Supreme Court seeks answers as student mental health crisis grows across India’s top colleges.
Rising student suicides across India
The unseen pressures behind suicides in elite institutions
Institutional efforts and gaps
Supreme Court policy reforms
Mandatory trained counsellors in institutions with 100 or more students
Regular mental health training for staff and faculty
Confidential grievance committees
Safety protocols to prevent self-harm
Ban on academic practices that increase stress, like marks-based segregation
Promotion of mental health literacy, peer support, and helpline services such as Tele-MANAS
Public disclosure of mental health policies and annual policy reviews
Institutional accountability
Expanding counselling services and maintaining minimum counsellor-student ratios
Adding mental health literacy to the curriculum from early years
Strengthening peer support and anonymous reporting systems
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