India, May 2 -- Every year, when SSLC and Pre-University results are announced, the State witnesses a familiar cycle of joy, disappointment, relief and grief. But what should garner our attention is. death.

Last week, five students ended their lives following their results. Three of them did so because they did not secure the marks they had hoped for.

Children, barely 15 or 18, are concluding that life itself is not worth living because of an examination.

According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), over 13,000 students died by suicide in 2023. Nearly 10,000 of them were below 18. Among the reasons cited, failure in examinations remains a prominent trigger.

The result season in India is no longer an academic checkpoint. It i...