IIT Delhi encouraging student interactions outside classrooms, at individual level, says Director on Suicide cases

The institute is facilitating faculty-student interactions via academic-domain-independent and academic-domain-dependent faculty mentorships.

The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, IIT Delhi, is pushing to strengthen mentorship and interactive verticals to encourage interactions with students outside the classrooms, preferably at an individual level.

IIT Delhi Director, Prof. Rangan Banerjee discussing recent cases of suicide at IITs and particularly at IIT Delhi said that for stress management and mental well-being of students, in addition to existing mechanisms to deal with stress and ensure mental well-being among the students, IIT Delhi is pushing to strengthen some mentorship and interactive verticals, especially to encourage interactions with students outside the classrooms, preferably at an individual level.

The institute is facilitating faculty-student interactions via academic-domain-independent and academic-domain-dependent faculty mentorships. It is also encouraging interactions through the increased frequency of periodic informal dinners/meals between students and faculty in small groups through the existing Student-Teacher Interaction Council.

IIT Delhi has also taken steps like increasing the frequency of "open house" interactions with students. IIT Delhi used to have a two-minor + one-major examination evaluation system. Based on feedback from all students and faculty, the Senate has approved a one-minor + one-major examination evaluation system along with several continuous evaluation mechanisms from the ongoing semester onward. A maximum cap of 80% weightage has been kept for the two examinations.

The Students Affairs Council (SAC) representatives worked closely with the Office of Diversity & Inclusion (ODI) on a series of impactful initiatives aimed at fostering a campus culture that embraces diversity, inclusivity, and accessibility for all its students, especially for those with disabilities.

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