IIT Madras seeks to facilitate a holistic environment where students and researchers are empowered to pursue their goals and achieve excellence. Such support is complete only when mental health needs are also acknowledged and met.
Everyone is likely to be in need of mental health support at various points in their lives. This could be brought about by anything from exam stress, anxieties about the future, and interpersonal relationships to diagnosed mood disorders. The DoSt Office takes mental health concerns seriously and seeks to accommodate all its students and researchers. The following resources have been made available. You are encouraged to seek the help you need from these and other reliable care providers, as well as any required accommodations from administration and faculty.
The Wellness Community Centre, IIT Madras vouches for the holistic wellbeing of the student community. Proactive, retroactive, professional, and career guidance facilities are available on the campus in different forms to ensure student empowerment.
The following three teams work in cohesion to provide assistance for the wellbeing of the Institute community.
➣ SAATHI is a proactive platform for the self-growth and well-being of students. The SAATHI team focuses on proactive measures that raise awareness in the campus about various pertinent issues and plan several informal gatherings, lectures, and sessions, open to all.
➣ MITR is the retroactive body of students and faculty. The motto of MITR is 'No one in the campus should be unattended in their emotional distress'. MITR members offer emotional and other forms of support to students according to their needs.
➣ Wellness Centre is the body of licensed mental health professionals. Students can walk in to discuss their concerns with the professionals. All session information is kept CONFIDENTIAL, unless it holds a threat to the student or others.
IIT Madras provides various counselling services, headed by: Advisor (Wellness): Prof. Sarith P Sathian (adwellness@smail.iitm.ac.in, +91 9498665027)
Please see below for the list of available facilities.
IIT Madras offers the following counselling services for students and staff. Please find the available hours for each service in the attachments below:
You can book an appointment or walk-in at the DoSt Office, 1st floor.
Monday - Friday: 10 am - 6 pm / Saturday: 10 am - 6 pm
044 2257 8521 / 9498665021
wellness1@smail.iitm.ac.in
wo@smail.iitm.ac.in / 9498665101
| Clinical Psychologists |
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| wellness4@smail.iitm.ac.in, 044 2257 8527 |
| wellness3@smail.iitm.ac.in, 044 2257 8540 |
| wellness2@smail.iitm.ac.in, 044 2257 8523 |
| Counselling Psychologists |
| wellness6@smail.iitm.ac.in, 044 2257 8522 |
| wellness5@smail.iitm.ac.in, 044 2257 8524 |
Monday to Friday (5 days Weekly)
Timings: 12 noon to 6 pm
94986 65103 / 94986 65105
94986 65102 / 94986 65104
Helpline no: 044 4813 6222
Tele - Counselling: 24/7
Face to Face Counseling Inside Campus
Venue: Cetral Library, 2nd Floor
MITR provides peer counseling to the students in distress and collaborates among different agencies in the IITM community. MITR organizes Barefoot counseling training for the new MITRs in collaboration with the Wellness Centre. They also conduct different surveys and events for the students based on specific needs.
A top-down mental health initiative implemented by the IIT Madras administration, the BeHappy website is the place for students and researchers to access grievance redressal mechanisms, counselling helplines, and reach out to volunteer Listeners (including faculty and alumni). It also documents the outcomes of wellness surveys, training programmes, and other initiatives implemented by IIT Madras.
Please visit the website here.
Mitr is a student-led peer-counselling and support program. Their motto is ?No one in the campus should be unattended in their emotional distress.? Mitr volunteers include both faculty and students, and are given basic counselling and empathy training. Mitr strives for an accessible presence in all hostels and departments.
Advisor: Prof. Sarith P Sathian (mitr@iitm.ac.in, +91-44-2257-4248)
Saathi is a proactive student-led program that focuses on self-growth and wellbeing. Saathi conducts regular talks and skill development programs through the academic year, including the Student Mentorship Cell, Academic Buddies, and Hobby Buddies, to facilitate bonding over shared interests, and growth through shared accountability.
Advisor: Prof. Beeraiah Baire (saathi@smail.iitm.ac.in, 94440 94431)
The Dean can be contacted directly at +91 94440 08050.
Our aim is to promote well-being among students and researchers, enabling you to excel in all spheres of life. Help us to help you by simply reaching out to us, if need be.