Archive · 21 Jan 2026
IIT Kanpur PhD Scholar Dies by Suicide
A 25-year-old PhD student named Ramswaroop Ishwaram died by suicide at IIT Kanpur.
He jumped from the sixth floor of his building.
Ramswaroop was from Rajasthan and had a wife and a three-year-old daughter.
He was studying Earth Sciences and had been dealing with mental health issues for two years.
This is the second suicide at IIT Kanpur in three weeks.
The school is looking into what happened and people are asking for better support for students' mental health.
A 25-year-old PhD scholar at IIT Kanpur died by suicide after jumping from the sixth floor of a residential building.
Ramswaroop Ishwaram was battling schizophrenia, anxiety, and depression for the past two years and was receiving treatment.
This is the second suicide at IIT Kanpur in three weeks, with nine suicides recorded in the last two years.
IIT Kanpur has initiated a thorough probe into the circumstances surrounding Ishwaram's death.
Calls are growing for enhanced support systems on campus to address mental health challenges.
- Who
- Ramswaroop Ishwaram, a 25-year-old PhD scholar at IIT Kanpur
- What
- Died by suicide after jumping from the sixth floor of a campus residential building
- When
- Tuesday afternoon
- Where
- New SBRA building, IIT Kanpur
- Why
- Battling schizophrenia, anxiety, and depression for the past two years
Increased Mental Health Support
Existing Measures Sufficient
Campus Mental Health Services
Increased Mental Health Support
Calls are growing for enhanced support systems on campus to address mental health challenges.
Existing Measures Sufficient
The institution has been providing counseling services, but some argue more needs to be done.
- Name
- Ramswaroop Ishwaram
- Age
- 25
- Institution
- IIT Kanpur
- Department
- Earth Sciences
- Date of Incident
- Tuesday afternoon
- Location
- New SBRA building, IIT Kanpur
- Mental Health Condition
- Schizophrenia, anxiety, depression
- IIT Kanpur Suicides in 2 Years
- 9
- Hometown
- Giriwarsar village, Churu district, Rajasthan
- Family
- Wife Manju and a three-year-old daughter
