IIT-Madras (IIT-M), one of the institutions most affected by student suicides, has adopted a ten-pronged strategy to address the problem and help students, the institute’s Director V. Kamakoti said here on Monday.
Talking to reporters, he said in the last eight months, the institution had witnessed five student suicides. “We did carry out a very deep analysis into this matter and found some instigating factors,” he said.
Post-COVID-19, there was a lack of socialisation among students, Mr. Kamakoti said. Campuses were closed and the lack of peer interaction resulted in some students lacking in the development technical expertise, such as coding languages. Since there was no peer interaction, the students were not expressing themselves to others, he said. “This led to suicides,” he added.
