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Police records statement of 20 people in IIT Bombay student's suicide

Police have recorded the statements of 20 individuals, including students and staff members, in connection with the alleged suicide of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode, officials said on Friday. Efforts are also being made to access call logs and messages from his phone, they said. According to preliminary details, 22-year-old Sahil, a student in the Department of Energy Science and Engineering, went straight to his hostel room after leaving the examination hall on September 18. When he did not emerge from his room by around 7 pm, the door was opened and he was found dead inside. Among the 20 persons questioned are students who were present in the examination hall alongside Sahil, as well as invigilators and various administrative officials from the premier institute. Investigators said Sahil's mobile phone was secured with a pattern lock, limiting immediate access to call logs and messages, though several missed call notifications were visible on the display screen. Forensic effort

IIT Bombay prof Doolla sent on leave amid probe into student's death

IIT Bombay Professor Suryanarayana Doolla, an accused in the alleged suicide of student Sahil Wakode, has been sent on leave to facilitate an impartial probe into the case, sources said on Wednesday. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay on Monday removed Doolla as the dean of Administrative Affairs following protests over the student's suicide. Prof Doolla has been sent on leave after being removed from his dean post to enable an impartial probe, with no classes currently underway, the sources said. The Mumbai Crime Branch is currently investigating Wakode's death. Wakode (22), a second-year B Tech student in the Department of Energy Science and Engineering, was found hanging in his hostel room on September 18 evening, hours after being caught allegedly using a mobile phone to access ChatGPT during a mid-semester examination, according to officials. A case on charges of suicide abetment and caste discrimination has been registered against Doolla. Wakode's mother on Tue

Caste, competition, isolation: NTF report flags fault lines across campuses

The National Task Force's interim report flags academic pressure, caste-related concerns and social exclusion on campuses, as protests continue at IIT Bombay after the death of a second-year student

IIT Bombay student suicide: Students seek reforms; family seeks CBI probe

IIT Bombay student representatives sought institutional reforms after Sahil Wakode's death, while faculty rallied behind a professor named in the FIR.

IIT Bombay to replace ceiling fans with wall-mounted fans after suicide

The IIT Bombay has initiated replacement of ceiling fans with wall-mounted fans after the recent death by suicide of second year B Tech student Sahil Wakode, sources familiar with the development said. Sahil, a Department of Energy Science and Engineering student hailing from Maharashtra's Yavatmal district, was found hanging in his hostel room on the Powai campus on Friday evening, hours after he was allegedly caught using a mobile phone to access ChatGPT during a mid-semester examination. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Bombay) is set to remove ceiling fans from hostels following recent incidents of student suicides, the sources said. Wall-mounted fans will be installed across all hostels on campus and in other utility areas across the campus. The image of a batch of wall-mounted fans arriving at the campus as part of 'renovation work' has gone viral on social media. NCP (SP) spokesperson Anish Gavande criticised the move, saying fan replacement cannot solve the student

IIT Bombay students seek welfare reforms, mental health focus after suicide

Students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay have demanded changes in the institute's student welfare system and greater focus on mental health, citing concerns raised in the wake of the Sahil Wakode suicide case. They also said that targeting one professor over the case was "completely wrong". Wakode (22), a second-year BTech student in the Department of Energy Science and Engineering, was found hanging from the ceiling fan in his hostel room on the IIT Bombay's Powai campus on September 18 evening, hours after he was allegedly caught using a mobile phone to access ChatGPT during a mid-semester examination. The incident sparked student protests on the campus. The Mumbai Police have booked Prof Suryanarayana Doolla, who has been removed as the dean of Administrative Affairs, under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and Section 108 (abetment of suicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, following a complaint lodged by Sahil's ...

IIT Bombay forum says professor not suspended amid student death probe

The Faculty Forum said Suryanarayana Doolla remains a faculty member and was temporarily relieved of his duties as dean to enable an independent investigation

IITs recorded 171 student deaths in 20 yrs due to suicide, unnatural causes

A dataset compiled by an IIT alumnus, based on RTI responses and media reports, shows 120 deaths were recorded between 2016 and September 2026, compared with 51 in the preceding decade

IIT Bombay student suicide: Exam row, caste allegations & students' protest

Sahil Ravindra Wakode, a second-year BTech student in the Energy Science and Engineering department, was found dead in his hostel room on September 18

IIT Bombay to partner with industry for new semiconductor design course

The proposed Electronic Design Automation programme will rely heavily on industry executives in its initial phase as academia struggles to keep pace with rapidly changing chip-sector skill requirement

IIT Bombay student dies by suicide after being caught using ChatGPT in exam

A 22-year-old student of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay committed suicide in his hostel room after he was allegedly caught using his mobile phone during an examination, police said on Saturday. According to a statement from IIT Bombay, Sahil Ravindra Wakode, a native of Maharashtra's Yavatmal district, had uploaded the examination question paper to ChatGPT to seek answers during the exam. The death is the third reported case of suicide at the IIT Bombay campus in Powai in seven months. In February, a second-year student died by suicide in a hostel. In July 2026, at the beginning of the new semester, a 20-year-old second-year BTech student also died by suicide. Wakode was a second-year BTech student in the Energy Science and Engineering department, police said. He was found hanging from the ceiling fan in his room in Hostel Number 4 on the Powai campus on Friday, an official said. He said that the death came to light after his hostel mates noticed no response from his r

Maharashtra FDA asks two hostel mess facilities at IIT Bombay to stop ops

The Maharashtra Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has said it has issued a notice to two mess facilities at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, asking them to stop operations, citing lack of necessary permissions and registrations. During an inspection of the mess facilities at Hostel Nos. 1 and 2 at the IIT in the Powai area, the FDA on Friday said that it observed that the operators of these food centres didn't possess necessary permissions and registrations. Accordingly, they were directed to halt operations, the regulatory authority said. While inspecting the mess facilities at Hostel Nos. 12, 13 and 14, the FDA observed some shortcomings and the caterer was served a notice recommending necessary changes. Meanwhile, as part of its ongoing state-wide food safety enforcement drive under new FDA commissioner Tukaram Mundhe, the state government agency has suspended licences of multiple eateries and restaurants. The licences of M/s Eat Nino Pvt Ltd, Shop No. 10, Sarvoday

Lytmus AI raises ₹5 crore in pre-seed round led by Boundless Ventures

The ed-tech startup will use the fresh capital to strengthen its AI capabilities, expand its NEET-focused platform and build personalised AI mentors for students

IIT Bombay, SUNY announce collaboration in engineering education, research

In a development highlighting the enhanced India-US partnership in education and research, IIT Bombay and New York State University have joined hands to collaborate in the fields of science and engineering. The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT Bombay) and the State University of New York Old Westbury announced Friday that they will partner in the development of new educational and research opportunities that would be offered on the Long Island, New York campus. A letter of intent was signed here by IIT Bombay Director Prof Shireesh Kedare and President of SUNY Old Westbury Dr Timothy E Sams in the presence of Consul General of India in New York Binaya Pradhan. Under the partnership, the two institutions will begin work towards creating new academic offerings at all levels in science and engineering focused on emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, while also developing plans for collaborative research activities, SUNY Old Westbury said in a statement. Attending

IIT Bombay, Columbia Univ to set up AI centre for manufacturing innovation

Joint centre, initiated by Union Education Ministry, will build scalable, human-centric AI systems for manufacturing sectors including semiconductors and robotics

Routine jobs will be lost as new tech gains ground: Narayana Murthy

Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy said AI and other new technologies will eliminate routine work, but productivity gains can create jobs if workers learn to use and master these tools

Knowledge key for India to become $5 trillion economy, says Gadkari

Knowledge is the most powerful tool for India to become a USD 5 trillion economy and the third largest economy in the world, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday. Addressing an event in the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, he said the future of any country is based on the type of futuristic technology it possesses. Taking technology to the grassroots, particularly in agriculture and rural India, is critical for making India self-reliant and a global power, he said. "IITs and their students have made a great contribution towards the country's development and progress. While working in the government, if we face any challenge, we refer it to the IITs first. The credibility of IITs is so good that the solution we get is widely accepted. In a nutshell, you are the capital of knowledge," the Union minister said. "The progress of the country, resources, and technologies are important, but what is more important is the futuristic technology and knowledge. The future of any ..

Maharashtra govt 'unhappy' with Union minister's IIT Bombay name remark

Maharashtra minister Ashish Shelar on Saturday told the legislative council that the state government was "not happy" with Union minister Jitendra Singh's remark made last month on not changing IIT Bombay's name to IIT Mumbai. The state government is not just unhappy, but it has written a letter to the Centre expressing its opinion on it, Shelar, who is Minister of Cultural Affairs, said. Shelar, who belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was replying to a query raised by Shiv Sena (UBT) member Anil Parab about the government's stand on Singh's statement. Addressing a function in the last week of November, Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Science and Technology, said, "As far as IIT Bombay is concerned, thank God it still is this name. You have not changed it to Mumbai. So that's another compliment to you. And also true for Madras. It remains IIT Madras." The remark invited a sharp reaction from Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, who said it shows the

Will ask Centre to change IIT Bombay name to IIT Mumbai: Maha CM Fadnavis

The Maharashtra CM said he would write to the Centre to rename IIT Bombay as IIT Mumbai, after Union minister Jitendra Singh's comment on the institute's name sparked a fresh attack from Raj Thackeray

Alkem Foundation and IIT Bombay collaborate for advanced research centre

Alkem Foundation will contribute 20 to 25 per cent of its cumulative CSR obligations over seven years to this research centre