Help Desk For Kota Students Gets Over 350 Complaints In Two Months, Counselling Offered
NDTV
"The centre has extended psychological counselling to around 400 patients, most of them coaching students," Dr B S Shekhawat, the centre's in-charge and additional principal of Government Medical College Kota, told PTI.
A help desk dedicated to coaching students received 373 complaints in two months since its launch in September and those suffering from depression were provided professional counselling and medical help, officials said.
Several steps were taken by the Kota administration in September following a spurt in alleged suicides by Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) and NEET aspirants studying at the coaching centres here.
Among the various measures taken to ensure a stress-free environment, students in coaching centres were exempted from routine tests for around a month and noted motivational speakers conducted sessions with students.
