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The reach of DTE is limited only to the colleges offering professional courses. Such non-judgmental listening makes a significant change in the suicidal tendency.Connecting has asked the students to reach out to their helpline numbers; +91 9922001122 and 18002094353. Counselling in colleges will do away with this stress and other negative feelings, which sometimes lead to extreme steps like suicides.”Notably, the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) in 2014 had asked its affiliated colleges to set up special forums to carry out counselling of students. The foremost reason for this is growing competition and peer pressure. The university had directed colleges to invite experts for carrying out counselling sessions, preferably at the beginning of every academic year.Student activist Sunil Rathod said, “Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University (Bamu) should also ask all the principals to take similar steps for students..