area where the teenaged boy hung himself from the ceiling in the morning yesterday.
Police said that a suicide note has been recovered from the room in which the boy has said that the mounting pressure of studies and of becoming a doctor was the sole reason behind him taking the extreme step.

Earlier, on Thursday, an 18-year-old All-India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) aspirant from Jharkhand had committed suicide by hanging self in her room at her girls' hostel. Although the deceased did not leave any suicide note, police said she was under depression due to the burden of studies.
Sub-Inspector Suraj Singh at Jhawarnagar police station said that Sarthak Yadav, a resident of Saharanpur district of UP, had come to Kota a month ago and was taking coaching for AIPMT at an institute here. He was staying in a room at his maternal grandfather's residence in Sector 4 of Talwandi area.
The body has been sent for post-mortem, police said, adding that the parents of the deceased reached here today from Saharanpur.

A case under section 174 of CrPC would be lodged in this connection, SI Singh said.
These cases have caused a wave of concern among the parents of the students from across the country who flock to Kota to receive coaching for competitive exams even as the renowned coaching institutes here continue to arrange de-stressing, time and study management sessions for the aspirants.
According to unofficial figures, over 1.5 lakh students preparing for AIPMT, IIT, JEE and AIEEE are undergoing coaching in the current session at various institutes here.