Thursday, April 25, 2024

Topic: IIT Roorkee

Another IIT Delhi student dies by suicide; Casteism, inequality, institutional harassment continues to claim lives

On 16 February, the Indian Institutes of Technology-Delhi community mourned the loss of Varad Sanjay Nerkar, marking the third student suicide incident within the institute recently.

Five of IIT Roorkee professors face sexual harrassment allegations

In a statement, the institute administration said it had received a formal complaint of misconduct against the student a few months back. It was filed by her supervisor. The student then filed a complaint against the supervisor, which was investigated and she was assigned two new supervisors, IIT Roorkee said.