Srirampur Sub-Inspector M Santosh said that Nunswath Aravind (17), a student of a private junior college resorted to the drastic step when everyone was asleep.
The teenager, who was pursuing BiPC course from a college failed in a subject and since reportedly slipped into depression. The results of intermediate public examinations were announced on Wednesday afternoon.
Kukunuri Saiteja Goud (17), a resident of Kollur, was an intermediate second student at Sri Chaitanya Junior College, Madinaguda. After checking his results, he left home.
Asking students to reach their respective centres by 8.45 am, the BIE said students who reach late after 9 am would be given a five minutes grace period.
Adilabad District Intermediate Education Officer Ravinder said that 9,690 students out of the total 10,424 pupils attended the first day of the examination.
According to these new guidelines, to ensure students get enough time to sleep and pursue recreational activities, coaching duration is expected to get restricted to not more than five hours a day