US EditionEducation Ministry Sets up Three-Member Team to Review Cases of Student Suicides at IIT-Kanpur
The Ministry of Education formed a three-member panel to review IIT Kanpur's mental health compliance after two student suicides in one month, with a report due in 15 days.
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IIT Kanpur suicide row: Education Ministry constitutes three-member committee to examine suicide incidents
The Ministry of Education has constituted a three-member committee to examine the recent incidents of student suicides in IIT Kanpur. The committee, led by Chairperson NETF (National Educational Technology Forum) Anil Sahasrabudhe, will also review the extent of compliance by IIT Kanpur with the Framework Guidelines for Emotional and Mental Wellbeing of Students in HEIs issued on July 2023. Earlier, on Tuesday, a student at IIT Kanpur died by s…
On January 20, 25-year-old PhD student Ramswaroop Ishram allegedly committed suicide at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur. He jumped from the sixth floor of the institute, where he lived with his family. Ishram was a resident of Churu district in Rajasthan and was a research fellow in the Department of Earth Sciences. This was the second student suicide at IIT Kanpur within a month. Earlier, on December 29, Jai Singh Meena, a final…
65 IIT Student Suicides in Five Years Raise Mental Health Concerns
Mumbai: The recent suicide of an IIT Kanpur student has once again highlighted serious mental health concerns across India’s premier technical institutions. Data compiled by a global IIT alumni support group shows that at least 65 IIT students died by suicide between January 2021 and December 2025, averaging 12–13 cases every year. Nearly 30 such cases were reported in the last two years alone, involving undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD stud…
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