# IIT-Kharagpur student dies in fall, third death this year 2026-08-14T21:17:00+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet An 18-year-old second-year mechanical engineering student from Rajasthan died after falling from the third floor of the Nalanda complex at IIT-Kharagpur on Thursday. A cleaning staff member found him with serious injuries around 3 pm; he was declared dead at the campus hospital. Police said the death is unnatural and no note was found. This is the third student death at the institute this year. In April, a 22-year-old M.Tech student was found dead in his hostel, and a 21-year-old died after a fall from another hall. At least seven student deaths were reported in 2025, five confirmed as suicides. The institute has launched a mental health support system and a 'campus mother' programme, which experts have criticised as a surface-level intervention. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: Bushara Bano, IIT-Kharagpur, Kota, Suman Chakraborty, Supreme Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/iit-kharagpur-student-dies-in-fall-third-death-this-year/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/iit-kharagpur-student-dies-in-fall-third-death-this-year/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.