Ranchi, Oct. 11 -- A first-year student at the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Ranchi allegedly died by suicide inside the campus premises, prompting an investigation into the circumstances leading up to the tragedy.

The deceased has been identified as Aditya Kumar, a resident of Bhagalpur, Bihar, who had joined the institute recently in August.

According to IIIT Ranchi Director Rajiv Srivastava, the incident occurred amidst ongoing mid-semester examinations at the institute.

"From the information provided to me, our first-year student, Aditya Kumar from Bhagalpur, had taken admission in August and his mid-Semester exams were underway... We were told that the electricity went out last night. At that time, he allegedly...