The Indian Express•Today at 07:50
CIC flags ‘persistent crisis’ of suicides across IIT campuses, recommends high-level panels
Observing a “persistent crisis” of suicides across IIT campuses, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has recommended the constitution of high-level committees at the institutes to address factors contributing to such deaths, underlining the “dire need” for corrective measures. The order assumes significance against the backdrop of the recently published National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report, which showed that while overall suicides in India marginally declined in 2024, student suicides continued to rise. f November 14, 2025, which establishes that Public Authority no longer requires to justify withholding personal data by weighing public interest against privacy,” the order said.
