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IIT Delhi Details Measures for Student Well-Being and Mental Health
IIT Delhi is taking steps to support students’ well-being and mental health.
It also wants students to be treated fairly and have access to campus resources.
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion has been working on these issues since 2022.
New students, called freshers, learn about these programmes.
They are introduced to lessons about gender equity and sensitisation.
They also learn about caste equity.
The Office of Accessible Education works on accessibility.
These efforts are intended to help make campus more inclusive and supportive.
IIT Delhi outlined measures focused on student well-being and mental health.
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion has worked on campus programmes since 2022.
These programmes address non-discrimination and accessibility.
Freshers are introduced to sensitisation programmes during their campus orientation.
Initiatives include IGES, the Initiative for Caste Equity and the Office of Accessible Education.
- Who
- IIT Delhi, including its Office of Diversity and Inclusion and related initiatives.
- What
- The institute outlined measures promoting student well-being, mental health, non-discrimination, accessibility and sensitisation.
- Where
- Across the IIT Delhi campus.
- When
- The Office of Diversity and Inclusion has worked on these programmes since 2022; freshers are introduced to sensitisation programmes.
- Why
- To promote student well-being and mental health and support non-discrimination, accessibility and equity.
Key facts
- Institution
- IIT Delhi
- Lead office
- Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI)
- Programme period
- ODI has worked on campus programmes since 2022
- Focus areas
- Non-discrimination, accessibility, student well-being and mental health
- New-student orientation
- Freshers are introduced to sensitisation programmes
- Named initiatives
- Initiative for Gender Equity and Sensitisation, Initiative for Caste Equity, and Office of Accessible Education
Sources
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