{
  "id": 28182,
  "title": "Drug testing college students: IITs, IIMs begin with voluntary urine tests at admission",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/drug-testing-college-students-iits-iims-begin-with-voluntary-urine",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-01T15:10:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu Health",
    "slug": "the-hindu-health",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/drug-testing-college-students-iits-iims-begin-with-voluntary-urine-tests-at-admission/article71294518.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Union government has initiated voluntary urine drug testing for prospective students at prestigious institutions such as IITs and IIMs in India. This testing is part of the broader strategy to combat narcotics and aligns with the Narcotics Control Bureau's 'Vision Document on Narcotics Control 2026-29'. The aim is to screen around 10 lakh students across 170 centrally-funded higher education institutes within three years. The government emphasizes that the testing is voluntary, confidential, and will not impact the students' admission or academic status. The testing follows guidelines set by the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre at AIIMS, New Delhi, and is conducted at NABL-certified laboratories. The first phase of implementation includes IITs, IIMs, and one central university, with subsequent phases targeting additional institutions over the next two years.",
  "summary": "Part of government mission to screen 10 lakh students at 170 central higher education institutes by 2029; under a framework provided by National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, the test is meant to be confidential, cannot result in any ‘negative repercussions on the students taking it whatsoever’, and should be kept for counselling purposes only",
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}