Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)

The Internal Complaints Committee of IIT Kanpur was constituted on 9th March 2016 in accordance with the provisions described in the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Rules, 2013. The new Rules applicable to the faculty members and staff are at https://web.iitk.ac.in/july14iitkn/data/registraroff_orders/Notification-and-Final-Enquiry-Rules-Sexual-Harassment-of-Women-21-09-21.pdf.


The Current Committee (link1 | link2 | link3 | Link4 | Link5 to office order(s))

Prof. Jonaki Sen, BSBE
(Presiding Officer)

icc@iitk.ac.in
jonaki@iitk.ac.in (Ph: 512-259-4054)

Prof. R Vijaya, PHY

rvijaya@iitk.ac.in (Ph: 512-259-7552)

Prof. G Santhanam, Maths & Stats

santhana@iitk.ac.in (Ph: 512-259-7433)

Prof. M K Das, ME

mkdas@iitk.ac.in (Ph: 512-259-7359)

Prof. Prishati Ray Chowdhury, CE

prishati@iitk.ac.in (Ph: 512-259-6692)

Prof. Sri Sivakumar, CHE

srisiva@iitk.ac.in (Ph: 512-679-7697)

Chairman, SAEC

chair_saec@iitk.ac.in (Ph: 512-259-7546)

Ms. Rita Shukla, Counsellor

rita@iitk.ac.in (Ph: 512 2597165)

Mrs Meera Jain, External Member



Who can file a complaint?

a) Any woman employee of IIT Kanpur including faculty and staff as well as any woman residing in the Campus or visiting the Campus in any capacity may file a complaint against an incident of sexual harassment.

b) Any student, irrespective of age and/or gender, may file a complaint against an incident of sexual harassment.

Complaints from the above categories of complainants will be dealt with as per the IIT Kanpur Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Students Rules 2017 or the IIT Kanpur (Inquiry into Complaints of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace) Rules, 2021, whichever is relevant.



How to file a complaint?

A formal written complaint must be filed either as a hard copy or an email within 90 days of the incident about which the complaint is being filed. The ICC is required to complete the process of inquiry and submit its report within 90 days of the filing of the complaint.



The formal complaint must contain the following:


  • Date and time of the incident

  • The place where it occurred

  • Name and contact information of the accused

  • Name and contact information of witnesses

  • Detailed description of the incident


Please seek assistance from the ICC if you are not sure how to write the complaint.

All information related to a complaint will be kept strictly confidential.



Where to file a complaint?

You can communicate with the Presiding Officer or any other member of the ICC through phone or email. For purpose of further enquiry, you will have to submit a formal written complaint addressed to the Presiding Officer, ICC.
Email: icc@iitk.ac.in; jonaki@iitk.ac.in