India, Sept. 21 -- Three days after protesting students at the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) refused to back down following Friday's suicide on campus, the institute has convened a special meeting of its Board of Governors on Monday to discuss the issues raised by students and their demands.

After the apex-decision making body meets, the institute's director, Shireesh Kedare, will hold a town hall meeting with students as a follow-up to discussions he held with them on Sunday. During this meeting, Kedare accepted a charter of more than 18 demands submitted by students, assuring them that the institute would look into them. All lectures will be cancelled on Monday.

The developments came after three days of sustained prote...