Archive · 24 Nov 2025
India Faces Student Suicide Crisis
Many young students in India are feeling very sad and stressed because of school pressure, bullying, and too much focus on exams.
Some students have even hurt themselves or died by suicide.
The government has made some rules to help, like having counselors in schools and hotlines for support.
But some people say schools aren't doing enough to follow these rules.
There's also a big discussion about how too much focus on exams and coaching centers is making things worse for students.
Four student suicides in India in recent weeks due to academic pressure and bullying
Government initiatives like NEP 2020, UMMEED Guidelines, and Manodarpan Programme aim to address mental health crisis
Supreme Court guidelines direct schools to adopt uniform mental health policies
Parliamentary committee reviewing the impact of coaching centers and technology on student stress
Experts highlight the need for better implementation of mental health policies in schools
- Who
- Students in India, particularly adolescents and youth
- What
- A mental health crisis leading to a rise in student suicides
- When
- Recent weeks and months, with a significant increase in 2023
- Where
- Schools, homes, and coaching centers across India
- Why
- Academic pressure, bullying, teacher harassment, and societal expectations
- Suicide rate among students
- 13,892 cases in 2023, highest in a decade
- Students who attempted JEE (Main) in 2025
- Over 1.3 million for around 18,000 IIT seats
- Age group most affected
- Adolescents and youth
- UMMEED Guidelines
- Understand, Motivate, Manage, Empathise, Empower, and Develop
- Manodarpan Programme
- 24/7 psychosocial support via toll-free number 8448440632
- Tele-MANAS
- 24/7 tele-mental health support, nearly 25 lakh calls since 2022