IIT Bombay overhauls campus mental health framework, introduces twin-sharing and extended counseling

Mumbai, Sep 25 (UNI) Amid growing student concerns and a series of campus tragedies, IIT Bombay has announced wide-ranging reforms to strengthen student welfare, including twin-sharing hostel accommodation, round-the-clock counselling and access to external professional mental health support. The urgent policy overhaul follows the tragic death by suicide of second-year engineering student Sahil Wakode, which ignited massive student protests, intense friction over academic stress, and heightened scrutiny over institutional support systems. To combat the profound isolation and psychological vulnerability associated with solitary living, IIT Bombay is actively considering implementing twin-sharing room models across its hostels. Counselling hours have been significantly…