IIT Guwahati student from Kerala found dead
2 years, 3 months ago

IIT Guwahati student from Kerala found dead

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI A student of the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati was found dead in his hostel room on September 16 night. “It is with great sadness that IIT Guwahati announces the untimely passing away of a final year undergraduate student of Design Department on the campus. The Ministry of Human Resource Development had on December 2, 2019, told Parliament that the IIT-G reported 14 student deaths, including by suicide, in the last five years. In January 2019, a fourth semester B.Tech student from Andhra Pradesh, identified as Pannem Pavan Siddardha, was found hanging in his hostel room.

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16-Year-Old Student Found Dead at Chaitanya Degree College Hostel
1 month ago

16-Year-Old Student Found Dead at Chaitanya Degree College Hostel

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A 16-year-old student died in the premises of Chaitanya Degree College on Friday night, Nacharam police said on Saturday. Police said the teen had stepped out of his hostel room with his friend to meet another group of friends at their room. Hostellers immediately informed college authorities who called informed the police. When I called them and asked why …

IIT-Guwahati Dean Krishna resigns after student’s death
3 months, 1 week ago

IIT-Guwahati Dean Krishna resigns after student’s death

The Hindu  

Krishna, the Dean of Academic Affairs of the Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati, has resigned following protests over the unnatural death of a student from Uttar Pradesh on September 9. Apart from asking Mr. Krishna to quit as the Dean of Academic Affairs, the students demanded the resignation of three other members of the administration – Rajkumar Thummer, vice chairperson of …

Protest erupts at IIT-Guwahati after student’s death
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Protest erupts at IIT-Guwahati after student’s death

The Hindu  

A third-year BTech Computer Science Engineering student of the Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati was found dead inside his hostel room on Monday morning. More than 1,000 students staged protests on the campus claiming Bimlesh Kumar was driven to death because he was marked FA despite a medical reason for staying away from classes. To ensure easy access to mental health …

IIT Guwahati student found dead in hostel room; probe underway: Police
3 months, 2 weeks ago

IIT Guwahati student found dead in hostel room; probe underway: Police

Hindustan Times  

A 21-year-old student from Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati was on Monday found dead inside his hostel room, police said. IIT-G authorities said they came to know about the incident, and they are also trying to ascertain the details. According to police, the body was found in a room of Brahmaputra Hostel of IIT-G on Monday morning, and the body …

IIT-Bhubaneswar student falls to death, suicide suspected
3 months, 2 weeks ago

IIT-Bhubaneswar student falls to death, suicide suspected

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: A third-year engineering student of IIT-Bhubaneswar died after falling from the fifth floor of the institute’s administrative building late on Tuesday night. She had reportedly skipped her last semester between December and July over mental health issues, police said. Police sources said the girl’s parents had also submitted an undertaking to IIT authorities a few months back and given …

Rajasthan: 18-year-old student found dead in Kota coaching hostel, parents refuse FIR, postmortem
4 months ago

Rajasthan: 18-year-old student found dead in Kota coaching hostel, parents refuse FIR, postmortem

India TV News  

An 18-year-old coaching student was found dead under suspicious circumstances in the bathroom of his hostel room in Rajasthan's Kota. Rastogi was rushed to a hospital, where doctors administered him CPR but on noticing no sign of revival, they declared him dead, Circle Inspector at Jawahar Nagar police station, Harinarayan Sharma said. JEE aspirant dies by suicide in Kota Last …

CBI must probe Assam student’s death at IIT-Kharagpur: Himanta writes to Mamata
6 months ago

CBI must probe Assam student’s death at IIT-Kharagpur: Himanta writes to Mamata

Hindustan Times  

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has written to his West Bengal counterpart, Mamata Banerjee, seeking a probe by Central Bureau of Investigation into the mysterious death of a student from Assam in Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur two years ago. The IIT-Kharagpur authorities and West Bengal police called it a case of suicide but Calcutta HC asked for a second …

IIT Kharagpur Third-year Student Found Hanging in Hostel
6 months, 1 week ago

IIT Kharagpur Third-year Student Found Hanging in Hostel

News 18  

The body of an IIT Kharagpur third-year student was found hanging in her hostel on Monday, police said. Confirming the news, the IIT Kharagpur said in a statement Pillai, a third-year student of Department of Biotechnology, was found hanging from the roof of Sarojini Naidu/ Indira Gandhi Hall premises in the morning. “With a sense of utter shock, the students, …

Student goes missing from Rajasthan’s Kota week after taking NEET
7 months, 1 week ago

Student goes missing from Rajasthan’s Kota week after taking NEET

Hindustan Times  

A 19-year-old student went missing from Rajasthan’s Kota on Monday a week after taking the National Eligibility Entrance Test for admission to undergraduate medical courses. Arvind Bharadwaj, a local police officer, said the student, who is from Bihar’s Munger, arrived in Kota two years ago. He left his accommodation around 2am.without telling anyone.” Police recovered a note from the student …

Third-year engineering student dies by suicide at NIT Calicut
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Third-year engineering student dies by suicide at NIT Calicut

Hindustan Times  

A third-year engineering student of the National Institute of Technology in Calicut allegedly died by suicide in the early hours of Monday, the Kerala police said. “The student jumped to death from the sixth floor of the on-campus hostel building around 6am. On 15 February 2023, a second-year B.Tech student from Bardhaman in West Bengal had similarly died by suicide …

IIT-Guwahati student held for pledge to join Islamic State
9 months ago

IIT-Guwahati student held for pledge to join Islamic State

The Hindu  

The Assam police have detained a student of the Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati after he had allegedly slipped out to join the terror group ISIS, which expands to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. The fourth-year student from Okhla in Delhi had pledged support to ISIS through emails and social media posts and said he planned to join the …

IIT Delhi MTech student, 23, found hanging in hostel room, police probe on
10 months, 1 week ago

IIT Delhi MTech student, 23, found hanging in hostel room, police probe on

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: A 23-year-old student of IIT Delhi allegedly died by suicide in his hostel room on the campus in south Delhi on Thursday, police said. Though police suspect it’s a case of suicide, the reason behind why the student, from Nasik in Maharashtra and pursuing his Master in Technology course from IIT Delhi, took the step is yet to …

IIT Delhi student found hanging in hostel room, case registered
10 months, 1 week ago

IIT Delhi student found hanging in hostel room, case registered

India TV News  

In a shocking incident, a tech student of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi was found hanging in his hostel room, police said on Friday. Earlier, a medical student allegedly died by suicide in her hostel room at Maulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi. According to the police, the 23-year-old final-year student was found dead in her hostel room. …

PhD student at IIT Kanpur dies by suicide, 3rd incident in a month
11 months ago

PhD student at IIT Kanpur dies by suicide, 3rd incident in a month

India Today  

A PhD student at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her hostel room on Thursday morning. When the hostel manager, Ritu Pandey, reached her hostel room, she found the door locked from inside. Pandey found the student hanging from a ceiling fan and informed police immediately. Last December, a research scholar was …

IIT Kanpur Research Scholar Found Dead in College Hostel, Suicide Under Investigation
1 year ago

IIT Kanpur Research Scholar Found Dead in College Hostel, Suicide Under Investigation

News 18  

A 34-year-old research scholar at IIT Kanpur was found dead in her hostel room by housekeeping staff on Tuesday. According to PTI, the research scholar hung herself from the ceiling fan in her second-floor hostel room. He went on to say that the research scholar had moved from a private rented residence to the RA hostel three days ago. According …

NEET aspirant from West Bengal found dead in Kota; 25th case this year
1 year ago

NEET aspirant from West Bengal found dead in Kota; 25th case this year

The Hindu  

A 20-year-old student from West Bengal, preparing for the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test for medical colleges, was found dead in his rented room in Waqf Nagar area in Rajasthan’s Kota on Monday night. The deceased, identified as Faureed Hussain, a native of West Bengal’s Birbhum district, was preparing for NEET at a coaching institute in Kota for the last one year. …

23-year-old IIT student dies by suicide at home in east Delhi, third case in 2023
1 year, 1 month ago

23-year-old IIT student dies by suicide at home in east Delhi, third case in 2023

India TV News  

New Delhi: A 23-year-old Indian Institute of Technology Delhi student died by suicide at his home in east Delhi’s Vivek Vihar area, police said on Wednesday. No suicide note was recovered Delhi Police said that Panav's body was found by his parents at about 9 pm on Tuesday upon returning from their evening walk. Previous suicide incidents Earlier in September, …

IIT Kharagpur student found dead in hostel room, suicide suspected: Police
1 year, 2 months ago

IIT Kharagpur student found dead in hostel room, suicide suspected: Police

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: A fourth-year student of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, in West Bengal was found dead in his hostel room late on Tuesday, police said. Police said the student’s family has not indicated the possibility of foul play in the death The student was a fourth-year dual degree student of electrical engineering from Telangana. A statement by IIT Kharagpur …

IIT Kharagpur student found dead in hostel room
1 year, 2 months ago

IIT Kharagpur student found dead in hostel room

The Hindu  

K. Kiran Chandra, a fourth year dual degree student in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, died by suicide on Tuesday. Kiran Chandra was with two room-mates in their hostel room till 7.30 p.m. when the two left for academic activities. Roy Technology Hospital and the student was declared dead around 11.30 p.m. Kiran Chandra hailed …

NEET aspirant found dead in Rajasthan's Sikar
1 year, 2 months ago

NEET aspirant found dead in Rajasthan's Sikar

The Hindu  

An 18-year-old student preparing for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test was allegedly found dead at a private hostel in Rajasthan's Sikar district, police said on Sunday. He was preparing at a coaching centre and skipped his class on Saturday, said Station House Officer, Udhyog Nagar police station, Surendra Degra. In Rajasthan's Kota, 23 students have committed suicide so far this year …

IIT Delhi student hangs self in hostel room due to 'academic stress'
1 year, 3 months ago

IIT Delhi student hangs self in hostel room due to 'academic stress'

India Today  

A 21-year-old student, identified as Anil Kumar, died by suicide inside his hostel room at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. Upon reaching the spot, the police found the hostel room locked from the inside. Police said the student was immediately rushed to the hospital, where he was declared brought dead. Though the police did not recover any suicide note …

IIT-Hyderabad woman student from Odisha dies by suicide in hostel room
1 year, 4 months ago

IIT-Hyderabad woman student from Odisha dies by suicide in hostel room

Live Mint  

A 21-year-old post-graduate student of Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad was found dead in her hostel room on the campus at Kandi in Sangareddy district of Telangana late Monday. The hostel authorities immediately alerted the police at around 9pm reported the Indian Express. We got the letter translated with the help of a professor who hailed from Odisha,”the Indian Express …

IIT-H student dies by suicide in Vizag, upset over backlogs
1 year, 4 months ago

IIT-H student dies by suicide in Vizag, upset over backlogs

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: A 20-year-old second-year student of IIT-Hyderabad, who had gone missing from the Sangareddy campus since July 17, was found dead in Vizag on Tuesday. The student ended his life by jumping into the sea as he was depressed over his exam backlogs, police said. Dhanavath Karthik might have drowned in the sea around July 19. “Karthik could not concentrate …

IIT-Delhi student dies by suicide in hostel room, probe underway
1 year, 5 months ago

IIT-Delhi student dies by suicide in hostel room, probe underway

India TV News  

IIT Delhi student suicide: A fourth-year B.Tech student allegedly died by suicide in his hostel room at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, police informed today. Similar incident reported in Kota: A 17-year-old JEE aspirant allegedly hanged himself in his hostel room in Kota, the fifteenth case of suspected suicide this year by students taking classes at this coaching hub, …

’Nobody...’: What IIT Madras student told his friends before committing suicide
1 year, 8 months ago

’Nobody...’: What IIT Madras student told his friends before committing suicide

Live Mint  

The second-year student from the Indian Institute of Technology in Chennai, who committed suicide on Friday, would often tell his friends "No one has time for me, all are busy." The "academically brilliant" student could not have a healthy socialising "to relieve his stress", an investigating officers told NDTV and added he thanked his friends for being nice to him …

Another IIT Madras Student Found Dead, 4th Suspected Suicide This Year
1 year, 8 months ago

Another IIT Madras Student Found Dead, 4th Suspected Suicide This Year

The Quint  

A second-year student was found dead in his hostel room at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras on Friday, 21 April. Meanwhile, IIT-Madras has said that it is "deeply anguished" at the untimely death of an undergraduate student. "The Institute expresses its heartfelt condolence and shares the grief of the friends and family of the deceased student. The Institute requests …

IIT Madras student allegedly dies by suicide; second incident in a month
1 year, 9 months ago

IIT Madras student allegedly dies by suicide; second incident in a month

Hindustan Times  

A third-year BTech student of IIT-Madras died by suicide on Tuesday, police said. This incident comes just a month after a post-graduate student of engineering at IIT Madras also died by suicide. This incident comes just a month after a post-graduate student of engineering at IIT Madras also died by suicide on February 14. In a statement, IIT-M said: "It …

IIT-Madras student dies by suicide, another saved: Police
1 year, 10 months ago

IIT-Madras student dies by suicide, another saved: Police

Hindustan Times  

A postgraduate student at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, allegedly died by suicide while another was rescued after he attempted a similar move, police said on Tuesday. “His parents told us that though he was a very good student, he had not been attending classes properly for the past two months,” a senior police officer at Kotturpuram police station …

18-year-old IIT-B student dies by suicide
1 year, 10 months ago

18-year-old IIT-B student dies by suicide

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: An 18-year-old student at the Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay allegedly died by suicide at the institute’s campus on Sunday afternoon. HT Image According to the Powai police, the deceased was a first-year student of chemical engineering and had joined the institute three months ago. Deputy Commissioner of Police Mahesh Reddy confirmed the incident and added that investigations …

Assam: IIT Guwahati faculty found dead in his residential quarters
2 years ago

Assam: IIT Guwahati faculty found dead in his residential quarters

Op India  

A faculty member of IIT Guwahati was found dead inside the Indian Institute of Technology’s residential quarter in Assam’s North Guwahati area, police said on Saturday. According to local police, Friday evening police received information from IIT Guwahati that a foul smell was coming out from locked Faculty Quarter D 022. “Later the door was opened in the presence of …

'He's lecturing but can't find students involved?': Court fumes over Director's vague report in IIT Kharagpur death case
2 years ago

'He's lecturing but can't find students involved?': Court fumes over Director's vague report in IIT Kharagpur death case

Firstpost  

Kolkata: On Thursday, the Calcutta High Court criticised the director of the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur for failing to act on a ragging complaint that was followed by the murder of a student on campus for the second time in recent weeks. The court summoned the Director to the next hearing on 20 December after becoming enraged by the …

Decomposed Body of Assam Student Found in IIT Kharagpur, CM Sarma Wants 'Detailed Investigation'
2 years, 2 months ago

Decomposed Body of Assam Student Found in IIT Kharagpur, CM Sarma Wants 'Detailed Investigation'

News 18  

After a partially decomposed body of a third-year student of Assam was found at IIT Kharagpur hostel, Assam Cheif Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma has written a letter to Mamata Banerjee seeking a detailed investigation in the matter. A 20-year-old fifth-year BTech student of IIT Guwahati died by suicide and his body was found hanging in his room on October …

Student found dead in IIT Kharagpur hostel room
2 years, 2 months ago

Student found dead in IIT Kharagpur hostel room

The Hindu  

The partially decomposed body of a third year student of IIT Kharagpur was found in his hostel room after the authorities broke open the bolted door, an official of the premier Institute said on Saturday. A 20-year old fifth year B.Tech student of IIT Guwahati died by suicide and his body was found hanging in his room on October 10. …

IIT Kharagpur student from Assam's Tinsukia found dead in hostel room
2 years, 2 months ago

IIT Kharagpur student from Assam's Tinsukia found dead in hostel room

Hindustan Times  

The body of an Indian Institute of Technology or IIT Kharagpur student was reportedly found in a hostel room on Friday. The student, 23, was found dead by the police, who had been called after a foul smell began coming from the closed room in the Lala Lajpat Rai Hall. On October 9, a 20-year-old student, hailing from Andhra Pradesh, …

College student found dead under mysterious circumstances in UP's Mirzapur
2 years, 5 months ago

College student found dead under mysterious circumstances in UP's Mirzapur

Firstpost  

The college principal informed that the deceased student was on her way to Varanasi Mirzapur: A college student has been found dead under mysterious circumstances in the Mirzapur area of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday evening. While the police are investigating the matter, the college principal informed that the deceased student was on her way to Varanasi. Speaking to ANI on …

IIT Guwahati's 24th convocation held, 1,620 degrees awarded
2 years, 6 months ago

IIT Guwahati's 24th convocation held, 1,620 degrees awarded

Hindustan Times  

The 24th Convocation, of IIT Guwahati was conducted on Friday, June 17. 1,620 degrees awarded during the 24th Convocation of IIT Guwahati Among those who received degrees, there were 697 BTech/BDes students, 470 MTech/MDes students, 253 PhD students, and 196 Master degree students. “In close to 3 decades IIT Guwahati has become known for its environment of academic experience in …

Mumbai: Depressed IIT Bombay student from MP jumps to death from hostel
2 years, 11 months ago

Mumbai: Depressed IIT Bombay student from MP jumps to death from hostel

India TV News  

A 26-year-old postgraduate student of IIT Bombay in Powai jumped off the 7th-floor terrace of his hostel and ended his life, officials said on Monday. Prima facie, the deceased student was undergoing treatment for depression, a senior officer said. The deceased student had written a message on the board in his hostel room, stating that no one should be held …

IIM Calcutta Student Found Dead Inside Hostel Room, Police Probing Suicide Angle
4 years, 1 month ago

IIM Calcutta Student Found Dead Inside Hostel Room, Police Probing Suicide Angle

News 18  

A student of IIM Calcutta was found dead inside her hostel room on Saturday, police said. The body of 28-year-old Payel Khandelwal was found hanging from the ceiling of her room on the third floor of the hostel building on the institute's Joka campus, they said. "In this hour of grief, faculty members and other students stand by the deceased …

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