‘JMI admission lapses’: protest site cleared, 4 students suspended

Students protesting at Jamia Millia Islamia ( JMI) since August 24 against alleged irregularities in the admission process accused the administration of forcibly removing them from the agitation site on Wednesday. The administration, however, said security personnel had merely asked the students to clear the area since they were demonstrating outside the designated protest zone.

The development follows mounting student anger over a controversial spot round admission process. Spot round admissions are held annually in July-August to fill remaining vacant seats after regular cut-off lists are exhausted. While the university previously conducted these registrations online, it transitioned to an offline mode for the current academic session. Protesting student groups allege that this shift lacked transparency, enabling authorities to bypass waiting lists and allocate seats arbitrarily, effectively locking out deserving candidates.