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Under academic pressure, IIT fresher jumps off hostel balcony

Nitish Kumar Purti, 19, a student of Engineering Physics at the institute, hails from Toli Kokar area of Ranchi in Jharkhand.

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A first-year Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) student reportedly jumped off the fourth floor of his hostel inside the Delhi campus early on Wednesday. He received multiple injuries and is being treated at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) trauma centre.

Nitish Kumar Purti, 19, a student of Engineering Physics at the institute, hails from Toli Kokar area of Ranchi in Jharkhand. According to his friends, he was under immense pressure to perform well, even though he was not interested in the course.

According to roommate Abhinandan, Purti asked him to go for a walk around 4 am. Then he suddenly asked the roommate to call for a security guard. "As I went to call the guard, he went to the balcony of the fourth floor of Vindhyachal Hostel and jumped," Abhinandan said. "I saw him lying on the ground and bleeding profusely," he said, adding that he immediately called the police and rushed him to AIIMS.

"He is a music enthusiast but due to some campus politics, he wasn't allowed to join the club, which really upset him," said one of his friends, on the condition of anonymity.

Meanwhile, the environment on the campus remained tense during the day. "There is constant pressure on students to perform well due to the immensely competitive environment on the campus," a third-year student said.

A senior police officer said,"He received multiple injuries and is being treated at AIIMS. Prima facie, it appears that he did not want to pursue engineering and was unable to cope with the pressure. No suicide note, however, has recovered, and no case has been registered in the matter till now."

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