Archive · 28 Jul 2025
Supreme Court Questions Universities Over Student Suicides
The Supreme Court is worried about more and more students taking their own lives at IIT Kharagpur and Sharda University.
The court is asking the schools what they are doing to stop this.
The court wants to know why the schools didn't act faster and is making the schools give them reports about what happened.
The court also warned the schools about not reporting these incidents to the police.
Supreme Court expressed concern over rising student suicides.
The court questioned IIT Kharagpur and Sharda University management.
The court demanded accountability and status reports from both institutions.
A suicide note was found in the Sharda University case, and arrests were made.
Court warned failure to file FIRs could result in contempt proceedings.
- Who
- Supreme Court, University management, police.
- What
- Supreme Court is investigating student suicides at IIT Kharagpur and Sharda University.
- When
- Ongoing, with the court requesting status reports within four weeks.
- Where
- IIT Kharagpur and Sharda University.
- Why
- To address student mental health and hold institutions accountable.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Institutions
- IIT Kharagpur, Sharda University
- Cases
- Student Suicides
- Action
- Demanded accountability, status reports
- FIR
- Failure to file can result in contempt
Sources
SC issues 15 guidelines to address student suicides, mental health in educational institutions
John J. Kennedy | India’s Institutes Need Reforms To Tackle Suicides, Not Band-aid Fix
Sharda University didn’t file FIR on student’s suicide, SC informed
Early detection of emotional distress key to avert suicides among students
After student’s suicide, govt set to launch special psychological campaign in 1,800 Ahmedabad schools
‘What is wrong with IIT Kharagpur’: Supreme Court expresses concern over student suicides, seeks detailed response
‘What’s wrong with IIT Kharagpur, why students dying by suicide?’ SC expedites probe
