Alleged cheating in NEET is causing depression among teenagers. Students who have been preparing for NEET for two-three years are losing interest in studies. Many children have stopped studying. In the counseling cell of CBSE, in most of the cases, there is a huge loss in the confidence of the teenagers. The condition of some students is so severe that they have to be referred for clinical counseling after continuous counseling by SAIL experts. The counseling cell is getting constant calls from Rajasthan, Delhi, UP, Bihar, MP, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand etc. Many kids say they don’t want to prepare anymore. An average of 100 calls per day regarding NEET. Students ask what to do now for career?
A student from Samastipur in Bihar is also depressed along with her mother. The student was preparing while staying in Kota. The father told the counselor that he had packed the books. It says you should get admission in some other course. Nothing can happen to me in NEET. Dr. Kumar said his depression was so severe that he had to be referred for clinical counselling. The situation is that even those who score 600 marks in NEET are becoming victims of depression.
student problem
1. Piyush Kumar (name changed), a student of DAV BSEB, appeared in the NEET entrance exam. He got less marks as expected. Piyush is under mental stress after the NEET controversy. He remains sad. He has also called CBSE Tele Counseling many times.
2. Rahul Singh (name changed), a student of Loyola High School, was confident of getting good marks in NEET. But after the result he got less marks. Due to which he remains under mental stress. He called CBSE tele-counseling and wanted to know what would happen to him next.
Parental concern
I had to spend a lot of money to prepare my child for the medical entrance exam. If the NEET exam was to be rigged then why are thousands of children being misled. Abhishek Anand, Boring Road, Patna
Looking for study abroad options
Dehradun. After the controversies of NEET, students and parents are also looking for options for medical studies from abroad. CBSE Counselor Dr. According to Sona Kaushal Gupta, CBSE’s counseling cell has been closed, but he personally received more than 50 calls after the NEET controversy.
Talking about family situation instead of studies: Kumud Srivastava
Kumud Srivastava, counselor of CBSE’s Lucknow branch, says that the mental state of teenagers has become such that instead of studying, they now want to talk about their family’s plight and struggles. Many children are so frustrated that they have to have three-hour sessions with their parents.
According to Dr. Pramod Kumar and Kumud, their focus is to get the children out of this situation. They are being told that intelligence is important. Also they are being given information about various courses. Most of the students who score more than 600 marks in NEET are depressed. As there is no central system, no records are available of students calling psychologists at the local level. They are in touch with coaching teachers.
Due to the way the atmosphere is being created, there is a fear of a repeat of the exam. It will break morale. – Hayat Singh, father of a NEET pass student
It is not appropriate to discontinue counselling. Centers where malpractices have occurred are eligible to retake the exam – Varisha, NEET Pass Candidate, Dehradun.
Eager to get the last chance to appear for the exam
Three students have approached the mental ward of Colvin Hospital in Prayagraj. Psychiatrist Dr. Rakesh Paswan said that the students who called and their families are being counseled at the hospital. A student said that this time was his last chance in NEET-UG. I had every hope that I would be selected. The student started crying while calling. He used to say that now I will not be able to do anything in life. My career was ruined. Seeing the depressed state of the student, he and his mother were called to the hospital and counseled thrice.
30 percent left the coaching institute and returned home
Counselor appointed by CBSE for Bihar-Jharkhand Dr. Pramod Kumar says that about 30 percent of the students who call have left the coaching institute and returned home. Vinayak Kumar, a candidate from Ranchi, said that now the hopes have been dashed.