{"id":290047,"date":"2024-04-09T19:17:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T13:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=290047"},"modified":"2024-04-09T19:17:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T13:47:45","slug":"student-suicides-at-central-educational-institutes-reaching-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/student-suicides-at-central-educational-institutes-reaching-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Student suicides at central educational institutes: REACHING OUT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>: The post student suicides at central educational institutes has been created, based on the article \u201cREACHING OUT: IT-Delhi’s initiative to help students who are struggling academically is much-needed and heartening<\/strong>\u201d published in \u201cIndian express<\/strong>\u201d on 9th April 2024.<\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2<\/strong>– governance-Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector\/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.<\/p>\n

News<\/strong>: The article discusses the issue of student suicides at Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) due to academic pressure. It mentions IIT-Delhi’s efforts to support students struggling academically and highlights the high number of suicides among marginalized groups in these institutes.<\/p>\n

For details information on student suicides read Article 1<\/a>, Article 2<\/a><\/p>\n

What is the current status of student suicides at central educational institutes?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Rising Trend: <\/strong>Central educational institutes, including IITs, are witnessing an increase in student suicides.<\/p>\n

Recent Data:<\/strong> In 2024 alone, five suicides were reported at various IITs.<\/p>\n

Five-Year Statistics:<\/strong> From the past five years, there have been 98 suicides in central educational institutes.<\/p>\n

Marginalized Groups Affected:<\/strong> Nearly 50% of those who committed suicide in IITs since 2018 were from SC, ST, and OBC communities.<\/p>\n

What are the reasons behind student suicides at central educational institutes?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Academic Pressure:<\/strong> Intense competition and academic demands at institutes like IITs are major reasons.<\/p>\n

Expectations and Failure: <\/strong>For many students, especially those with years of hard work and high family expectations, failure becomes unbearable.<\/p>\n

Socioeconomic Background:<\/strong> Students from marginalized communities feel additional pressure, as success in these institutes is often seen as the only way out of poverty.<\/p>\n

What initiatives have been taken to address the issue of student suicides at central educational institutes?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Establishment of APG:<\/strong> IIT-Delhi set up an Academic Progress Group (APG) after Anil Kumar’s suicide to assist students struggling academically.<\/p>\n

Identifying At-Risk Students:<\/strong> The APG has identified 192 undergraduates as “academically adrift,” offering targeted support.<\/p>\n

Allowing Family Stay:<\/strong> In exceptional cases, students have been allowed to stay with a family member on campus, promoting emotional support.<\/p>\n

Question for practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Evaluate the effectiveness of the Academic Progress Group (APG) established by IIT-Delhi in addressing academic struggles and preventing student suicides at central educational institutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post student suicides at central educational institutes has been created, based on the article \u201cREACHING OUT: IT-Delhi’s initiative to help students who are struggling academically is much-needed and heartening\u201d published in \u201cIndian express\u201d on 9th April 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2– governance-Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector\/Services relating… Continue reading Student suicides at central educational institutes: REACHING OUT<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[300,212,10500],"class_list":["post-290047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-governance","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290047\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}