NEET UG 2023: AIJNSA submits letter to NHRC; Highlights alarming suicide rate among aspirants

After the All India JEE NEET Students Association (AIJNSA) wrote to union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya to suggest conducting the NEET UG exam twice a year, now the Association has submitted a letter to NHRC highlighting the growing concerns about the mental stress faced by NEET-UG aspirants in India. It is alarming to note the increasing suicide rate among NEET-UG students, said AIJNSA.

All India JEE NEET Students Association (AIJNSA) submitted a letter to National Human Rights Commission India (NHRC) highlighting the growing concerns about the mental stress faced by NEET-UG aspirants in India.

AIJNSA requested NHRC to take immediate action to address the mental stress faced by the NEET aspirants. 

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"It is essential to ensure that students are not pushed to the brink of suicide due to academic pressure. The concerned authorities must work together to implement measures to reduce the mental pressure on students," reads the AIJNSA's letter.

The Association has suggested that sufficient preparation time must be provided to the aspirants, coordination between NTA and state boards should be improved, and NTA must address irregularities in the exam process and take necessary measures to prevent suicide cases.

AIJNSA also recommends providing counselling services, helplines and other resources to help students cope with stress and exam pressure. 

"The NHRC must take urgent action to address this issue and ensure that the academic pressure on students is reduced. It is essential to provide adequate support to students and prevent such incidents from recurring in the future," stated AIJNSA.

The students' association also suggested to the health minister to consider taking the NEET exam twice a year to reduce exam pressure.

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