IIT Roorkee drafts a first-ever campus-wide mental health policy to support student well-being.

At a time when stress among students and psychological challenges are becoming evident across college campuses, the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee has decided to take a proactive approach. The esteemed engineering institute in Uttarakhand has begun drafting a comprehensive mental health policy to support students, staff, and the wider campus community. This initiative is being viewed as an important model for other premier institutions in India to rethink how they address mental well-being. The immense pressure to compete academically has long been a part of their life. A push for excellence in IITs has come up with the cost of their mental health. Many students experience high levels of stress, anxiety, and other mental health issues as they try to manage their academic, practical, research, and personal demands.

Crafting a policy with purpose

Realising the existence of gap between the students and their mental health, the administration of IIT Roorkee is trying to shift the focus from the current state of mental health care being a support system to a policy that integrates mental health care into the fabric of the institute.

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The mental health policy is being drafted under the supervision of the Wellness Centre of the institute, which is already providing counselling and related services. Notably, this is not a document that has been written in a vacuum. It has been written after incorporating the views of faculty members, clinical psychologists, the Dean of Student Welfare, the Associate Dean of Student Wellness, and mental health professionals.

Source: NDTV - February 16,2026