IIM Bengaluru "Deeply Saddened" As 27-Year-Old Student Dies Of Cardiac Arrest

Ayush Gupta was in the second year of his Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in management course and had interned at Faering Capital during the summer break.

A 27-year-old student studying at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bengaluru died on Sunday after he suffered a cardiac arrest. Taking to X, the microblogging website formerly known as Twitter, IIM Bengaluru said that the student, identified as Ayush Gupta, was in the second year of his Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in management course and had interned at Faering Capital during the summer break.  We are deeply saddened by the demise of Ayush Gupta, our second-year PGP student, who suffered a cardiac arrest, this afternoon. Ayush (27) was senior coordinator of the Student Alumni Committee of PGP.1/3 pic.twitter.com/qTMyZdYvUX The IIMB community offers its deepest condolences to Ayush's family. No classes/ exams will be held tomorrow (July 24).3/3

"We are deeply saddened by the demise of Ayush Gupta, our second-year PGP student, who suffered a cardiac arrest, this afternoon. Ayush (27) was senior coordinator of the Student Alumni Committee of PGP," the institute wrote.

According to the following social media posts, the 27-year-old was pursuing his MBA at IIMB. Apart from his summer internship at Faering Capital, he also worked closely with the alumni of the institute. He completed his graduation from BITS Pilani in 2017.