Motivation & Vision
Young adults and students constitute a vital human resource and play a central role in shaping the nation’s future. Higher Educational Institutions serve not only as spaces for academic learning but also as environments where individuals develop resilience, emotional maturity, ethical grounding, and life skills essential for long-term wellbeing.
In alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which emphasizes the intrinsic linkage between education and mental health, Student Counselling Services (SCS), IIT (BHU), Varanasi, functioning as SAKHA – a supportive companion in students’ academic and personal journeys, proposes to organise a two-day Wellness & Wellbeing Capacity-Building Workshop.
This in-person programme is designed to promote mental wellbeing, strengthen students’ coping capacities, and enable the early identification of psychosocial concernswithin the campus community. The workshop aims to build a trained group of students and faculty who can responsibly support peers and contribute to a healthier academic environment. The programme follows a four-level mental health frameworkfocusing on prevention, awareness, early intervention, and professional referral.