IIT Bombay professor sent on leave amid inquiry linked to student’s death

IIT Bombay professor Suryanarayana Doolla has been sent on leave in connection with a controversy following the death of a student, NDTV reported. The student, Sahil Wakode, was in his second year at the institute. He was found hanging hours after he had allegedly been caught using a mobile phone to access ChatGPT during an examination.

The supplied material identifies Doolla as being at the centre of the row and says that he was sent on leave. It does not specify the professor’s role in the examination incident or explain whether the leave is part of a formal inquiry. The material also does not provide details about Wakode’s examination, the institute’s disciplinary process or any findings concerning the circumstances of his death.

The case links an alleged use of an artificial-intelligence tool during an examination with a student death and a subsequent action involving a faculty member. Further details were not included in the supplied report summary.