New Delhi, Nov. 28 -- The Supreme Court-constituted National Task Force (NTF) on student mental health and suicide prevention in higher education institutions has extended its online survey deadline to December 15 after receiving responses from 10% of more than 60,000 institutions heads and 1.6% of an estimated 43 million currently enrolled students as of November 25. The 18-member task force, established in March 2025, is tasked with identifying key causes of student suicides, reviewing regulations for systemic gaps, and recommending measures to improve mental health and prevent such incidents. NTF launched the survey on August 8 to understand the scale and causes of mental-health distress and student suicides across higher education insti...