‘Half-day study, half-day fun’ strategies to avoid stress among students

Kota suicides: In a conference on Monday regarding the growing suicide cases in Rajasthan’s Kota, decisions were made regarding “Half-day study, half-day fun” on one weekday, the identification of students with suicidal tendencies, and psychological counseling.

According to authorities, representatives from coaching facilities and hostel associations joined the meeting via video conference and was presided over by Bhawani Singh Detha, principal secretary (higher and technical education).

Detha also serves as the head of a committee established by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to investigate the matter. On September 2, the committee will travel to Kota to assess the situation.

In an effort to lighten the load of coursework on students, coaching institutes have been instructed to assemble a committee of topic specialists, among other decisions made during the conference.

For the benefit of all students, the institutes have also been requested to host online motivational sessions with specialists and post the results on social media.

It was determined in the meeting that the coaching institutions will do “half-day study, half-day fun” on every Wednesday and they will not perform any standard tests for the next two days, the authorities added.

A form will be created for coaching students to complete each day in order to gauge their mental health.

The officials said that those who failed to show up for scheduled exams and those who performed poorly would be recognized and offered psychological counseling.

The meeting was held a day after two NEET aspirants died by suicide on Sunday.

Kota City SP Choudhary proposed to set up an exclusive police station for students.

“As an expansion of students’ police helpdesk is already functional, I gave the idea of setting up a police station for students in Kota to address their concerns,” Chaudhary told reporters.

Gehlot called a meeting of all the interested parties on August 18 and instructed them to create the Detha-led committee, which will present its findings within 15 days.

On Sunday, within the course of four hours, two students in Kota who were studying for competitive examinations committed suicide. Authorities report that 24 students have committed suicide so far in 2023, the most of any year. The amount was 15 the previous year.

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