Mumbai: IIT Bombay has advertised for ad hoc positions of 20 counsellors. These include 16 student counsellors and four senior counsellors. The possible joining date for the counsellors is as early as Oct 15, indicating the urgency in the matter. The institute has been taking steps to strengthen the Students’ Wellness Centre, following the death by suicide of second-year BTech student Sahil Wakode.The institute has been announcing several students’ welfare measures since last week, including the appointment of an associate dean for overseeing student welfare. Students have been questioning the inadequate mental health support system on the campus during their protests.The ad hoc positions will be under the institute’s Flourishing Hub. The advertisement mentioned that the campus has around 14,000 students and the job involves providing psychological counselling to students. The institute has sought experience working with adolescents and young adults, and working in a residential academic institution and in handling crisis cases.
