Following the death of a first-year student at the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Ranchi, the Education Ministry has set up a three-member committee to investigate alleged lapses in emergency medical facilities, hostel infrastructure, and student support services.
The intervention comes after 20-year-old Aditya Kumar, a first-year student from Bihar’s Purnia district, was found dead in his hostel room at the institute’s Khelgaon campus on the night of October 10.
Hostel residents alerted the administration after finding his room locked from the inside, according to police. Police said they were investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.
Earlier reporting noted: The incident came to light on Saturday night when hostel inmates alerted the institute administration after finding the room of the first-year student locked from the inside. The Education Ministry’s committee will examine the implementation of relevant guidelines, with particular attention to the availability and functioning of basic facilities, institutional support systems, counselling and mentoring arrangements, and student grievance redressal mechanisms. It will consult stakeholders and examine relevant records before recommending corrective measures. The student was found hanging from the ceiling in his room.
Earlier reporting noted: Govt sets up 3-member panel set up to examine death of IIIT Ranchi student New Delhi, The Ministry of Education on Tuesday said a three-member panel has been set up to examine the death of a student at the Indian Institute of Information Technology , Ranchi.
Earlier reporting noted: The panel will be headed by Rajni Abbi, South Campus Director, University of Delhi, it said.
The panel, headed by University of Delhi South Campus Director Professor Rajni Abbi, will examine the circumstances surrounding the incident, assess the functioning of basic campus facilities and counselling services, and identify systemic gaps. A senior psychiatrist and a senior Education Ministry official will be its other members.
