IIT Bombay Postpones Mid-Semester Exams Following Sahil Wakode's Death
The institute said the delay will give a 10-member committee time to draft a student-friendly invigilation SOP and review the circumstances.
- On Thursday, IIT Bombay announced the postponement of mid-semester examinations originally scheduled for September 26-27 to October 10-11, following the death of second-year BTech student Sahil Wakode.
- Sahil Wakode, a second-year student in the Department of Energy Science and Engineering, was found dead in his hostel room on September 18, hours after allegedly being caught using a mobile phone during an examination.
- The institute established a 10-member committee to probe the circumstances, while the Mumbai Police Crime Branch investigates with CCTV footage recording around 54 seconds of Wakode's movements.
- Wakode's family alleged caste-based slurs and administrative misconduct, prompting Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to assure the family of support in their pursuit of justice.
- The institute aims to develop a student-friendly Standard Operating Procedure for invigilators during the exam delay, with new rules for managing academic misconduct requiring Senate approval before implementation.
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IIT-Bombay delays tests as faculty calls for 'student-friendly' SOP on handling exam misconduct
IIT-Bombay has postponed mid-semester exams to allow time for a committee to create guidelines. This committee will develop a clear standard operating procedure for handling academic misconduct cases. The revised schedule for exams will now take place in October instead of September. Faculty members have requested detailed instructions for invigilators dealing with suspected misconduct. The objective is to ensure fair examination practices while…
IIT Bombay Reschedules Mid-semester Exams to October 10-11
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