'No action initiated': IIT Bombay refutes claims on student's death after ChatGPT row
The institute said that the student had been found using a mobile phone during the examination and had uploaded the question paper on ChatGPT to seek answers.
IIT Bombay has revealed it did not take any disciplinary action against the second-year undergraduate student who allegedly died by suicide following a ChatGPT controversy. The institute stated that the student was discovered using a mobile phone during an examination and subsequently uploaded the question paper onto ChatGPT to obtain answers.
No formal disciplinary action was taken, and the matter was discussed with the student, the instructor, and the department head. They counseled the student and assured him that the incident would not impact his academic career. Following the controversy, IIT-Bombay pledged to prioritize students' mental health, with the campus already hosting eight psychologists.
The parents of the deceased student staged protests at the institute's main gate, demanding an explanation for their son's death, which has sparked a social media campaign advocating for justice.
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