Among top institutes, IITs see max suicides

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The countrys premier educational institutes the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) have reported the highest number of suicides over the past five years..

Of the total 69 suicides at the top four educational institutes, 37 belonged to reserved categories, including 22 from Other Backward Class (OBC)...

As per the data provided by Education Ministry in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, IITs alone reported around 31 suicides since 2018...

The National Institute of Technology (NIT) reported 22 suicides in the same period while the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) reported 13 suicides...