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- IITs and the pressure trap: When rank becomes an identityA 2nd-year IIT Bombay student recently took his own life after being accused of exam misconduct. Statistics reveal a troubling trend of sui...22 Sep, 2026, 11.32 PM IST
SC/ST Act misused: IIT Bombay alumnus Sudheendra Kulkarni; seeks withdrawal of case against DoollaActivist Sudheendra Kulkarni urged the withdrawal of SC/ST Act charges against former IIT Bombay Dean Suryanarayana Doolla following a stud...22 Sep, 2026, 04.34 PM IST- IIT Bombay suicide: IIT Delhi faculty forum backs Prof Doolla, flags 'mob-driven behaviour'The IIT Delhi Faculty Forum has backed IIT Bombay professor Suryanarayana Doolla, named in an FIR following the suicide of 20-year-old stud...22 Sep, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
- IIT Bombay students say stir only for reform, not shielding academic misconduct; Doolla suspended only from deanshipIIT Bombay students clarified their protest sought institutional reforms after a student's death. The student representatives engaged with ...22 Sep, 2026, 08.22 AM IST
- IITs & suicides competition, caste among campus fault lines: NTF reportA National Task Force report flags campus competition and caste as major issues. Over 13,600 students from disadvantaged communities droppe...22 Sep, 2026, 12.10 AM IST
- IIT Bombay calls Director Kedare's resignation news false, says Sahil's death details under probe; Dean Doolla removedIIT Bombay Director Prof Shireesh B. Kedare has not resigned, and the institute apologized for its earlier communication. The circumstances...21 Sep, 2026, 02.38 PM IST
- IIT-Bombay professor Suryanarayana Doolla, who faces SC/ST Act FIR in Sahil Wakode case, has multiple teaching, research awardsIIT-Bombay professor Suryanarayana Doolla's deanship was suspended after an FIR under the SC/ST Act in connection with the death by suicide...21 Sep, 2026, 02.13 PM IST
- Crime Branch takes over IIT Bombay student death probe; family alleges caste harassment, institute deniesMumbai Crime Branch is investigating the suicide of an IIT Bombay student. The student was found dead after being caught using a mobile pho...20 Sep, 2026, 11.46 PM IST
- IIT Mandi probes 'Shudras serve higher classes' poster; director blames some students' interpretationIIT Mandi has ordered an inquiry into a controversial Bhagavad Gita poster. The poster suggested Shudras should serve higher classes, spark...06 Sep, 2026, 05.09 PM IST
- Expert panel set up by UGC to ensure non-discriminatory environment for SC, ST students in universitiesA two-member bench of justices AS Bopanna and MM Sundresh raised concern about SC and ST student suicides while adjudicating a public inter...06 Aug, 2023, 11.14 AM IST
- Caste, a shadow even in 'elite' institutesThe institute had denied this charge. Earlier this week, IIT-B asked students to refrain from asking about each other's JEE (Advanced) rank...02 Aug, 2023, 11.42 PM IST
- Don't ask JEE rank, birthplace, catagory or crack objectional jokes, IIT-B warns studentsIIT Bombay has released guidelines to halt discrimination based on caste, including when inquiring about a fellow student's birth or admiss...31 Jul, 2023, 12.36 PM IST
- IIT student case: Mere allegations in suicide note not sufficient to conclude accused committed offence of abetment, says Mumbai courtMere allegations in a suicide note would not be sufficient to draw conclusion that the accused has committed the offence of abetment, a Mum...10 May, 2023, 10.59 AM IST
- IITs should have zero tolerance for discrimination, provide all support to students: Dharmendra PradhanAt a meeting of the IIT Council, the apex coordination body of all the 23 premier engineering colleges, Pradhan also said students of the i...18 Apr, 2023, 10.21 PM IST
- Counselling students with low grade, reducing curriculum load: IITs step up measures to check suicidesSuicide by an IIT Bombay student recently amid allegations of caste discrimination has brought the limelight back on the rigorous curriculu...20 Feb, 2023, 06.32 PM IST
- UGC plans action against non-complying varsitiesThe development comes in the wake of the alleged suicide of a 26-year-old second-year postgraduate student in Mumbai’s TN Topiwala National...08 Jun, 2019, 11.47 AM IST
- SC student discrimination exists in top educational institutions like IITs, IIMs, AIIMS: NCSCNational Commission for Scheduled Caste today claimed even top educational institutions are not free from discrimination against SC student...06 Sep, 2012, 04.43 PM IST
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