V Bharathi, a native of Kurnool district and student of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), took the extreme step last evening at her hostel room following which she was rushed to the resident doctor in the campus, they said.
She was later shifted to Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical sciences (RIMS) hospital here, where she breathed her last while undergoing treatment, police said.
A suicide note was recovered from her room along with some messages on her cell phone, said Pulivendula Rural CI Maheswar Reddy.
The postmortem of the victim will be done later in the day and further investigations are on, the CI added.