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[ad_1] From dedicated ‘listeners’ to hear students out and changes in evaluation system to third-party counselling and a record of students who haven’t met faculty, premier Indian Institute of Technology (IITs), hit by student suicides on campus post pandemic, are taking several preventive measures. Among the other steps are increased ‘open house’ interactions, setting up of panels to check caste bias and roping in family members to help engage with students facing any mental health issues. ALSO READ | Darshan Solanki, Stephen Sunny & Many More: Why Suicides by India’s Brightest Are Puncturing IIT Dream This year, by July, 20 student suicides have been reported across top-ranking higher education institutes, of which seven are from different IITs. Of these, five took place at IIT-Madras, while one each has been reported at IIT-Bombay and IIT-Delhi. With 39 such deaths being reported at various IITs between 2018 and 2023 (till date), the premier technical institutes have seen ...

[ad_1] The placement season at IITs goes on till May next year while the major period of activity is between December and March (File Photo/ Representational) While the first-generation IITs say they are still expecting a good season, newer IITs say that not many international firms have come out so far A slight downward trend is likely in the number and kind of recruiters coming down for hiring students at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) this season of campus placements amid predictions of a global economic slowdown. While the first-generation IITs, which will officially start the placements season on December 1, say that they are still expecting a good season, the second and third-generation IITs where placements start mid-year themselves say that not many international firms have come out so far and are in the “wait and watch” mode for the season to completely unfold. Currently, pre-placement offers (PPOs) are being made by recruiters post-internship by students at m...

[ad_1] Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced the signing of a pact between India and UAE to this effect on Saturday. (Image: PTI/File) This will be the first global campus for IIT-Delhi. Last week, IIT-Madras announced the launch of its campus at Zanzibar in Tanzania, the first global IIT campus from October The IIT-Delhi is all set to establish a new international campus at Abu Dhabi in UAE by 2024. Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced the signing of an agreement between the two governments to this effect on Saturday. This will be the second global campus of an Indian Institute of Technology. Last week, IIT-Madras announced the launch of its campus at Zanzibar in Tanzania, the first global IIT campus from October. Also, IIT-Kharagpur is in talks with setting up its international campus at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. In an interview with News18 in January, IIT-Delhi director Prof Rangan Banerjee had said they will be coming up with a new campus in ...