By Abu Zafar, IndiaTomorrow.net,
New Delhi, 13 July 2014: Youngsters who fail in examination often hear consoling words from family and friends like one from author Truman Capote who said: “Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor”. But it leaves little effect as thousands of youths commit suicide every year in the country due to failure in examination.
In 2013, some 2471 cases of suicides due to failure in examination were reported from across the country, which is an increase of 10 percent compared to year 2012 which had seen 2246 such cases. Last year, on an average about 7 people committed suicide every day for failure in examination.
Most of such suicide victims (2048 out of 2471) were from the age group of 15-29 years. More shockingly, 259 children below age of 14, some 10 people between age group of 45-59 years and three people at age of 60 or above also committed suicide due to failure in examination in 2013. Some 151 people in the age group of 30-44 years also committed suicide.
According to the latest government report Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India 2013, more than 1.34 lakh (1,34,799) people committed suicide in 2013, which means on an average 371 people committed suicide per day. Suicides related to failure in examination accounted for 1.8% of the total suicides in 2013.
With 349 cases, Maharashtra was on top in suicides due to failure in examination in 2013. Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka witnessed 277, 235, 218 and 178 such suicides respectively.
Some 633 suicides of this nature were reported in mega cities in 2013. Coaching hub in Uttar Pradesh Kanpur city witnessed 89, Bangalore 74, Mumbai 53, Delhi 42 and Kota in Rajasthan 33 suicides due to failure in examination in 2013.
In Kota city, major hub of private coaching in Rajasthan, 53.2 percent of total suicides were due to failure in examination.
Apart from failure in examination, 24 percent people committed suicide due to family problems, 19.6 percent due to illness, 3.4 due to drug abuses, 3.3 percent due to failure of love affairs, 2 percent due to bankruptcy or sudden change in economic status, 1.7 percent due to dowry disputes and 1.4 percent people committed suicide due to poverty during 2013.
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