The city of Kota, known as the coaching hub, is now becoming infamous due to the increasing cases of student suicides. Statistics show that 22 students preparing for competitive exams have committed suicide in Kota so far this year. In no other year have there been so many suicides of students in Kota. Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra said he was distressed by such incidents. However, he has also given an advice to the students preparing for competitive exams in Kota.
Anand Mahindra advises students preparing for competitive exams in Kota to ‘find themselves’ rather than ‘prove themselves’ at this stage of life. Responding to a comment on X on the rising incidents of student suicides, Anand Mahindra wrote – I am as disturbed by this news as you are. It is sad to see so many bright futures come to an end.
Addressing students preparing for competitive exams in Kota, Anand Mahindra wrote on X (formerly Twitter) – I don’t have any great wisdom to share but I would like to say to every student of Kota that at this stage of life But your goal is not to prove yourself but to discover yourself.
Anand Mahindra said- Lack of success in examination is only a part of the journey of self-observation. It means that your real talent lies somewhere else. Find it and travel further. Eventually you will seek and find what is best in you…
It may be noted that every year more than two lakh students visit the coaching hub Kota to prepare for competitive exams like Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for admission to engineering institutes and National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to medical colleges. Are. The Ashok Gehlot government of the state is also worried about the student suicides in Kota. CM Ashok Gehlot had held a meeting with all the stakeholders on 18th August. He had directed to form a committee to check such incidents which would submit its report in 15 days.