This crisis in student suicides in Kota, India’s coaching hub, brings to the fore how grueling competitive exams like IIT-JEE and NEET are. While there have been 113 recorded suicides since 2015, a Philox team survey shows that 90% of cases remain unreported, pointing to this tragedy’s under-recognition. The root causes involve extreme academic demands, parental and societal pressures, and the lack of mental health support. Deploying counselors and installing safety measures has failed because of systemic flaws in education and commercialization. Urgent reforms in parental awareness, mental health infrastructure, and examination practices are needed to address this crisis, which is escalating by the day.