GROWING NUMBER OF STUDENT SUICIDE CASES IN INDIA
India ranked 19th in the Number of Suicides per 100,000 people in 2016, with the highest rate of suicides among the age group of 15–29. The position might seem pretty low, as most of you will think it’s at the 19th position.so we’re not at the top”, “atleast we’re not in the top 10 or top 3”, but position is not the problem, the significant rise in numbers is.
The most number of suicide cases reported were due to “Failure in Studies”,”Not able to get a reputed Job”, and the most serious one, “Breakups”. It is important for the people to understand about the seriousness of the situation. The society might call it a coward act, and it is, running from problems isn’t the option, but people need to understand what a situation it must have been for the student that he/she had to commit suicide. What a state of mental pain and emotional breakdown he/she must have been facing.
The Indian Education System, known for its Quality Education and skilled and Intelligent Students, also faced huge amount of criticism over this subject.”The Education system only focuses on the final results it’s reputation”, most of the students allegedly reported. And most of the readers will agree to this statement. Somewhere, somehow, the problem lies in the education system as well, here the prime focus is on completing the syllabus and finishing the chapters rather than emphasizing on imparting knowledge and developing the motor skills of the students as well.
The NCRB data showed that 9,905 students committed suicides in 2017 and the number increased to 10,159 in 2018. The highest number of suicide cases were reported in the State of Maharashtra, India. It is a cowardly act indeed, but the society needs to change its mindset, they need to understand that Experience, Knowledge and Motor Skills are more important than scoring good marks in academics. The marks will matter till the time a student is in school, but those skills and the right knowledge is what he/she needs to be a Successful person in life.
