Following the death by suicide of a second-year B.Tech student, Ayush Rajoria, at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee three days ago, the institute has postponed its examinations. The exams, which were originally scheduled to begin on November 13, have now been rescheduled, with the institute announcing a new start date of November 22.
A total of 70 examinations that were previously scheduled to take place on campus have been postponed. While no official statement has been issued regarding this, the examination schedule has now been set to commence on November 22. It is worth noting that late on the night of November 12, Ayush Rajoria—a student from Raj Nagar Extension, Ghaziabad—died by suicide at IIT Roorkee’s Govind Bhawan. The student left behind a suicide note in which he mentioned experiencing mental stress.
