The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IITD) has announced that starting this year, students at the institution will have to sign an undertaking for not consuming liquor and cigarettes or any other drugs.

Students now will not be able to consume these drugs on campus or in the hostel rooms as well. Considering the increasing danger of substance abuse, the administration wants to get students to sign this undertaking.

The prohibition of possession of narcotics and alcohol was always laid out in the rule book of the institute but this step has been taken only now.

What does the undertaking say?

Any violation of the law, in reference to possession, manufacture, sale or retail of narcotics, will bring penalty as per the law, or might even lead to expulsion from the institute.

Despite strict rules, students caught:

The consumption of alcohol and tobacco was never allowed on the campus; yet students were found in possession of either alcohol or drugs and were also punished for that, according to T Sreekrishnan, the Dean of students' welfare, IIT Delhi.

Here's what the Dean said:

"We used to rope in parents when a student was found indulging in such activities, at which point even the parents seemed helpless. We want to deter students at the beginning itself, and have also taken the assistance of the police to create sensitivity and awareness," the Dean told TOI.

New batch, current students to all sign undertaking:

According to him, the new batch starting in July will have to sign these document and the current students will also have to sign it.

About IIT Delhi:

IIT Delhi bans smoking and drinking

The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is a public engineering institution located in Hauz Khas, Delhi, India

IIT Delhi offers Bachelor of Technology programmes in various fields as well as dual degree BTech-cum-MTech programs. The admission to these programs is done through Joint Entrance Examination - Advanced.

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