Musa Ahemad Ali, who was a student of seventh semester of Mechanical Engineering, was found dead outside the hostel this morning, police said.
The body has been shifted to the mortuary of SMS hospital and the Yemen embassy in New Delhi has been informed about the incident, they said, adding postmortem will be conducted once Ali's family members arrive.
The matter is being probed to ascertain whether it is a case of suicide or an accidental death, police said.
Registrar, MNIT, A K Solanki said the hostel warden informed the police about the incident.