Student takes own life after poor performance in SLC exam
A student in Syangja district committed suicide on Thursday after his School Leaving Certificate (SLC) examination didn't go well.

Deepak Poudel of Putalibazaar-9 took his own life by hanging himself from a tree nearby his house yesterday night after he didn't do well in the Compulsory English paper that same morning.

Police said that Deepak committed suicide as he was very unhappy over his performance in the exam and feared that he will fail in the subject.

SLC, which is considered the gateway for further education in the country, is also dreaded by many who call it the "Iron gate" due to very high percentage of failure in it.

Also, many students in rural areas of country fail in their English paper owing to lack of good teachers and adequate reference materials for the subject.

Every year reports of young students taking their own life by consuming poison or hanging from a tree after failing in the SLC examination hit the media headlines.