Archive · 23 Aug 2026
ABVP Protest Over Christ University Promotion Policy Enters Second Day
Students at Christ University’s Ghaziabad law school are upset about a promotion rule.
The rule says students must clear certain earlier courses before moving to the fourth year.
Thirteen students were not promoted because they still had backlogs.
Students and ABVP members protested outside the campus for a second day.
They said attendance problems, illness and difficult examination schedules contributed to the backlogs.
The university said law students follow a separate policy because of Bar Council of India rules.
It also said students had been given time to clear their backlogs.
The university will send the students’ memorandum to its Examination Committee on Monday.
Police were present, but nobody was injured and no violent clash occurred.
Around 20 ABVP members and students protested outside Christ University’s Ghaziabad campus on Saturday.
The protest concerns 13 School of Law students denied promotion to their fourth year because of backlogs.
University officials said the students’ memorandum will go before the Examination Committee on Monday.
Christ University lodged a complaint with the Ghaziabad Police against protesting ABVP members.
Protesters cited attendance shortages, medical issues and examination-related difficulties, while the university defended its existing law promotion rules.
- Who
- Thirteen School of Law students, ABVP members, Christ University officials and Ghaziabad Police were involved.
- What
- ABVP members and students protested against the university’s promotion policy after 13 students were denied promotion to the fourth year.
- When
- The protest began Friday and continued for a second day on Saturday; the memorandum is scheduled for consideration Monday.
- Where
- Outside Christ University’s Mariam Nagar campus in Ghaziabad.
- Why
- The students had first- or second-year backlogs and said attendance shortages, medical problems and examination difficulties affected their academic progression.
Protesters and Affected Students
Christ University Administration
Application of the promotion policy
Protesters and Affected Students
Protesters said students with one or two backlogs were being denied promotion and questioned why the law programme was excluded from the university’s March 25 policy revision.
Christ University Administration
The university said the School of Law’s policy remained unchanged because it falls under Bar Council of India regulations and is not covered by the National Education Policy 2020 revision.
Reasons for the backlogs
Protesters and Affected Students
ABVP and students cited attendance shortages, medical conditions, missed examinations, a denied scribe and compressed examination schedules as contributing factors.
Christ University Administration
University officials said students had been given time to clear their backlogs and had submitted undertakings acknowledging the promotion policy.
How the issue should be resolved
Protesters and Affected Students
Protesters demanded action for affected students and said families had been seeking a resolution for about two months.
Christ University Administration
The university said the issue affects students across multiple campuses, so a uniform decision rather than a campus-specific solution would be required.
- Affected students
- Around 13 School of Law students at the Ghaziabad campus
- Programme
- BA LLB, with one account also referring to a BBA LLB (Honours) student
- Promotion rule
- Students must clear required courses from earlier years to advance to later years, including the fourth year
- University response
- The students’ memorandum will be placed before the Examination Committee on Monday
- Police complaint
- Christ University complained to the Ghaziabad Police about protesting ABVP members
- Protest status
- Around 20 people gathered on Saturday; police dispersed them after some time
- Injuries
- No violent clash occurred and nobody was injured