The term suicide comes from the Latin word ‘ suicidium ‘, which means”to kill oneself “. At times suicide is defined as an intentional act undertaken with the objective of putting an end to one’s life. Suicide is often committed out of despair, feelings of helplessness, hopelessness or as a reaction to stress or major life hassles like financial difficulties, interpersonal difficulties or it may be attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, alcoholism. Each incident of suicide is a personal tragedy that not only prematurely and hastily takes the life of an individual, but also leaves a trail of more tragedies which in turn dramatically affect the lives of many other people including family members, friends and communities. According to WHO report , it is a leading cause of death among teenagers and adults under the age of 30. The rate of suicide is far higher in men than in women, with males worldwide three to four times are more likely to kill themselves than females .
Suicide is perceived as a social problem in our country and hence, mental disorder is given equal conceptual status with family conflicts, social maladjustment etc. According to World Health Organization (WHO), suicide does not just occur in high-income countries, but is a global phenomenon in all regions of the world. In fact, over 79% of global suicides had occurred in low and middle-income countries during 2016
According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), in 2014 alone, 8,032 student suicides were reported, out of which, in only 30% of these cases, failure in exams was the cause. In the majority of cases, there are other causes that trigger student suicides.
A day after the state government cancelled the board examination considering the prevailing Covid-19 situation in the state
5 students commit suicide in Assam over Class 10 results
The announcement of the Class 10 results of the exam conducted by Assam’s Board of Secondary Education (SEBA) is a much anticipated annual affair.
Not performing up to their expectations in Assam’s high school leaving certificate (HSLC) exam, results for which were announced on 30 July, reportedly led five students to commit suicide on Wednesday . All five took their lives by hanging.
The announcement of the Class 10 results of the exam conducted by Assam’s Board of Secondary Education (SEBA) is a much anticipated annual affair.
Experts say pressure from parents and peers to perform well leads students to take such extreme measures.
The reports of the students taking their lives came in from Assam’s Sarbhog, Baksa, Jorhat, Lanka and Bongaigaon.
Four girl students committed suicide for failing the exams while a boy in Bongaigaon killed himself after failing to secure first division (60% marks).
“A girl student from Baksa district committed suicide . Preliminary investigation suggests the cause was due to failure in HSLC exam. The victim was brought to a hospital in Barpeta Road where she was declared brought dead on arrival,” said Debadanda Das, in-charge of Barpeta Road police station.

” Don’t limit your challenges, challenge your limits.”
Imagine your life without any challenge __ doesn’t it appear so boring?? In fact, challenges are the spice of life. Throughout one’s life an individual faces different challenges at different stages, each of which has the potential of helping one evolve into better and more competent individual. During school years one such challenges that we all face is handling examination pressure. Some see exams as a part of healthy competition, whereas, others view it as an ugly, scary, stress evoking monster. Well , examination strees has actually to do more with the attitude one carries towards it. Thus , knowing what it is and how to handle it, shall help one to turn these stumbling blocks into their success stories.
Suicide doesn’t end the chances of life getting worse , it eliminates the possibility of it ever getting any better . It is very sad that people are driven to take their own lives by their problems and all we can do is offer our help to people in need .

We should take prevention for this suicide cases such as:
* talk to them about thier issues and help them to be positive in every moment of life. Provide support and reassurance.
*If the child is feeling like sucidal than talk to them and provide them a good therapy by a good















