Overview

• Roshan Sharma, a 23-year-old NEET aspirant, was found dead near a railway track in Kota on April 24, with preliminary police findings pointing to poisoning as the cause.
• This is the 12th suspected student suicide in Kota in 2025 and the second reported within 48 hours, raising new concerns about the city's test-prep environment.
• Sharma had been preparing for NEET for three years, scoring well in routine tests but recently expressed he needed another year to be fully ready for the exam.
• His parents visited Kota on April 22 to bring him home, but Sharma refused to return and stated he would not sit for the upcoming exam.
• Despite government-mandated safety measures and mental health interventions, the persistent rise in student suicides underscores the pressures of Kota's competitive coaching culture.