Student suicides reflect institutional failure: SC panel

A Supreme Court-appointed panel has flagged widespread institutional failures in higher educational institutions, citing rising student suicides despite a decline in the youth population. The panel's interim report highlights discrimination, weak grievance redressal mechanisms, academic pressure, and severe gaps in mental health support as contributing factors. Student suicides are seen as a visible tip of a larger iceberg of student distress, with underlying social, structural, and institutional factors at play.