Topic: IIT Madras

The agreement was inked on Wednesday in presence of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Zanzibar’s President Hussein Ali Mwinyi.

V Kamakoti says IIT-M has identified areas in which new-age courses will aid India's development. He also speaks about recent spate of suicides in IITs & how they're helping students cope.

The institute aced the 'overall' category of the India Rankings 2023, released under the National Institutional Ranking Framework, Monday.

Second-year student from Maharashtra found hanging in campus as suicide continues to plague India's top institutes; Parliament was informed in March that 33 IIT learners had taken their lives since 2018.

The second-year B. Tech student’s body has been taken for autopsy, while preliminary investigation is underway, they said.

In a letter to IIT-M director, Bhavesh Jain has sought a probe into his brother Sachin Kumar’s suicide, saying he had been under mental duress but was still subjected to 'inhuman behaviour'.

Organisations like Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle at IITs help marginalised students cope with systemic caste discrimination. They are the strongest pillar of support for students who are regularly harassed and even pushed into suicide.

The one of a kind database called ‘Ab-CoV’ contains detailed information about all COVID-related antibodies identified so far, including the source of each.

Institute in its statement said post-Covid era has been challenging but newly-constituted internal inquiry committee, which includes student representatives, will look into such incidents.

Students took out rally claiming they were not informed about death of Steven Sunny & another attempted suicide. IIT asserts all steps will be taken for their well-being.