The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Central Information Commission directs IITs to form high-level committees to curb student deaths by suicides
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S. Vijay Kumar
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The Central Information Commission has ordered Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) to form high-level committees to address the rising number of student suicides. This follows an RTI request seeking data on student deaths, which institutions previously withheld citing privacy concerns.
Expressing concern over recurring student suicides across Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the institutions to constitute high-level committees to recommend measures for preventing such deaths and mitigating the factors that contribute to them.
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