Chandigarh, Feb. 5 -- Three weeks after a 19-year-old student from UP died by suicide on the PEC campus, Panjab University (PU) continues to operate without a full-time counsellor for its nearly 16,000 students. The university currently relies on two part-time counsellors, even as recent UGC guidelines mandate stronger and more accessible mental health support in higher education institutions, even as University Grants Commission has proposed rules making institutional mental health support compulsory across campuses. The draft guidelines mandate higher education institutions to appoint at least one qualified mental health professional for every 100 students and run a 24x7 helpline for student grievances and psychosocial concerns, linked to national mental health helplines.P2...