IIT Bombay postpones mid-semester examinations scheduled for September 26 and 27, days after the death by suicide of second-year BTech student Sahil Wakode. NDTV reports that the announcement follows large-scale student protests on campus. Free Press Journal similarly links the delay to the ongoing unrest after Wakode’s death.
Both reports describe alleged academic misconduct as a trigger for the crisis. Wakode, 22, is said to have been caught using a mobile phone during an exam on September 18, shortly before he is found dead in his hostel room, according to the accounts cited. The institute’s decision also includes plans to revise how such cases are handled during examinations. Free Press Journal says the delay gives time for a newly constituted committee to draft a student-friendly Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for invigilators and to develop clearer, step-by-step guidelines, with further formal approval expected through the Senate. The reports note protests continue as more details are awaited.
