16 year old IIT aspirant commits suicide | Photo Credit: Thinkstock

Kota: Vishal Singh, a 16 year old student from Uttar Pradesh, committed suicide yesterday. He was studying in a leading coaching institute of Kota and preparing for IIT JEE examnations. The boy was from Fauzipur near Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh. His body was found hanging at his rented room in Vigyan Nagar.

Speaking about the case, Sumer Singh Punia, ASI, Vigyan Nagar Kota confirmed that the boy's body was found in the room. Presence of a suicide note has not been confirmed. Last month, a young medical aspirant from Kota too had taken her life. The student was preparing for NEET. Related News | Ahead of NEET 2019, medical aspirant from Bihar commits suicide in Kota

Kota is famous as the coaching hub of the country for engineering and medical aspirants. Every year, students from all across the country travel to Kota for preparing for JEE and NEET examinations. While the institutes are famous for their success rate, the darker side of the place is the increased incidents of students suicides.

As per a TOI report, as many as 12 students have already committed suicide. This number does not include the unconfirmed deaths of two other students whose bodies were found in canal on seperate occassions. Many experts have pointed out the lack of proper psychological support and counselling to the students studing in the various coaching institutes in the country.

An independent study conducted two years ago had found students suffering from acute depression and homesickness. Many were known to take the route of drugs and even unprotested sex as they battled uncounselled with the pressures of the entrance examinations. Experts also pointed out to the lack of proper facilities and the derelict kitchens that made food for the thousands studying in the coaching institutes there.