IIT-B student death | Don't ask JEE, GATE scores, birth or admission category: institute issues new guidelines
IIT Bombay has introduced new anti-discrimination guidelines prohibiting staff and students from asking about admission categories, entrance ranks, or birth details. This policy follows the suicide of a student and subsequent allegations of caste-based discrimination on campus.
Why it matters
The move highlights ongoing efforts to address systemic caste-based discrimination and improve inclusivity within elite Indian educational institutions.
IIT-B student death | Don't ask JEE, GATE scores, birth or admission category: institute issues new guidelines left Security personnel keep vigil outside IIT Bombay. PTI PTI https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/tqzy52/article71588553.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/PTI10_14_2026_000261B.jpg - Mumbai: Security personnel keep vigil outside IIT Bombay during a joint protest by various student and political organisations following the death by suicide of student Sahil Wakode, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. (PTI Photo)(PTI10_14_2026_000261B) Even if asked out of curiosity, such questions can have a negative impact and may be perceived as discriminatory, added the email sent by the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs Mumbai The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has come out with 'Anti-Discrimination Guidelines', advising students, faculty members and staff against asking students about their birth, admission category or entrance examination ranks that may result in "conscious or subconscious bias".
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