Archive · 31 Jul 2025
Maharashtra University PhD Students Protest Hostel Eviction
Some PhD students at a university in India are upset because they were kicked out of their dorm rooms.
The university made a new rule: if you do research somewhere else, you can't live in the dorms.
The students say this isn't fair, especially since they were already living there, some since late 2023.
They say the research places don't have good libraries or places to stay.
The university says the dorms were only meant to be temporary while they were working at the university's library.
The students are protesting because they need a place to study and it's hard to find affordable and safe housing nearby.
They feel it's disruptive to their studies.
PhD students at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University protested the locking of their hostel rooms.
The university implemented new rules barring students researching at off-campus centers from hostel stays.
Students argue the new rules are unfair and disruptive to their academic progress.
The university claims hostel facilities were temporary and not for students at affiliated centers.
The protest was organized by the Students Federation of India (SFI).
- Who
- PhD students and the university administration.
- What
- PhD students protested the university's decision to lock their hostel rooms.
- When
- The protest began on Tuesday.
- Where
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University in Maharashtra, India.
- Why
- Students opposed new rules barring those at off-campus research centers from hostel accommodation.
Students' Perspective
University's Perspective
Rule Applicability
Students' Perspective
New rules should not apply retroactively to enrolled students.
University's Perspective
University argues the initial hostel access was temporary.
Accommodation Needs
Students' Perspective
Off-campus research centers lack facilities like hostels and libraries.
University's Perspective
University states that students are no longer eligible for hostel accommodation.
- University
- Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University
- Location
- Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra
- Protesting Group
- PhD students
- Organizer
- Students Federation of India (SFI)
- Rule Change
- Bar on hostel access for students at off-campus research centers
- Impact
- More than 15 students affected