India, Nov. 22 -- In a major push to strengthen mental health support on campus, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has made wellbeing workshops compulsory for all first-year undergraduate students. Between August and October, the institute conducted 120 Pass/No Pass (PNP) sessions to ensure full participation.

"We introduced PNP workshops for freshers considering the growing need for mental health support and overall wellbeing. The student response has been encouraging," IIT-B director professor Shireesh Kedare said on Friday. He was speaking ahead of the '2nd National Wellbeing Conclave 2025', which begins Saturday and will be inaugurated by Union Higher Education Secretary Vineet Joshi.

The two-day conclave, organised by...