2 JEE Aspirants Die in Year's First Set of Kota Suicides
Hindustan Times|January 09, 2025
Two students preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for admission to undergraduate engineering courses were found dead in separate incidents in the Kota district of Rajasthan, police said on Wednesday, suspecting both to be cases of suicide.

JAIPUR: These were the first such incidents in the coaching hub this year.

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