Protest at IIT-Bombay (ANI Photo)
The student died by suicide later in the evening, hours after he was found using the phone during the examination, the institute said IIT-Bombay said no disciplinary action was initiated against the student. MUMBAI: The instructor and Head of the Department of Energy Science and Engineering counselled a second-year student and assured him that an incident in which he was found using a mobile phone during an examination would not adversely affect his academic career, said IIT-Bombay in a statement issued after protests rocked the campus on Friday. “A second-year student of the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at IIT Bombay died by suicide today evening.
Earlier reporting noted: The institute’s statement said no disciplinary action was initiated against the student. He had uploaded the examination question paper on AI platform to seek answers. No disciplinary action was initiated against the student. The matter was also discussed with the student by the instructor and the Head of the Department, who counselled him and assured him that the incident would not adversely affect his academic career. The student subsequently returned to his hostel room. Later in the evening, he was found dead in his room. He had uploaded the exam question paper on an AI platform to seek answers, it added. It added that the student subsequently returned to his hostel room.
Earlier in the day, during an examination, the student was found using a mobile phone in the exam hall. Earlier reporting noted: Second-year IIT-Bombay student dies by suicide after being caught using AI platform during exam Students protest outside the IIT Bombay (Powai) Earlier reporting noted: MUMBAI: A second-year student of the Department of Energy Science and Engineering died by suicide at IIT-Bombay Friday evening. The student was found using a mobile phone in the exam hall during an examination, earlier in the day on Friday, according to a statement shared by the institute.