Chennai: A student of IIT Madras was found hanging in his hostel room on Monday. An IIT Madras student was found hanging in his hostel room late on Monday night with police saying it appeared to be a case of suicide.
Nagendra Kumar Reddy, who was completing his master’s degree, was said to be depressed after he failed to ace the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering conducted by IITs for doctorate programmes or jobs in the public sector unit. No suicide note has been found, say the police.
Nagendra, the son of a farmer, had reportedly been offered a job by engineering conglomerate L&T, but was looking for a government job. In a statement, IIT Madras said the student was from Andhra Pradesh.
“At this time, we have no indication of the reason for death. The student’s parents have been notified. The Institute offers its deepest condolences to the parents for the unfortunate and devastating loss,” the institute’s director said.
Bureau Report
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