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Supreme Court Mandates Binding National Guidelines to Prevent Student Suicides

States and union territories must finalize implementing rules within two months, with the government facing a 90-day deadline to file a compliance affidavit.

The move comes in response to a disturbing rise in student suicides, described by the Supreme Court as a systemic failure that cannot be ignored.
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Overview

  • The Supreme Court invoked Articles 32 and 141 to issue 15 binding interim guidelines that fill a legislative and regulatory void in student suicide prevention.
  • The orders require private coaching centres to register, enforce standardized student protection norms and maintain confidential grievance redressal systems.
  • Every educational institution must implement a uniform, publicly accessible mental health policy based on Ummeed, Manodarpan and the National Suicide Prevention Strategy, with an annual review.
  • Institutions with 100 or more students must employ qualified counsellors trained in child and adolescent mental health and smaller bodies must establish formal referral linkages.
  • The court directed the CBI to probe the suspicious death of a 17-year-old NEET aspirant in Visakhapatnam under judicial supervision.