# IIT Bombay resumes exams October 10 on 2015 misconduct rules

2026-10-10T06:21:12+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets (3 source reports)

IIT Bombay holds its postponed mid-semester examinations on Saturday, 10 October and Sunday, 11 October under the 2015 academic malpractice rules, after the Senate put the stricter July 2026 rules on hold. The move follows the 18 September suicide of second-year BTech student Sahil Wakode, who was allegedly found using a mobile phone during an exam. An email from the Dean (Academics) on 9 October directs students and invigilating teaching assistants to report 30 minutes early, leave electronic devices and bags outside, and cooperate with checks. Carrying a phone under the 2015 rules means losing one grade, using it means a fail-and-repeat grade. Under the July 2026 rules, carrying a phone carried a semester suspension. Students protesting at the institute's Justice Corner demanded an independent inquiry into whether the 2015 rules were followed in the September incident. The administration's eight-member committee on examination misconduct rules is expected to submit its final report soon.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

The coverage is uniform wire-style reporting. All three articles note the same core facts: IIT Bombay's Senate reverted from the July 2026 stringent rules to the 2015 lenient penalties for the postponed exams of 10 to 11 October. The two Hindustan Times pieces add identical procedural detail on the 2015 rule (allowing a student to finish the paper after a fresh booklet). Indian Express begins with the tighter examination logistics, students must report half an hour early, and foregrounds the eight-member committee's yet-unfinalised report on handling malpractice cases. Hindustan Times alone quotes the student protest statement demanding an independent inquiry into whether the 2015 rules were followed in Wakode's case. The senate's next decision on the committee's final report, which the sources say is expected soon, is the open item to watch.

## Coverage

Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
- indianexpress.com (neutral report) <https://indianexpress.com/article/education/iit-bombay-exams-resume-tighter-halls-but-softer-penalties-ufm-cheating-shireesh-kedare-10914105/>
  Leads with logistical instructions, omits student protest statement
- hindustantimes.com (neutral report) <https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/iit-bombay-will-conduct-its-postponed-exams-with-2015-unfair-means-rules-101791570876728.html>
  Leads with reversion to 2015 rules, includes student's comment
- hindustantimes.com (2) (neutral report) <https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/after-senate-meet-iit-b-to-conduct-exams-with-2015-misconduct-rules-101791571415458.html>
  Includes detailed 2015 rule and protest statement

This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.

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