Body of Rajat Sachan, a first-year engineering student at a private college here, was found along the Kanpur-Farukhabad track yesterday, they said.
A resident of Raebareli district, Rajat had gone missing from his hostel on the night of September 20 and police suspect he committed suicide.
Rajat's father told police that Rajat was upset over his poor performance in semester exams.
The body has been sent for post-mortem and a probe into the case is on, police said.
