Three-member panel set up to examine death of student at IIIT Ranchi: Ministry of Education

Students protest outside a hostel after a first-year student of the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) was found dead in Ranch, on October 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI

The Ministry of Education announced on Tuesday (October 13, 2026) that it has formed a three-member committee to examine the death of a student at the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Ranchi. The committee will be headed by Prof. Rajni Abbi, director of Delhi University’s South Campus, along with a senior psychiatrist and a senior officer from the Ministry.

The Indian Institute of Information Technology Ranchi (IIIT Ranchi) is a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) institute established under the PPP model.