Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Jamia suspends four students amid spot admission protests
Jamia Millia Islamia is a university where students protested about admissions.
They said the spot admission process may have treated some waiting-list candidates unfairly.
The students also questioned why admissions were held offline this year.
The university suspended four students after the protests.
It also told them not to enter the campus.
The university said protesters blocked access to some facilities and did not leave when asked.
The student group NSUI said the punishments should be withdrawn.
NSUI wants university officials to discuss the issue openly with the protesters.
Jamia Millia Islamia suspended four students and barred them from entering campus.
The action followed protests over alleged irregularities in the 2026-27 spot admission process.
The university alleged protesters blocked access to facilities, posted material on walls and ignored dispersal directions.
The suspended students include NSUI office-bearers Dhruv Chauhan, Tabrez Afsar and Ebin Basil, along with Mohd Jasim.
NSUI demanded that the suspensions be withdrawn and that the administration hold an open dialogue with protesters.
- Who
- Jamia Millia Islamia, four suspended students, protesters and the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI).
- What
- The university suspended four students and barred them from campus following protests over alleged spot admission irregularities.
- When
- The protests concerned the 2026-27 spot admission process; the article does not provide the date of the disciplinary order.
- Where
- Jamia Millia Islamia campus.
- Why
- The university cited alleged obstruction of access, wall postings and failure to disperse; students were protesting alleged unfairness in spot admissions.
University’s position
NSUI and protesters’ position
Reason for disciplinary action
University’s position
The university alleged that protesters blocked access to the billing counter and girls’ common room, put material on walls and continued their sit-in despite repeated directions to disperse.
NSUI and protesters’ position
NSUI demanded that the disciplinary action be withdrawn and called for an open dialogue with the administration.
Spot admission process
University’s position
The university’s disciplinary order addressed conduct during the protest; the article does not report a detailed response from the administration to the admission allegations.
NSUI and protesters’ position
Students alleged that candidates lower on waiting lists received admission while higher-ranked students were denied seats, and questioned the use of offline spot admissions.
- University
- Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI)
- Disciplinary action
- Four students suspended and barred from entering campus
- Admission cycle
- 2026-27 spot admissions
- Students named
- Dhruv Chauhan, Tabrez Afsar, Ebin Basil and Mohd Jasim
- Student organization
- National Students’ Union of India (NSUI)
- Admission concern
- Allegations that lower-ranked waiting-list candidates received seats while higher-ranked students were denied them
- NSUI demand
- Withdrawal of the disciplinary action and an open dialogue with protesters