UGC show cause notice to KIIT over Nepal student suicides
University Grants Commission
(UGC) has issued a show cause notice to KIIT, Bhubaneswar, over the suicide cases of two Nepalese students that occurred on the campus on February 16 and May 1, this year.
Raising "serious concerns" regarding the
mental health support
system, safety protocols and administrative response mechanisms at the institution, the UGC has sought a reply within a week.
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The July 21 notice has cited the UGC Fact-Finding Committee report which identified "critical lapses that contributed to the escalation of events".
The UGC also said that failure to respond would entail warning and a public notice barring expansion/diversification to new courses or programmes of study or departments and establishment of off campuses or off-shore campuses for three years or as recommended by the enquiry committee.
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