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Jamia moves classes online after student union restoration protests

By Drooid · Oct 25, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC · How we work

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Jamia Moves Online

Jamia Millia Islamia moved all classes online after student protests demanded union restoration, effective Oct 24.
Five students began an indefinite hunger strike on Oct 12, launching the campus protest.
Students demand a formal election timeline, withdrawal of disciplinary actions, and removal of Chief Proctor Mohammad Asad Malik.
Delhi Police detained Congress MP Imran Masood and Samajwadi Party MP Mohibbullah Nadvi while they sought protesters.

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Meenai Leads Constitution Draft

Zubair Meenai, Dean of Social Sciences, chairs a five-member committee to draft a new union constitution.
The committee must submit its draft by 20 December, as required by the university notice.
Its mandate includes reviewing the 2006 union dissolution, relevant court rulings, and the 2007 Lyngdoh Committee recommendations.
Vice-chancellor Mazhar Asif and registrar Mahtab Alam Rizvi met roughly 1,500 staff to discuss the protest.

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Registrar Orders Online Teaching

Registrar Professor Md Mahtab Alam Rizvi issued a notice directing deans, heads, and faculty to arrange online teaching.
The notice affirmed that academic activities will continue without disruption despite the shift to online mode.
Faculty were instructed to provide learning materials and academic support through online platforms.
No specific date was provided for the resumption of physical classes.
Further updates will be communicated through the university’s official channels.

History

Historical Context

In June 1975 Indira Gandhi’s Emergency suspended liberties and barred student unions, affecting more than 1.5 million students at Delhi University, Jamia Millia Islamia and JNU. The student agitation that began with the 1974 Bihar and Gujarat movements, championed by Jayaprakash Narayan, pressured the Janata Party, which after its 1977 victory restored unions and led the Supreme Court to reaffirm the right in 1978.

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Jamia Moves Online

Jamia Millia Islamia moved all classes online after student protests demanded union restoration, effective Oct 24.
Five students began an indefinite hunger strike on Oct 12, launching the campus protest.
Students demand a formal election timeline, withdrawal of disciplinary actions, and removal of Chief Proctor Mohammad Asad Malik.
Delhi Police detained Congress MP Imran Masood and Samajwadi Party MP Mohibbullah Nadvi while they sought protesters.

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