Archive · 1 Jan 2026
Jadavpur University Hijab Row: VC Appeals for Harmony
The head of Jadavpur University asked everyone to be nice to each other and respect different beliefs.
This happened after a student said she was treated badly during an exam because she was wearing a hijab.
A special group that looks out for minority students said the head of the English department should stay away from school until they figure out what happened.
The head of the English department wrote a report about what happened.
The university is trying to handle this carefully so it doesn't cause more problems.
The student and her parents are scared and need help.
The university promised to look into this.
Jadavpur University's Vice-Chancellor appealed for inter-faith harmony and respect for diversity.
The West Bengal Minority Commission recommended barring the English department head from campus pending investigation.
The English department head submitted a report to the Vice-Chancellor detailing the events.
The student alleged she was asked to partially remove her hijab and was asked irrelevant questions during an exam on December 23.
The university is forming a fact-finding committee to investigate the matter within 30 days.
- Who
- Vice-Chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee and the West Bengal Minority Commission
- What
- Appeal for inter-faith harmony and investigation into allegations of harassment and religious profiling
- When
- Wednesday (unspecified date) and Tuesday (unspecified date)
- Where
- Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Why
- In response to allegations of harassment and religious profiling during exams
- University
- Jadavpur University
- Vice-Chancellor
- Chiranjib Bhattacharjee
- Department Involved
- English
- Commission Involved
- West Bengal Minority Commission
- Commission Chairman
- Ahmed Hasan Imran
- Alleged Incident
- Religious profiling during exams
- Date of Appeal
- Wednesday (unspecified date)
- Date of Incident
- December 23
- Head of Department
- Saswati Haldar
- Commission Visit Date
- Tuesday (unspecified date)
