Overview
- Residential institutions must ensure 24/7 access to qualified medical care on campus or within a one‑kilometre radius for emergencies.
- Backlogs in scholarship payments must be cleared within four months, and students cannot be barred from exams, classes, hostels, or credentials due to delays.
- HEIs must file annual tallies of student suicides and unnatural deaths with the UGC and relevant professional regulators for oversight.
- Suicide data for ages 15–29 will be centrally maintained through the Sample Registration System, and the NCRB must distinguish school from higher‑education cases.
- Institutions are directed to comply with binding regulations, including anti‑ragging rules, with authorities tasked to communicate the order for prompt implementation.