Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

New Delhi: The education ministry on Tuesday ordered corrective measures to improve campus governance and student welfare at NIT Kurukshetra after a high-level review, although senior professor Brahmjit Singh was appointed acting director as the resignation of director BV Ramana Reddy was accepted.The development comes in the backdrop of four student suicides on the campus in the last two months, including three in April. Protests erupted after the death of a 20-year-old second-year student on April 16, with students alleging negligence and demanding an investigation. Following the unrest, authorities suspended academic activities and asked students to vacate hostels, though select batches have been asked to return from May 9.The review, chaired by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, examined the academic environment, campus life and hostel management, with immediate steps being taken to strengthen student engagement, faculty accountability and overall institutional culture. Immediate measures include hostel upgradation, structured faculty training on guidance and student welfare and SOPs to institutionalize student engagement.In a related move, the institute has suspended joint registrar Gyan Ranjan Samantrai after a central team visited the campus. Haryana Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance seeking report from the institute and district authorities.Officials said the leadership change follows the Union Education Ministry’s decision to take back Reddy’s administrative and financial powers.