New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- The Union education ministry has constituted a three-member committee to examine the circumstances surrounding the death by suicide of a first-year student at the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Ranchi, according to an official statement. Meanwhile, people familiar with the matter said the students continued their protest for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, accusing the institute administration of negligence and alleging delays in providing emergency medical assistance to the student, who died on October 10. The committee, chaired by Prof Rajni Abbi, director of the University of Delhi's South Campus, has been given 15 days to submit its report. The panel also includes Dr Jitendra Nagpal, a senior psychiatrist at Delhi's Moolchand Hospital, and Heera Lal Poonia, deputy secretary in the ministry's department of higher education. A police probe into the incident is also underway. "The Ministry of Education has taken cognizance of the unfortunate incident... In furtherance of this objective, the Competent Authority has approved the constitution of a Committee comprising the following members," the order issued on Monday said. "The incident necessitates a closer examination of the implementation of these measures at the institutional level and identify any deficiencies requiring corrective action," it added....