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There was no immediate response from the JNU Vice-Chancellor. A source said her absence was taken seriously, as prior approval is expected in such cases. The event at JNU clashed with the Vice-Chancellors' conference, but the invite had been sent well in advance.
The institute provided full support through peer mentors and its quick response team to students facing depression and self-harm, said R K Biswal, head of ICS, NIT Rourkela.
BITS Pilani: A Hyderabad campus student and his mentor developed a smartwatch-based wearable diagnostic platform that will use sweat to measure the sugar readings.
IIT KGP: SETU offers one-on-one therapy, psychiatric care, 24/7 online counselling and campus-wide outreach without stigma. It also includes an AI-powered emotional health monitoring.
Final-year BDS student from Jammu and Kashmir, Sweta Singh, was found hanging in her hostel room. Suicide note alleged delay in exams, mental harassment.
Supreme Court issues pan-India guidelines to prevent student suicides, mandates mental health policy
All states and union territories were directed to notify rules within two months mandating registration, student protection norms, and grievance redressal for all private coaching centres.
Professor Uma Kanjilal served as IGNOU acting VC for a year and has 36 years of experience in ODL system.
"As of now, 20,221 students out of over 72,000 students have opted out, which means more than 50,000 students are continuing. This is very encouraging," says Delhi University VC Yogesh Singh.
The action has been initiated against Abhijit Nath, assistant professor of Ramthakur College, following media reports about malpractice in the admission process for the 2025-26 academic year.
Led by Poonam Kumari from the mechanical engineering department, the research tackles plastic waste while offering a greener alternative for the automotive industry.
