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Suicide at IIT

Sir, — The story of a girl student committing suicide at the IIT, Mumbai makes sad reading. Monetary and academic pressures took their toll. Merely passing an entrance examination does not mean a student is ready for the rigours of life in the IITs. It is not for the weak-willed.

The students must be adequately counselled by the Directors of the IITs and their parents/guardians for the "ordeal" ahead.

Geraldine H,
Mumbai

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