Student Welfare

Being a residential campus, IISER Berhampur has a fully functional medical facility led by the Medical Officer. At the time of admission, students are encouraged to declare their medical and psychiatric history with sufficient details. Such details will be kept confidential, and will only be used to address a medical or psychological cases.

IISER Berhampur provides psychological and professional counselling services to students. Our clinical services include evaluation, time limited psychotherapy, referrals and medication management. In addition to individual appointments, we offer outreach programmes on topics such as stress reduction, time management, study skills and cultural adjustment. It is mandatory for all new students to submit the psychographic information provided during registration. All matters related to student counselling are primarily reported to Coordinator of Student Affairs, Student Welfare, and Dean of Student Affairs (DoSA). 

In addition, a hierarchical student mentorship programme is implemented for new students. In this programme, junior students are assigned senior students as their mentors. Mentors are carefully selected from the existing batch of students. A mentor is expected to look after and interact with a group of new students. A group of mentors are assigned to a faculty-mentor, to whom the mentors are expected to report on a regular basis. The entire group of mentee-student mentor-faculty mentor is expected to meet at least once every month to discuss common challenges and potential remedies. The mentorship programme is under coordinated by the CoSA Student Welfare and DoSA. It is aimed at helping the new students make a smooth transition to the campus life.

Student Counsellors :

There are two dedicated student counsellors, who are available on all working days. They can to reached by email: studentcounsellor@iiserbpr.ac.in. Students are also given their contact numbers for easy communication. 

Student Welfare Council :

A council consisting of some faculty members, and the student counsellors, formally called Student Welfare Council have been set up. It works as a team to cater to all issues related to student welfare. Apart from the Dean Student Affairs (Chairperson), CoSA Student Welfare (Convener), and Student Counsellors, the council has the following members: Dr. Amiya Mondal, Dr. Parikshit Moitra, Dr. Somrita Ray. If needed, you may also reach out to the council members, if needed. The Council will also invite the Secretary Disciplinary Council of SAC when there is a need.