Recently, there has been an uproar over the death of a student in the hostel of the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Ranchi. Students protested at the IIIT Ranchi campus for the third day on Tuesday, while the Union Education Ministry on Tuesday constituted a three-member committee to probe the student’s death. Taking cognizance of the incident, the Union Education Ministry has constituted a three-member committee, which will investigate the circumstances of the incident and various aspects related to it in detail.

Let’s find out who comprises the committee. Let’s find out what is the demand of students protesting on this issue at IIIT Ranchi.

Professor Rajni Abbi of DU will chair the committee

The three-member committee formed to probe the death of the IIIT Ranchi student was headed by Delhi University (DU) South Campus director Prof. Rajni will do Abbi. The committee will include a senior psychiatrist and a senior official from the Ministry of Education as members. IIIT Ranchi is an institute established under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.

The committee will suggest measures to prevent such incidents

A committee constituted by the Union Ministry of Education has been tasked with investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident and assessing the implementation of the relevant guidelines. In which availability and functioning of basic facilities, institutional support system, counseling and guidance system and student grievance redressal mechanism will be specifically reviewed. The committee will identify any systemic deficiencies and suggest appropriate measures to strengthen the welfare of students and prevent recurrence of such incidents. The Committee shall communicate with the concerned parties and examine the relevant records and documents as required.

The protesting students are demanding the removal of the director

After the death of a student at IIIT Ranchi came to light, other students have opened a front, which continued for the third day on Tuesday. The protesting students are demanding the removal of the director of IIIT Ranchi. The protesting students have alleged that the administration is being negligent in ensuring availability of basic facilities and no action is being taken even after complaints. The protesting students are putting up banners and posters demanding the removal of the director.

What is the whole matter

The death of Aditya Kumar, a first year student of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at IIIT Ranchi, which is being treated as an alleged suicide, took place recently. Aditya’s friends say he was inside the hostel room on Saturday. When his room partner asked to open the door, after several attempts it was opened, where the student lay dead. According to students, attempts were made to take Aditya to hospital immediately, but medical facilities could not be found on campus. Also, students have complained of power outages, hostel lifts not working and delays in getting emergency vehicles at the time of the incident.