Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Gwalior Nursing Students Protest Delayed Exams, Results and Recognition
Hundreds of nursing students protested in Gwalior because their exams and results have been delayed.
They are studying in BSc Nursing and GNM programmes.
The students said their courses are taking much longer than planned.
They had been protesting at Flag Point for six days.
They went to the Collectorate after officials allegedly warned them about a police case.
They asked to continue their peaceful protest at Flag Point.
One student became sick during the protest and was taken to a hospital.
The students are also worried about whether their colleges will be allowed to conduct exams.
They are waiting for decisions from the administration and the Supreme Court.
Hundreds of BSc Nursing and GNM students protested at the Gwalior Collectorate on Wednesday.
The students said their protest had entered its sixth day over delayed exams, results and college recognition.
They moved from Flag Point after allegedly being warned of an FIR for protesting without permission.
Students said their three-year GNM course had stretched to six years and their four-year BSc Nursing course to nearly seven years.
The protest also focused on facilities, alleged irregularities, scholarships, and uncertainty linked to Supreme Court proceedings and a CBI investigation.
- Who
- Hundreds of BSc Nursing and General Nursing and Midwifery students, along with district officials and police, were involved.
- What
- Students protested over delayed examinations, results, college recognition, facilities, alleged irregularities and scholarship issues.
- When
- The protest was reported on Wednesday and had entered its sixth day.
- Where
- The students gathered at the Gwalior Collectorate after protesting at Flag Point near Katora Tal in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- They said their courses, examinations and results had been delayed, threatening their education and careers; they also cited uncertainty connected to college recognition, Supreme Court proceedings and a CBI investigation.
Students' demands
Administration and regulatory concerns
Right to continue protesting
Students' demands
Students demanded permission to continue their peaceful agitation at Flag Point and said the movement was about protecting their education and careers.
Administration and regulatory concerns
The administration allegedly warned students of an FIR for protesting without permission and discussed their demands through SDM Narendra Babu Yadav.
Examinations and college recognition
Students' demands
Students want timely examinations and results and are worried that colleges may be unable to conduct exams if they do not receive clearance.
Administration and regulatory concerns
According to the students' account, the regulatory process includes Supreme Court proceedings and a CBI investigation; students from colleges lacking clearance may instead be arranged to take exams at other institutions.
Incident involving an ill student
Students' demands
Protesters became angry when an ambulance was allegedly delayed and an NSUI district president took the ill student to a hospital by car.
Administration and regulatory concerns
Doctors at the Collectorate examined the student and called an ambulance, while police later reached the premises after a commotion.
- Location
- Gwalior Collectorate and Flag Point near Katora Tal, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
- Protest duration
- Sixth day when students went to the Collectorate
- Affected programmes
- BSc Nursing and General Nursing and Midwifery
- Reportedly delayed batches
- BSc Nursing batches from 2020, 2021 and 2022; GNM batches from 2021 and 2022
- Course delays cited
- The three-year GNM course had stretched to six years, while the four-year BSc Nursing programme had continued for nearly seven years
- Additional concerns
- College recognition, inadequate facilities, alleged irregularities and scholarships
- Student illness
- A BSc Nursing student identified as Aarti fell ill and was taken to a hospital after an ambulance was allegedly delayed