A second-year student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay died by suicide after being caught using ChatGPT during an examination at the institute\u2019s Powai campus, according to the institution.<\/p>\n
The deceased student was identified as Sahil Wakode, a second-year student of the Department of Energy Science and Engineering. During an examination on Friday, he reportedly uploaded the question paper to ChatGPT to seek answers.<\/p>\n
IIT Bombay said no formal disciplinary action had been initiated against the student. The instructor and head of the department discussed the matter with him, counselled him and assured him that the incident would not adversely affect his academic career.<\/p>\n
Sahil subsequently returned to his hostel room. He was later found dead in his room on the fourth floor of the hostel, according to the institute\u2019s statement. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.
\nIIT Bombay expressed deep sorrow over the student\u2019s death and said it was extending support to his friends, classmates, faculty members and others affected by the incident.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe circumstances surrounding the death are being looked into by the appropriate authorities,\u201d the institute said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The incident has sparked protests on the IIT Bombay campus, with students demanding accountability and transparency from the administration.
\nSome protesting students alleged that Sahil had been threatened with suspension for one year over the examination incident. They claimed that such a punishment could have forced him to leave the hostel and live outside the campus.<\/p>\n
Students also alleged that disciplinary action could have extended the duration of his engineering course from four years to five years or more. They said the fear of disciplinary action and the resulting mental pressure may have contributed to his death. These allegations could not be independently verified. IIT Bombay, however, said no disciplinary action had been initiated against him.<\/p>\n
One student said the protest was aimed at seeking accountability, transparency and answers from the administration following the death.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not the first such incident,\u201d the student said, adding that students wanted to understand why such incidents were occurring and what lay behind them.<\/p>\n
The incident has sparked protests on the IIT Bombay campus, with students demanding accountability and transparency from the administration.
\nSome protesting students alleged that Sahil had been threatened with suspension for one year over the examination incident. They claimed that such a punishment could have forced him to leave the hostel and live outside the campus.<\/p>\n
Students also alleged that disciplinary action could have extended the duration of his engineering course from four years to five years or more. They said the fear of disciplinary action and the resulting mental pressure may have contributed to his death. These allegations could not be independently verified. IIT Bombay, however, said no disciplinary action had been initiated against him.<\/p>\n
One student said the protest was aimed at seeking accountability, transparency and answers from the administration following the death.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not the first such incident,\u201d the student said, adding that students wanted to understand why such incidents were occurring and what lay behind them.<\/p>\n
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-Daily Sun<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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