IIT Madras constitutes Inquiry Committee to look into suicide incidents on campus

On Tuesday, a third-year BTech student of the electrical engineering department was found hanging in his hostel room by his roommates.

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras an internal inquiry committee comprising of student representatives to look into incidents of suicide. Two students have died by suicide in past one month at the institute.

On Tuesday, a third-year BTech student of IIT-Madras died by suicide. The 20-year-old student, who was a resident of Andhra Pradesh, had joined the electrical engineering department, He was found hanging in his hostel room by his roommates.

As per reports, a preliminary investigation has indicated that the student may have had issues related to focusing on his studies and completing his academic tasks.

Last month on February 14, a post-graduate student of engineering at IIT Madras also died by suicide in his hostel room.

Issuing a statement, IIT Madras has has stated that post Covid has been a challenging environment and the Institute has been endeavouring to improve and sustain the well-being of the students/scholars, faculty and staff on campus while constantly evaluating the various support systems in place.

A standing Institute Internal Inquiry Committee, including elected student representatives, which has been recently constituted will look into such incidents.

The parents of the student have been informed and we request everyone to please respect the privacy of the family at this unfortunate moment. “The Institute expresses its sincere condolences and stands united in grief along with the friends and family of the deceased student,” reads IIT Madras statement.

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