New Delhi, May 3 -- University Grant Commission has constituted a four-member fact-finding committee under the chairmanship of Vice Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Nageshwar Rao, to look into the recent alleged suicide deaths at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar.

The committee will examine the circumstances surrounding these incidents and ensure compliance with student welfare and safety regulations, and further suggest measures to prevent such incidents.

The committee also includes Shashikala Wanjari, Vice Chancellor, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), and HCS Rathore, Former Vice Chancellor, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, as a memb...