ISB Hyderabad Young Professor Dies by Suicide in Campus Quarters; Police Probe Underway
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Hyderabad, June 25: The Indian School of Business (ISB) in Hyderabad is mourning the sudden and tragic loss of one of its young faculty members, Professor Nikhil Madan, who was found dead at his on-campus residence on Tuesday night. Police officials suspect suicide, though the motive remains unclear.
According to the Gachibowli police, the incident occurred between 9 and 10 p.m. on June 24 at ISB’s residential quarters. The 30-year-old professor was discovered unresponsive in his accommodation and later declared dead. Authorities transported the body for a post-mortem examination, and no suicide note has been found so far.
A case has been registered under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and investigations are ongoing. Inspector Mohammed Habibullah Khan confirmed that inquiries are underway to determine the circumstances surrounding the death.
Professor Madan joined ISB in 2019 as an Assistant Professor in the Organisational Behaviour area. He held a PhD from INSEAD, a Master’s in Quantitative Economics from the Indian Statistical Institute, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Delhi. Highly regarded for his work on human behavior and decision-making, his research appeared in leading journals such as Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Organization Science, and the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. He also contributed to the Harvard Business Review and taught courses on negotiation and decision-making at ISB.
As of Wednesday evening, ISB had not released an official statement, and repeated attempts to reach the administration for comment remained unanswered. The news has left the ISB community in shock, with faculty, students, and alumni expressing sorrow and disbelief over the untimely passing of a respected and promising academic.
Authorities continue to investigate the case, while tributes pour in from across the academic world in memory of Professor Madan’s impactful contributions to teaching and research.
