Jaipur, May 5 -- A 17-year-old student preparing for the National Entrance Eligibility Test -Undergraduate, or NEET-UG, for admission to medical courses was found dead in her room in Kota district of Rajasthan, police said on Sunday, suspecting it to be a case of suicide, making it the 15th such incident in the coaching hub this year. Last year, 20 students preparing for various competitive examinations died by suicide in the district. Kunadi police station house officer (SHO) Arvind Bharadwaj said that the deceased lived with her parents and brothers in at Kunhadi area of Kota. The incident came to light on Saturday night when the student's father found her body in her room. "At around 10pm, the girl's father went upstairs to check on her in her room where he saw her body," Bharadwaj said. The incident took place a day before the girl was set to write the NEET-UG. "The victim was preparing for NEET at a prominent coaching centre in the city. She was also all set to take the exam on Sunday," the SHO said. Police said they did not recover any suicide note from her room, and that her body has been sent for post-mortem examination. Officials said that they have launched an investigation to ascertain the reasons behind the suicide, and that they will be questioning the parents, coaching centre authorities, Kota is the centre of India's test-prep business, estimated to be worth Rs.10,000 crore annually, according to officials in the district administration. Students from around the country arrive here in huge numbers after completing Class X, and register in residential test-prep institutes. They also enrol in schools, most of which are largely for purposes of certification. Students attend classes only in the test-prep institutes, which prepare them for their Class XII examination, but more importantly, entrance examinations such as NEET and Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). Some students find the grind stressful, especially because they are away from their families. Amid a surge in suicide cases in Kota, where students from all over the country arrive in huge numbers after completing Class X to prepare for various competitive exams, the Kota district administration in August 2023 issued several guidelines for hostels and paying guest (PG) accommodations, including installation of spring-loaded fans in rooms "to provide students mental support and security". The incident comes on the heels of the state government introducing a legislation to regulate coaching centres amid growing concerns over a surge in student suicides, particularly in Kota. Last month, the bill titled Rajasthan Coaching Centres (Control and Regulation) Bill, 2025 was tabled in the state assembly. The state assembly later sent the bill to a select committee for further consideration. Meanwhile, the NEET-UG examination was successfully conducted today across Rajasthan. In Jaipur, around 90 examination centres were set up, where around 36,024 candidates appeared for the exam. The examination, conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), was held from 2 pm to 5 pm, with entry to centres beginning at 11 am. Nationwide, over 2.3 million students registered for NEET-UG 2025, including approximately 200,000 students from Rajasthan....