JMI Alleges Campus Vandalism;semester Exams Moved Online
Five students remain on hunger strike as the university says campus conditions are not safe for in-person classes and exams.
- On Wednesday, Delhi Police detained two members of the National Students' Union of India from outside Jamia Millia Islamia, where public assembly is banned, as protests demanding student union restoration continued.
- The agitation entered its 17th day on Wednesday as students maintained a hunger strike demanding restoration of the Jamia Millia Islamia Students' Union, dissolved in 2006.
- While the university administration alleged groups vandalized property overnight on October 27, protesters denied the claims, accusing officials of staging the destruction to frame them.
- Citing safety concerns, the Jamia administration extended online classes until November 24 and announced end-semester examinations will be conducted online, effectively closing campus.
- Students have no scheduled return to physical classrooms this year, with even-semester classes at Jamia scheduled to resume on January 13, 2027, as the standoff persists.
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Detentions at Jamia and an 'online classes' amid deepening standoff over student union elections
JMI alleges campus vandalism;semester exams moved online
Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) on Wednesday alleged widespread vandalism on its campus late Tuesday night, claiming that groups of protesting students and locals damaged university gates and boundary walls, brought down Gate 4C, pelted stones and vandalised CCTV cameras and their control room amid an ongoing agitation against the administration
Jamia extends online classes, shifts semester exams amid election unrest - The Tribune
Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) on Wednesday extended online classes until November 24 and announced all end-semester examinations would be held virtually amid unrest over demands for students' union elections. The decision followed allegations of widespread vandalism and damage to security infrastructure on the night of October 27, as protesting students vowed to continue their hunger strike until a concrete election timeline was announced.
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