The committee formed to suggest preventive measures following some suicide cases in Rajasthan’s Kota has directed coaching institutes to conduct fun activities to de-stress students, upload motivational videos on the online platform, and consider reducing the syllabus to reduce pressure.
The directions were issued on Monday at a meeting chaired by principal secretary (higher and technical education) Bhawani Singh Detha, who has been named as the committee head.
The meeting was held after two students preparing for NEET committed suicide on Sunday, the latest in a series of such deaths. Kota collector Om Prakash Bunkar, representatives of coaching institutes, and the hostel association attended the meeting.
Bunkar said the coaching institutes will conduct fun activities after the classes are over. He added that the institutes have been asked to mandatorily upload motivational videos so that they are easily accessible to the students.
The coaching institutes have been directed to track students who appear doubtful in classes, perform poorly in the tests, and skip classes and tests, he added.
The committee has also directed the formation of a panel of subject experts from every institute to suggest a reduction in the syllabus to reduce pressure on students.
