National task force on student mental health conducts surveys, field visits and consultations across the country

• National Task Force (NTF) on Mental Health Concerns of Students and Prevention of Suicides in Higher Educational Institutions — constituted by the Supreme Court of India on 24 March 2025.
• Chaired by former Supreme Court Justice S. Ravindra Bhat; mandate covers all Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) in India, not a single category.
• UPSC relevance: intersects GS-II (governance, SC activism, education policy) and GS-I/IV (society, ethics) — first pan-India SC-driven mechanism on student suicides.