Archive · 24 Aug 2025
IIT-Kharagpur Names First Dean of Student Well-Being
Professor Arun Chakraborty, who has been helping students at IIT-Kharagpur since 2006, is now the school's first Dean of Student Well-Being.
This new job is all about helping students with their mental and physical health, making sure they have good places to live, and helping them before problems get too big.
Professor Chakraborty has a reputation for being someone students can trust and go to with any problems.
The school made this decision because they care about the well-being of students and want to make sure they are supported, especially during tough times.
Professor Chakraborty plans to help students by checking on their progress and making their living situations better.
IIT-Kharagpur appointed Professor Arun Chakraborty as its first Dean of Student Well-Being.
The new role focuses on students' mental and physical health, living conditions, and crisis intervention.
Chakraborty has a history of supporting students with academic and personal challenges since 2006.
The appointment comes after the fourth unnatural student death on campus this year.
Chakraborty aims to identify struggling students and improve living conditions.
- Who
- Professor Arun Chakraborty
- What
- IIT-Kharagpur appointed its first Dean of Student Well-Being.
- When
- This month.
- Where
- IIT-Kharagpur
- Why
- To focus on students' mental and physical health and provide support.
- New Role
- Dean of Student Well-Being
- Institution
- IIT-Kharagpur
- Appointed
- This month
- Focus
- Mental and physical health, living conditions
- Professor's Background
- Professor at IIT-Kharagpur’s Centre for Ocean, River, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL)