A 27-year-old IIM Bangalore student died on Sunday after suffering from a cardiac arrest, the institute confirmed.

The deceased student was identified as  Ayush Gupta.

IIM Bangalore said Ayush was a second-year student of the 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," the institute tweeted.

"A graduate of BITS Pilani (2017), Ayush was pursuing his MBA at IIMB and had completed his summer internship at Faering Capital. Popular among his classmates, he also worked closely with the alumni of the Institute," IIM Bangalore tweeted.