Ritam Mondal is an IIT-Kharagpur (KGP) student who was recently found dead in his hostel, find out more about him and his tragic death below
The incident has unsurprisingly shaken the whole student community at Kharagpur as well as his family members and loved ones.
Who is Ritam Mondal as IIT Kharagpur (KGP) student commits suicide: Biography, age, parents, state, batch and course
🚨 Ritam Mondal (21), a BTech student was found hanging in his hostel room at IIT Kharagpur campus, 4th such case at the campus this year. 💔
Mental health is a serious concern. pic.twitter.com/r5D2QiSsDO
— Indian Tech & Infra (@IndianTechGuide) July 19, 2025
We lost two brilliant students in a single day.
Jyoti Sharma, a 2nd year Dental student from Sharda University and Ritam Mondal, a 4th year Mechanical Engineering student from IIT Kharagpur. Both of them committed su*cide, this clearly shows the failure of our education system.… pic.twitter.com/D8Fw78kOnV— ADITYA 🇮🇳 (@troller_Adi18) July 19, 2025
According to reports, the 21-year-old had just resumed classes the day before and police suspect suicide following preliminary findings.
IIT-Kharagpur student Ritam Mondal, found dead in hostel
The tragic incident took place on Friday morning, after hostel staff discovered Ritam Mondal hanging in his room. The staff members went in to check on him after his father requested authorities after being unable to reach him by phone. Notably, the incident took place just three days after Ritam returned to campus following a two-month summer break. The tragic news of his death has stunned both students and staff alike.
Cause of death
Based on initial findings, police suspect that Ritam died by suicide, although an official cause will be released following an autopsy at Midnapore Medical College Hospital.
Tributes and condolences
Following the news of Ritam’s passing, it has triggered an outpouring of grief and disbelief online. One of his classmates stated:
We are devastated by the loss. He was a bright, promising student”
Meanwhile, IIT-Kharagpur Director Prof. Suman Chakraborty stated:
Our hearts go out to his family. We are doing everything we can to understand what led to this tragedy.”
Ritam Mondal biography and age
Ritam Mondal was a 21-year-old mechanical engineering student who was in his fourth year at IIT-Kharagpur. Mondal was enrolled in the institute’s five-year dual degree program and he originally hailed from Kolkata. He was known amongst his peers as an intelligent, focused, and soft-spoken man.
IIT Kharagpur Mourns the Untimely Demise of Student Ritam Mondal pic.twitter.com/RMM4V1O82l
— IANS (@ians_india) July 18, 2025
Family
Ritam Mondal hailed from a middle-class family in Kolkata, and his father, Uttam Mondal, was the first to reach out to hostel authorities after failing to contact him by phone.
Education
Ritam Mondal was a bright and standout student ever since his school days in Kolkata and had earned admission to IIT-Kharagpur through the highly competitive JEE Advanced exam. Mondal was pursuing a dual BTech plus MTech degree in mechanical engineering from 2022-2027, with his final BTech year just beginning.
He had a keen interest in coding particularly pertaining to Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (ML & AI) and an interest in Quant, Data Science and Stock Market.