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Task force on student suicides meets

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Task force on student suicides meets (GS2 · Education, 12 April 2025)

What happened

  • The National Task Force on student mental health and suicide prevention, chaired by Justice S. Ravindra Bhat, held its 2nd meeting [PIB].

Background

  • Secretaries of Higher Education and Social Justice are members [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Campus pressure is a policy issue.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Development and management of education and human resources

  1. As per PIB (2025-04-12): the National Task Force on student mental health and suicide prevention, chaired by Justice S. Ravindra Bhat, held its 2nd meeting.
  2. Campus pressure is a policy issue.
Quotable data point

Ravindra Bhat, held its 2nd meeting.

PIB: Student mental health task force, 12 Apr 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: none.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Chair

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerNational Education Policy 2020: 5+3+3+4 Structure, Language, Higher Education Reforms, Implementation and Concerns (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: Student mental health task force, 12 Apr 2025

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