IITKGP reconstitutes dean council months after student’s death

The new council consists of one work group which will keep its focus on harassment of boarders in the hostels. 

The new council consists of one work group which will keep its focus on harassment of boarders in the hostels, the official said. 

Four other groups have been reconstituted to take up issues such as students’ well-being in a holistic manner, students’ involvement in extracurricular activities, better coordination between dean of students and faculty to deal with any situation and another group to address legal views, news18 reported. 

Semi-decomposed body of Faizan Ahmed was found in his hostel room on October 14, 2022. His parents had moved the court questioning the role of the institute’s authorities.   

In November last year, following allegations from hostel wardens regarding ragging incidents, a bench of Calcultta had ordered the director of the institute to file a report on the steps taken to crack down on these incidents. The bench had also asked the IIT Kharagpur Director to name the students involved in ragging. The case is expected to come up again in February. 

The institute’s dean of students Bhargava Maitra, who was appointed recently days after the resignation of Dhrubajyoti Sen, said, “I am always there if and whenever students come to me with any problem." IIT Kharagpur Registrar Prof Tamal Nath said forming a council of dean of students was a continuous process and the prerogative of the dean of students. 
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