IIT Bombay Mandates Wellbeing for Freshers

IIT Bombay has taken a significant step to enhance student mental health by making wellbeing workshops mandatory for all first-year undergraduate students. Between August and October, 120 compulsory Pass/No Pass sessions were conducted to ensure full participation and to support the growing need for mental health resources.

The institute's 'Flourishing Hub,' launched in March 2025, has integrated structured wellbeing education into the first-year curriculum. This initiative involves senior students trained as mentors to assist their peers, with a faculty mentor assigned to every 14 students. The program aims to equip students with mindfulness and meditation techniques.

These new wellbeing sessions are incorporated within the existing eight-hour schedule for extracurricular activities, ensuring no additional academic load for students. IIT Bombay is also exploring modern, flexible teaching-learning methods in classrooms to ease the transition for new students.