The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Monday issued a showcase notice to the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) at Bhubaneswar, when a panel formed by UGC was formed that the institute failed to make “valid decisions” in two. Complaints of sexual harassment The Nepal was built by a student from Nepal, who died of suicide in February.
A four -member committee headed by former Ignau Vice Chancellor Nageshwar Rao was formed by the UGC to watch the incidents after the death of another insect student from Nepal in May.
The committee found that the University’s Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) “failed to take legitimate action in the reported sexual harassment cases”.
“There was no transparency. The protocol was not followed for investigation. The girl had complained of sexual harassment for the administration twice, long before this sad incident. In both complaints, they decided to go for illegal agreement. Under the complaint of sexual harassment, under the complaint of sexual harassment, it is the power to decide that she has the power to punish the boy. Compontrol to the boy. Componses with the boy … The case of suicide is the case of suicide, the suicide of the girl and the senior administrative personnel of the law The criminal punishment is responsible, ”the committee report, which was presented to the UGC in May.
The student was found dead in his insect hostel room in February, with an incident that gave rise to major protests. A third year student was arrested in connection with suicide. In May, another student from Nepal was also found dead in his hostel room.

The UGC showcase notice to KIIT said “Serious concerns about the mental health aid system, safety protocol and administrative response mechanisms prevalent in your organization”.
Stating that the Fact-Khoj Committee formed the UGC in May, identifying the events “significant intervals, which contribute to the growth of events”, the UGC has asked KIT to convince KIT within seven days why disciplinary or legal action should not be initiated against it.
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If the institute fails to respond, the UGC has warned of action, which involves stopping it in any detail in the context of new courses or diversification of study programs, and installation of off-kampus or off-story complexes for a period of time.
The UGC has also warned of closure of courses, study, or shutting down programs of departments, or withdrawing the status of the institute as a Vimudri-to-B University.
The committee also pointed to other findings. “The university lacked a structured advice system. There was no evidence of active tutor-mentor engagement or identity of early crisis, especially for first year students living away from home,” it said. It also pointed to “flaws in emergency management” – “Any practice, assigned personnel or mental health first responders”.
Pointing to “rejection intake”, the committee “mentioned a high number of students (over 30,000) on the campus, not extended proportional to the infrastructure”.
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On protests starting after the student’s death in February, the committee said that university officials used “cruel force” to suppress the student protest.
The report stated that in response to the protests, the Pest University Administration announced the closure of a ‘sign dye’ to Nepali students to vacate their hostels, the order is discriminatory and limited to this group of Nepali students.
The committee consisted of Professor Sasikala Vanjari, VC of the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration; Professor HCS Rathore, former VC of Central University, South Bihar; And Sunita Sivach, Joint Secretary of UGC.
Kiit sources said that they had not yet received any communication from UGC.
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