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Suicide is the leading cause of death among India’s youth. Preventing it requires a new playbook, not more surveillance

November 27, 2025 8:53 pm

Recent death by suicide of Class X student, other such incidents point to a mental-health crisis born out of a disconnect between adults and young people. India needs community-driven support systems, safer schools, and a shift toward nurturing emotional well-being

Higher education in India is suffering from a mental health crisis we can no longer ignore

September 15, 2025 3:29 pm

Just as athletes need time off to recover from injuries, students too need safe, stigma-free space to recover from mental health crises

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Express View on student suicides: India needs kinder, gentler campuses

February 20, 2025 6:55 am

Inclusion doesn’t only benefit students from marginalised or foreign backgrounds -- the entire community stands to gain.

Not Rajasthan (Kota), these are the states with highest student suicides

August 29, 2024 9:11 am

Maharashtra has the highest number of student suicides, making up 14 per cent of the total, which is the highest percentage among the listed states.

'Pressure from parents is behind all these incidents. More than the children, it is the parents who are putting pressure on them,' SC said.

'Pressure' from parents behind student suicides, says Supreme Court

November 22, 2023 9:35 am

Hearing a plea that sought regulation of the mushrooming coaching institutes and cited the data on student suicides, a bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti, however, expressed helplessness and said the judiciary cannot pass directions in such a scenario.

Tackling the ‘left-behind syndrome’: Student suicides cannot be addressed without talking about young people’s isolation

September 12, 2023 5:00 pm

Suicide rates may be reduced if no student feels left out. Prioritising inclusion and support is the key to suicide prevention

How is IIT's late night culture affecting students' mental health

'Let's pull an all-nighter': Is IIT's late night culture is affecting students' mental health

September 08, 2023 5:04 pm

From celebrating small wins, birthdays to relying on all-night canteen food for late night study sessions, the culture of staying up late is very popular in IIT, but is it healthy? Students, faculty opine

IIT Delhi brings change in curriculum to ease mental pressure on students

Through counselling, IITs plan to tackle rising issue of poor mental health

August 17, 2023 10:10 am

As per the data revealed by the government, in 2018 and 2019, IITs recorded 8 such cases, which then decreased to 3 and 4 in 2020 and 2021. The number increased to 9 in 2022, and till now there have been at least 7 cases this year.

IIT Madras measures to prevent student suicide

IIT Madras to introduce facial recognition attendance system, app coordinating parent visits as part of suicide prevention initiative

August 03, 2023 2:33 pm

The institute saw four cases of student suicides between February and July 2023.

Student suicides increasing in CUs, IITs, IIMs

98 student suicide cases reported in past 5 years in IITs, NITs, CUs, IIMs, IISERs: MoS

July 29, 2023 9:38 am

The government revealed that as per the recorded data, 21 students died by suicide in 2018 (who were enrolled in Central universities, IITs, NITs, IIITs, IIMs and IISERs), which decreased to 19 in 2019, 7 in 2020 and 7 in 2021.