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Education Ministry Forms Panel To Probe IIIT Ranchi Student's Death
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News18•14-10-2026, 08:54
Education Ministry Forms Panel To Probe IIIT Ranchi Student's Death
- •The Ministry of Education has formed a three-member committee to investigate the tragic death of a first-year student at IIIT Ranchi.
- •The probe panel will be headed by Rajni Abbi, director of the University of Delhi's South Campus.
- •The committee is tasked with examining the circumstances of the incident, reviewing institutional guidelines, and identifying systemic gaps.
- •Students have been protesting on the IIIT Ranchi campus, alleging that authorities failed to take the student to a hospital in time.
- •The ministry is making interim administrative arrangements to ensure smooth functioning and safeguard student well-being.
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The three-member investigating committee is headed by Rajni Abbi, who serves as the director of the University of Delhi's South Campus.
The panel is tasked with examining the circumstances surrounding the incident, reviewing institutional guidelines for basic facilities, counseling, mentoring, and student support systems, and identifying systemic gaps to recommend measures for student well-being.
Students protested on campus alleging that the institute authorities failed to take the student to the hospital in a timely manner and lacked proper emergency response accountability.
