Nine students in Andhra Pradesh ended their lives after failing to clear intermediate board exams, reported IANS. The AP Intermediate Board declared results for first year and second year (Class 11 and 12) on Wednesday.
Nine students have died by suicide in separate incidents since Thursday. Two other students have attempted suicide, said IANS.
A 16-year-old girl hanged herself at her residence in Trinadhapuram under the Malkapuram police station limits of Visakhapatnam district. The girl was upset after failing in some subjects of the first-year intermediate course.
A 17-year-old boy killed himself by jumping in front of a running train near Tekkali in Srikakulam district. The student of intermediate first year, hailing from Dandu Gopalapuram village of the district, was disheartened after failing in most of the papers.
Another boy, aged 18, ended his life by hanging at his residence in Kancharapalem, a locality in Visakhapatnam. He had failed one of the subjects in his intermediate second year.
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In Anakapalli, a boy hanged himself at his residence as he was depressed over securing low marks in his intermediate first year.
Upset over failing in one subject in the intermediate first-year examination, a 17-year-old girl killed herself by jumping into a lake in Chittoor district.
Another 17-year-old boy, also of Chittor district, killed himself by consuming pesticides after failing to clear intermediate in his second year.
The pass percentage for first year was 61 per cent and second year was 72 per cent. The AP Inter first year exams were conducted from March 15 to April 3, 2023, and the second year exams were held from March 16 to April 4, 2023.
A total of 10,03,990 students appeared for the Andhra Pradesh Inter exams 2023. Out of these, 4.84 lakh students took the AP Inter 1st year exam, while 5.19 lakh students took the AP Inter 2nd year exam.