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Business Standard
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
JNU students vote for revival of PhD entrance exam in 'referendum'
Students participating in a "referendum" held by the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) have voted heavily for reinstating the entrance exam for PhD admissions in the prestigious university. In the polling, that took place between 5 pm and 10 pm on Saturday in the hostel areas on the university campus, 1,323 of the 1,424 votes cast favoured bringing back the JNU Entrance Examination (JNUEE). Ninety-six voted against it while five votes were declared invalid. The Left-wing All India Students' Association (AISA), which holds the JNUSU president post, had urged students to vote for the restoration of the entrance exam. In a statement, the university student union criticized the JNU vice-chancellor for allegedly backtracking on her promise, made during a 16-day hunger strike, to conduct an in-house PhD entrance exam for 2025 admissions. "Madam VC backtracked from her word'. JNU VC consciously decides to pay no heed to the deans of the schools and chairpersons of the special centres, who overwhelmingly opined in favour of the JNUEE," JNUSU said in a statement. Speaking to PTI, JNUSU President Nitish Kumar said, "We want admissions for PhDs to be granted through the entrance exam and not based on UGC-NET. It has been a very long-standing demand.
Time of India
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
JNUSU meet disrupted by Left-ABVP clash
New Delhi: The functioning of the newly-elected Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union ( JNUSU ) has begun to hit rough waters, with a confrontation breaking out between members of the Left-backed panel and the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad ABVP ) during a council meeting on incident occurred during the JNUSU-convened meeting to elect councillor-conveners for key central committees, such as health, library and mess. Tempers flared after a verbal spat between the two groups escalated, with members accusing each other of procedural violations and attempts to derail the election to JNUSU president Nitish Kumar, affiliated with the Left-backed AISA, the altercation began when ABVP joint secretary Vaibhav Meena allegedly tried to physically disrupt the proceedings by snatching the election register, in which votes were being recorded."He even tried to tear it up to stop us from minuting the results. This was a clear attempt to intimidate and derail the democratic process," Kumar claimed, adding that Meena also heckled JNUSU general secretary Muntaha Fatima.A video from the meeting, widely circulated online, shows Kumar and Fatima seated at a desk, with Meena standing close by and appearing to intervene as a heated verbal exchange the allegations, ABVP said it was the Left-led JNUSU that violated norms by arbitrarily introducing a new convener post — disaster management convener — without proper procedure."This election has always been held for 11 conveners, but they suddenly started conducting polls for a 12th post without informing us or passing any resolution. When we objected, they continued with the process and eventually declared their candidate the winner unfairly," Meena claimed the ABVP candidate was wrongly shown to have received zero votes: "We were demanding a re-vote because of the faulty process, but instead of acknowledging the objection, JNUSU tried to enter the result in the register. In the video, I am seen trying to stop them from writing down a manipulated outcome."While JNUSU accused ABVP members of disrupting elections and intimidating office-bearers, ABVP said it was protesting procedural violations and lack of transparency in the selection incident marks one of the first major flashpoints between the two groups since the JNUSU elections saw ABVP securing a seat in the central panel after nearly 10 years.
New Indian Express
26-04-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
JNU students' polls see 5% decline in turnout
NEW DELHI: The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) elections held on Friday witnessed a turnout of 68.3%, a decline of 5% from the turnout record previous year. In the 2024 students' body polls, the university saw 73% voting, the highest in the past 12 years. However this year, out of the 7,906 registered votes, 5,400 were polled on Friday. The polling was held in two sessions – between 9 am and 1 pm and between 2.30 pm and 5.30 pm. The counting of votes is scheduled to begin late on Friday night, and the results are expected by April 28. This year, 57% of total voters were male while 43% were female votes. The contest is apparently intense and sharply polarised, with new alliances redrawing old battle lines on the JNU campus. The students' union polls this time witnessed major realignments with the long-standing Left alliance getting splintered. The All India Students Association (AISA) had allied with Democratic Students' Federation (DSF), while the Students' Federation of India (SFI) had joined hands with the Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students' Association (BAPSA), All India Students' Federation (AISF), and Progressive Students' Association to form a bloc. The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) had fielded a full panel comprising Shikha Swaraj for president, Nittu Goutham for vice-president, Kunal Rai for general secretary, and Vaibhav Meena for joint secretary. Polling began around 9 am at the 17 polling stations set up across the campus at different centres of specialised studies and continued till 6 pm. Supporters of different outfits chanted slogans and touted their candidates as students queued up to cast their votes at respective booths. 'Jai Bheem', Bharat Mata Ki Jai', and 'Lal Salam' along with beats of drum rented the air as a large number of students flocked the polling booths after 11 am. Highlights Of the 7,906 registered votes, 5,400 were polled on Friday, 68.3 % of electorate Polling began around 9am at 17 booths across the JNU campus; continued till 6pm Counting scheduled to begin Friday night; results are expected by April 28 2024 JNUSU polls saw 73% voting, highest in 12 years, with Left alliance victorious
The Hindu
23-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
JNUSU presidential debate held
NEW DELHI The presidential debate for the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union polls began late on Wednesday night after the selection of the candidates for the post. The polls will be held on April 25. On Tuesday, the university's election committee (EC) resumed the election process after a halt following an incident of 'violence and vandalism' at its office. The presidential debate, which is a mandatory part of the election process, began at 10.30 p.m. with candidates marking their attendance and a draw of lots for the sequence of speeches. Meanwhile, the venue for the debate, the Jhelum lawn, rang with sloganeering ranging from 'Hindu lives matter' to 'Laal Salaam'.
The Hindu
22-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
JNUSU polls to be held on April 25, EC resumes elections process
Four days after putting the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union polls on hold, the university's election committee on Tuesday confirmed that they will be held on April 25 as per schedule. The panel has resumed the election process by releasing the final list of candidates, with 13 in the fray for the post of president, five for vice-president, for general secretary, and five for joint secretary. The polls were postponed on April 18 following an incident of violence and vandalism at the committee's office, triggering a blame game between Left-affiliated student groups and the RSS-linked Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. The results will be declared on April 28.
