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Publication: The Economic Times Delhi;Date: Nov 15, 2011;Section: Career & usiness;Pa!e: 1"

IITs, IIMs Devise Ways to Take Stress Head-On

ALL-OUT BATTLE: Technica and !ana"e!ent instit#tes t$eak st#dy

%ro"ra!!es, %ro!ote e&tra-c#rric#ar activities, invite %arents to ca!%#sand even arran"e co#nsein" $ith %sychoo"ists to he% st#dents co%e $iththe '#rden o( hi"h e&%ectations

SREERADHA D BASU KOLKATA

Li(e took an #n%easant t#rn the !o!ent A'hinav D )na!e chan"ed* +oined IIT an%#r A to%%er thro#"ho#t schoo, the ./-year-od

s#ddeny (o#nd hi!se( str#""in" to co%e in a cass (# o( st#dents e0#ay 'ri"ht or even shar%er Be(ore on", he (o#nd hi!se(

s%irain" into de%ression A on" stint o( co#nsein" ater, A'hinav is (arin" 'etter in his st#dies and is an enth#siastic %artici%ant in

ca!%#s activities

Many others aren1t as (ort#nate as A'hinav This year, seven st#dents have taken their ives across the co#ntry1s %re!ier technoo"ica

instit#tes, an #nsettin" ne$ hi"h Whie 2,/23 st#dent s#icides $ere re%orted across India in 4556, the (i"#re +#!%ed to 3,738 in 45.5,

accordin" to data reeased 'y the 9ationa ri!e ;ecords B#rea# recenty

Ony the 'est and the 'ri"htest !ake it thro#"h the co#ntry

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inst#t#tiona and societa in(rastr#ct#re is a !#st, he says

WHAT INSTITUTES DO TO HELP

OU9SELLI9 is %rovided at !ost instit#tes to he% st#dents (oc#s, #nderstand and dea $ith the iss#es a((ectin" the!

THE co#nseor o((ers s#%%ort and #nderstandin", and res%ects anony!ity

IITS aso o((er "#idance (ro! seniors and (ac#ty !e!'ers assi"ned to the! They are aso enco#ra"ed to take %art in (#n activities IIM

Ban"aore and L#ckno$ have !ade chan"es in c#rric##! to ao$ st#dents to s$itch to so$track %ro"ra!!es

AT CL;I a!shed%#r, 'ehaviora science co#rses he% deain" $ith stress A ho!e-a$ay-(ro!-ho!e c#t#re is enco#ra"ed

IIT an%#r ao$s st#dents to dro% co#rses i( they can