IIT BHU Forms Committee to Conduct Drug Tests for New Students
IIT BHU has formed a nine-member committee to oversee urine-based drug testing for newly admitted students across undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs. This initiative follows a directive from the Union Ministry of Education for higher educational institutions to implement drug testing. The committee, chaired by Professor Rajesh Kumar, includes faculty and medical professionals from IIT BHU and Banaras Hindu University. Student consent is required before testing, though detailed procedures and consequences of positive tests have not yet been disclosed.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (50/100). Lens Score 42/100.
Outlets measured: indiatoday, news18. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 12 Oct, 06:27 am. Other outlets followed.
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