Roorkee, Mar 02: Special Monitor, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof. Kanhaiya Tripathi visited IIT Roorkee on February 28, 2026 and did an inspection on following activities of Human Rights and Gender Equality at the campus.
The Director, IIT Roorkee, welcomed Prof. Tripathi with a bouquet, and expressed his sincere gratitude for sparing his valuable time to visit the Institute. The meeting was arranged with staffs, students and faculty members to get a deeper insight into the objectives, mandate, and functioning of the NHRC.
The Director emphasized that following diversity, inclusivity, and equity, is need of the hour and also understanding human rights is essential component from both national and international perspectives. IIT Roorkee is aggressively working on it and implementing it across the institute. He further stated that the Institute would explore ways in which its students and faculty could support and collaborate with the NHRC in advancing shared objectives. Institute will be happy to contribute by assisting in drafting policy frameworks, guidelines, and research-based inputs. At IIT Roorkee several schemes are ongoing for increasing women participation in STEM and several courses have started on human science and happiness including human rights.
The suggestion made by Prof. Tripathi to introduce a structured academic program or course on Human Rights through the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences was agreed to in principle.
In his response, Prof. Tripathi expressed his sincere appreciation to the Institute for organizing a successful and meaningful interaction. He appreciated the contributions of the students, faculty, and the Institute’s leadership. He also acknowledged the significant efforts being undertaken by IIT Roorkee and also expressed that these initiatives should be highlighted at national and international platforms.
He also mentioned that NHRC will work on the possibility of offering internship opportunities to IIT Roorkee students to strengthen institutional collaboration in the areas of Apps design, patents on Human Rights etc. The Deputy Director, Dean Academic affairs. Dean Administration, Associate Dean Students activities, Chairperson Diversity & Inclusivity, Presiding Officer ICC, Prof. Sonal Atreya, Prof. Shabina Khanam, Registrar and other official & Students were present in the meeting.
Prof. Kanhaiya Tripathi before leaving for Dehradun also visited one of the hostels, and dined with the Students in the mess. He appreciated the hygiene and food quality that the institute also keep on the priority.