JNUSU stages protest outside IIT Delhi over MSc student’s death
The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union protested outside IIT Delhi following the suicide of an MSc student. Students are demanding an independent inquiry and systemic changes to address the pattern of student deaths and institutional pressure.
Why it matters
The incident highlights a growing national conversation in India regarding student mental health, institutional accountability, and the high-pressure environment of elite academic institutions.
The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) on Sunday organised a protest outside the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi demanding accountability from the institute a day after a 31-year-old second-year MSc student allegedly died by suicide on campus.
The protesting students blamed “institutional apathy”, saying this was the second student death at IIT Delhi this year. They urged the institute to address what they described as “a far longer pattern of student deaths that it has failed to confront”.
JNUSU president Aditi said: “We demand the implementation of the Rohith Act so that students who enter institutes as bright young minds are not suddenly told that they are not meritorious enough and have to deal with pressure from the administration. It is not just IIT Delhi. We will raise our voices across campuses.”
The All India Students’ Association also issued a statement demanding a probe into the death.
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