NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has reportedly postponed the mid-semester examinations, which was scheduled from February 21 to 24, in view of the impact of the recent suicide case of MTech student Varad Sanjay Nerkar on other students. Now, the exams will be conducted from February 26 to 29.
An email sent by the administration to students on Tuesday said: “Dear fellow IITians, Varad Sanajay Nerkar’s suicide has left all of us in deep anguish. This trauma has particularly affected students preparing for their mid-semester exams… In this light, based on discussions with all the student representatives and with their consensus today, the mid-semester exams scheduled from Wednesday (February 21) to Saturday are rescheduled to Monday (26th) to Thursday. No classes or labs should be planned for the rest of this week.”
Taking to social media, one of the IIT pages named, ‘Voice of IIT’ posted, “Following the tragic passing of Varad Sanjay Nerkar. The student representatives met with the Director and Deans. They’ve decided to postpone the minor exams to next week, cancel all classes and labs this week and hold an open house on Thursday at 5 PM.”
IITD’s MTech student who was pursuing polymer science and technology was found hanging in his hostel room on February 15.
After a condolence meeting held at IIT Delhi on February 19, all student representatives had gheraoed the director and demanded an open house, enquiry committee, among other demands. Following this, the dean of students informed students about an open house via mail. Accordingly, an open house will now be held on February 22 at 5 pm in the OAT.
Meanwhile, according to reports, several students of the IITD were seen in the campus holding the placards saying ‘condolence meetings are not enough’, ‘we have not come here to die’, ‘justice for Varad’, ‘institutional murder since January 2023’ among other slogans.