{"id":49000,"date":"2025-07-23T20:50:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T15:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=49000"},"modified":"2025-07-29T14:48:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T09:18:42","slug":"suicides-cases-among-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/23-07-2025\/suicides-cases-among-student","title":{"rendered":"Suicides Cases Among Student"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: <\/strong><strong>GS1\/Society; GS2\/Governance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recently, the Union Minister of State for Education presented in response to a <strong>written question<\/strong> in Parliament, highlighting student suicides in India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Students Suicides in India<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>According to the <strong>NCRB\u2019s Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India (ADSI) Report<\/strong>, 7.6% of total suicides in 2022 were by students, 2,248 student suicides were directly attributed to exam failure.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It marks a slight decline from 8.0% in 2021 and 8.2% in 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Factors Responsible For Student Suicide<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Individual vulnerabilities:<\/strong> Low self-esteem, impulsivity, trauma histories, history of physical or sexual abuse, and learning and intellectual disability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Family Pressures:<\/strong> Over-anxious and over-ambitious parents, dysfunctional family, criticisms, comparisons with peers and lack of support in the family, alcoholism, violence, psychological and economic problems in the family increases suicidal risk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Systemic flaws:<\/strong> One-point evaluation, media hype around results, and lack of career guidance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Institutional stressors<\/strong>: Pressure on teachers and students to achieve 100% pass rates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Case Study: Kota<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India\u2019s obsession with competitive entrance exams has led to the rise of coaching hubs like Kota, Rajasthan, where over 200,000 students enroll annually.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The intense study schedules, isolation, and lack of recreational outlets have contributed to 29 suicides in Kota alone in 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Policy Initiatives and Mental Health Interventions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tele-MANAS Programme:<\/strong> A national tele-mental health helpline (dial 14416), with over 1.36 million calls handled across 42 centers in 31 states &amp; UTs .<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>District Mental Health Programme (DMHP):<\/strong> Offers suicide prevention services and life skills training in schools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>National Suicide Prevention Strategy (NSPS)<\/strong>: Aims to reduce suicide rates by 10% by 2030 through media sensitization, healthcare strengthening, and limiting access to lethal means.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Manodarpan Programme:<\/strong> A flagship initiative by the Ministry of Education offering <strong>psychological support<\/strong> through helplines and live sessions.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It has reached lakhs of students across the country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Anti-Drug Campaigns:<\/strong> Recognizing addiction as a rising issue among youth, the Centre has intensified outreach efforts alongside mental health support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>UGC Advisories:<\/strong> Urges higher education institutions to prioritize physical fitness, emotional well-being, and student welfare.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stress Management Workshops:<\/strong> Institutions like IIT-Madras, IIT-Delhi, and IIT-Guwahati have begun conducting resilience-building sessions under the <strong>Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/25-03-2025\/sc-sets-up-task-force-address-student-suicides\"><strong>Supreme Court\u2019s Intervention (2025)<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong> Declared a <strong><em>\u2018suicide epidemic\u2019<\/em><\/strong> among students and recommended flexible curricula, continuous assessment, and campus mental health support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Looking Ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>Ministry of Education<\/strong> is drafting legislation to establish the <strong>Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) <\/strong>\u2014 a unified regulatory body aimed at improving governance and transparency in higher education.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It aligns with the <strong>National Education Policy (NEP) 2020<\/strong>, which advocates for a <strong>\u2018light but tight\u2019 regulatory framework.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Currently, higher education oversight is fragmented:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>UGC<\/strong>: Non-technical education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AICTE<\/strong>: Technical institutions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NCTE<\/strong>: Teacher education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HECI aims to integrate these functions under a single regulator, building on a <strong>2018 draft bill<\/strong> that proposed repealing the UGC Act.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/education\/student-suicides-all-suicide-cases-across-india-mos-for-education-in-lok-sabha-10141567\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Source: IE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Recently, the Union Minister of State for Education presented in response to a written question in Parliament, highlighting student suicides in India.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Factors Responsible For Student Suicide<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Individual vulnerabilities: Low self-esteem, impulsivity, trauma histories, history of physical or sexual abuse, and learning and intellectual disability.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Family Pressures: Over-anxious and over-ambitious parents, dysfunctional family, criticisms, comparisons with peers and lack of support in the family, alcoholism, violence, psychological and economic problems in the family increases suicidal risk.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Systemic flaws: One-point evaluation, media hype around results, and lack of career guidance.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Institutional stressors: Pressure on teachers 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