OCTOBER 10, 2024
By Nandini Tyagi
Oct 10, 2024
October 10 is celebrated as the World Mental Health Day - a day for the awareness and advocacy of mental health. Take a look at the initiatives by IITs for students’ mental health
IIT Bombay IIT Bombay has partnered with external counsellors to provide counselling to students. The institute plans to cover the costs of the services providing greater accessibility of support by trained specialists
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IIT Madras IIT Madras had announced a series of wellness sessions for students to tackle stress and other mental health problems. Experts talk about the options available to students. The institute provides counselling services to students in times of distress
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IIT Delhi IIT Delhi had brought a major change in the evaluation system by skipping the mid-semester exams and reducing pressure on students. Additionally, the institute has also expanded their counselling setup for students
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IIT Hyderabad IIT Hyderabad introduced the ‘Sunshine’ initiative, a programme where students are invited to be a ‘buddy’ to their batchmates and provide mental health support.
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IIT Guwahati IIT Guwahati has established a Center for Holistic Wellbeing. The institute provides mandatory counselling to all newly admitted students. In addition, counsellors get in touch with students with low grades to understand their state of mind
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IIT Kanpur IIT Kanpur has strengthened its counselling services by hiring more professionals. The mental health awareness programmes are conducted by the institute every semester. Moreover, senior PG students help new students to ease the transition
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