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Jadavpur University dissolves committee after RSS objects convention

By Drooid · Oct 8, 2026, 6:11 AM UTC · How we work

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Jadavpur University dissolved its Approving and Programme Monitoring Committee after a student convention drew RSS objections.
Vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee appointed acting registrar Debajit Datta to oversee programme approvals.
Registrar Debajit Datta said the committee was dissolved because of a procedural lapse in permission granting.
AISA president Neha Bora, a JNU PhD scholar, used the convention to demand scrapping NEP 2020, NTA and ISI Bill 2026.

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Jadavpur University dissolved its Approving and Programme Monitoring Committee after a student convention drew RSS objections.
Vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee appointed acting registrar Debajit Datta to oversee programme approvals.
Registrar Debajit Datta said the committee was dissolved because of a procedural lapse in permission granting.
AISA president Neha Bora, a JNU PhD scholar, used the convention to demand scrapping NEP 2020, NTA and ISI Bill 2026.