NIT Jalandhar student hangs himself to death in hostel room
Pankaj Keshri was doing BTech (textile engineering) from NIT Jalandhar. He left a suicide note in which he mentioned that he was taking the extreme step due to personal compulsions and no one should be blamed for the same.
A 22-year-old BTech student from Varanasi allegedly committed suicide at his hostel room at Dr BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar. Pankaj Keshri was a final-year student of BTech (textile engineering) and allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan at his hostel room due to “stress”.
The deceased also left a suicide note which read that he failed to succeed, thus, he was taking the decision of ending his life. He mentioned in the suicide note that he was taking the extreme step due to personal compulsions and there’s no one else to be blamed for it.
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NIT Jalandhar provides modern amenities with state-of-the-art infrastructure to its students. The facilities of NIT Jalandhar have been updated to the highest standards. The following amenities are offered by NIT Jalandhar:
There are three hostels for girls and ten for boys. Each hostel offers amenities including a reading area, indoor games, washing machines, etc. The majority of hostels offer internet access. All of the hostels include additional amenities, including geysers, water purifiers, and water coolers.
The NIT Jalandhar library is a three-tiered structure that is accessible and occupies 1540 square feet at the centre of all departments.
The NIT Jalandhar sports facilities provide entertainment for their mental and physical health and provide students with the chance to participate in both indoor and outdoor competitions.
NIT Jalandhar offers separate hostel facilities to boys and girls. There are ten boys’ hostels and three girls’ hostels. The facilities of the reading room, indoor games, washing machines etc. are available in each hostel. Internet facility is provided in most of the hostels. Other facilities like geysers, water purifiers and water coolers are provided in all the hostels. Students must effectively use common rooms that contain newspapers, literature, and other materials for indoor games. The hostel warden will set the common room hours on a regular basis.
There are many extra facilities offered by NIT Jalandhar. Some of the facilities are:
Students Activity Centre: It is the nerve cell of all the student activities on campus. The Centre comprises a club building. gymnasium hall, open-air theatre, and hobbies workshop, which cater to various extra-curricular activities of the students.
Technical Club: It functions under "clubs and hobbies activities* of the institute. The objective of the technical club is to bring together faculty and students on a common platform to exchange ideas and share knowledge on emerging technologies.
Book Shop: There is a bookshop situated in the shopping complex of the institute, where a Xerox facility is also available. Additionally, a separate Xerox facility is available in the Library.
NIT Jalandhar offers M.Tech course across 16 specialisations. The total seat intake for all M.Tech courses is 494. The lowest seat intake is 14 and the highest is 40 . Find below the speciallisation-wise seat intake for some of the popular NIT Jalandhar M.Tech course:
Note: This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.
Assistant sub-inspector Kulbir Singh of the Maqsudan police station said the body has been handed over to Pankaj’s parents after the postmortem examination. Meanwhile, parents of the deceased said, “The handwriting in the suicide note does not match with that of their son. A case under Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Code has been registered,” he added.
Several incidents of suicides by engineering students have been reported in the past months. The recent case is of IIT Kharagpur where the semi-decomposed body a third-year BTech student from Assam, Faizan Ahmed, was found in his hostel room on October 14. His father had moved the Calcutta High Court demanding a probe by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) or a Special Investigation Team (SIT) after which the Calcutta High Court directed the police to submit a report on the investigation into the death of Faizan Ahmed.
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Check below the steps to get admission Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar:
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NIT Jalandhar offers UG, PG, and PhD courses in specialisations such as Engineering, Management, and more. The college offers six courses. NIT Jalandhar courses are BTech, MBA, MTech, MSc, PG Diploma and Integrated BSc + BEd.
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NIT Jalandhar PG admissions are entrance-based. The students must have a valid score in graduation to be eligible for PG courses. The college offers MTech, MSc and MBA at PG level. The selection requirement of NIT Jalandhar PG courses is given below:
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NIT Jalandhar MSc seat intake is 116. The programme is offered in full-time mode at the college campus. The duration of MSc course is two years. Check the table below to know the specialisation-wise seat intake of MSc at NIT Jalandhar:
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| MSc in Physics | 38 |
| MSc in Chemistry | 39 |
| MSc in Mathematics | 39 |
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The participating recruiters presented 129 job offers to the BTech students during NIT Jalandhar placements 2025. A total 862 BTech students of the batch 2025 were eligible for the placements, of which 792 student secured job offers. In total, 1003 job offers were provided to the BTech graduates.
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NIT Jalandar is a well-known institute for Engineering and Managemnet studies. The institute is collaborated with various international universities. The institute provides modern amenities with state-of-the-art infrastructure to its students. The campus is wide and is spread over an area of 154 acr
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