A second-year student at IIT Bombay dies by suicide after being caught using an AI platform during an examination. Reports say the student used the platform to seek answers, after which students gathered and demanded a probe, citing concerns about mental health and how the institute handles such incidents.
IIT Bombay’s response includes statements that no disciplinary action is initiated. According to the institute, the instructor and department head counsel the student, and they assure the student that academic outcomes would not be affected. Students protest beyond the immediate case, calling attention to campus well-being. Sources also link the incident to prior deaths at the same hostel, including a suicide reported two months earlier, raising broader concerns among the student community about mental health support and institutional action.
