Jadavpur University students hold demonstration, prevent VC from leaving
6 years, 9 months ago

Jadavpur University students hold demonstration, prevent VC from leaving

The Quint  

Kolkata, June 26 Protesting against the authorities' decision to defer the admission test process for six undergraduate courses in humanities, Jadavpur University students staged a demonsration before the Vice Chancellor's office, preventing him as also other Executive Council members from leaving the premises on Tuesday evening. The immediate trigger for the unrest was the varsity Executive Council's decision to extend the date for submission of admission forms for the six courses by a week from June 26 to July 2 and put stop to the admission process in the interim due to some legal issues. Vice Chancellor Suranjan Das said the university EC would decide on the fate of the admission tests after receiving the legal board's opinion. "There was a notification stating that six departments will take admissions tests and the admission process will continue on the basis of marks obtained, we want this rule to be declared again," the student said.

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Jadavpur University Protests: Campus Unrest Highlights West Bengal’s Turbulent History of Student Politics
1 week ago

Jadavpur University Protests: Campus Unrest Highlights West Bengal’s Turbulent History of Student Politics

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 19, 2025 18:04 IST - 8 MINS READ Trouble and Kolkata’s Jadavpur University, one of the premier higher education institutions in the country, seem inseparable. Reeling from acute fund shortage, besmirched by horrifying accounts of ragging and bullying in hostels, and scarred by agitations and political tension within the campus, the university has once again plunged into …

Jadavpur University student arrested over 'Azad Kashmir' graffiti on campus
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1 week, 1 day ago

Jadavpur University student arrested over 'Azad Kashmir' graffiti on campus

India Today  

The Kolkata Police have arrested a student of Jadavpur University in connection with 'Azad Kashmir' and 'Free Palestine' graffiti found on the campus earlier this month. Soumyadeep Mahato, a first-year student of the university's philosophy department, was arrested on Tuesday, a police source told India Today. Mahato was earlier arrested on March 12 for allegedly setting a teachers' union room …

Bengal: Protest erupt after JU student arrested over March 1 campus clash
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1 week, 1 day ago

Bengal: Protest erupt after JU student arrested over March 1 campus clash

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: A second-year civil engineering student from Jadavpur University was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the clash that rocked the varsity campus on March 1. A few hundred students held a rally from Jadavpur University to Jadavpur police station on Tuesday. “Souptik Chandra, a student at the university has been arrested in connection with the case related to setting …

Trouble at the Centre of Excellence: Why Jadavpur University remains on the boil?
1 week, 2 days ago

Trouble at the Centre of Excellence: Why Jadavpur University remains on the boil?

The Hindu  

On March 12, the Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar informed the Parliament that Jadavpur University is set to lose the status of Institute of Eminence due to a fall in budgetary allocation. Mr. Majumdar, who is also West Bengal BJP president in response to a question by another BJP MP Samik Bhattacharya mentioned that the Empowered Experts Committee …

Jadavpur University loses Institute of Eminence tag: Teachers question refund of ₹1 crore application fee
1 week, 4 days ago

Jadavpur University loses Institute of Eminence tag: Teachers question refund of ₹1 crore application fee

The Hindu  

After Jadavpur University lost its Institute of Eminence status, the teachers’ association raised questions about why the application fees of ₹1 crore sent to the University Grants Commission in 2019 for the IoE status application had not been refunded. A letter signed by the JUTA president Partha Pratim Biswas and general secretary Partha Pratim Ray, asks, “Why was Jadavpur University …

Kolkata’s Jadavpur University loses Institute of Eminence status
1 week, 6 days ago

Kolkata’s Jadavpur University loses Institute of Eminence status

The Hindu  

Jadavpur University to lose its status as Institute of Eminence due to a fall in budgetary allocation. Bhartiya Janata Party MP Samik Bhattacharya asked for the reason behind the university’s loss of the premium status, at the Rajya Sabha. In his reply, he mentioned, the Empowered Experts Committee considered the revised proposal of the Jadavpur University and observed that there …

Jadavpur University student arrested in connection with March 1 vandalism on campus
1 week, 6 days ago

Jadavpur University student arrested in connection with March 1 vandalism on campus

The Hindu  

Police arrested a Jadavpur University student in connection with the March 1 unrest and vandalism on the campus, taking the total number of arrests in the case to two. A leader of the JU SFI unit told PTI on Wednesday that Soumyadip Mahata, a student of philosophy, was called to Jadavpur police station to record his statement in connection with …

BJP calls Jadavpur University a ‘hub of anti-nationals’, blames Trinamool for the impasse
2 weeks, 3 days ago

BJP calls Jadavpur University a ‘hub of anti-nationals’, blames Trinamool for the impasse

The Hindu  

Amid tensions prevailing at Kolkata’s Jadavpur University, the West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday took out a rally in the Jadavpur area and called the university a “hub of anti-nationals” and blamed the ruling Trinamool Congress for the ongoing impasse at the State-run university. With the scuffle between a section of students and State Education Minister …

Suvendu Adhikari demands the deployment of central forces at Jadavpur University
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Suvendu Adhikari demands the deployment of central forces at Jadavpur University

Op India  

After the recent unrest at Jadavpur University following the attack on West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu by left-wing student organisations on 1st March, BJP MLA from Nandigram Suvendu Adhikari has demanded the deployment of central forces at the university alleging that the state government has failed to maintain order in the campus. Holding the left student organisations and the …

Jadavpur University incident: Kolkata Police question SFI leader; Trinamool leaders continue to threaten
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Jadavpur University incident: Kolkata Police question SFI leader; Trinamool leaders continue to threaten

The Hindu  

The controversy over the face-off between students of Jadavpur University and West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu continues to rage on with the Kolkata Police on Saturday questioning a senior leader of Students Federation of India. Jadavpur University students threaten complete shutdown if demands are not heard by March 10 Days after the Kolkata Police registered an FIR against the …

Mamata Banerjee showing remarkable restraint on Jadavpur University protests: TMC MP
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Mamata Banerjee showing remarkable restraint on Jadavpur University protests: TMC MP

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has shown remarkable restraint despite the attack on Education Minister Bratya Basu by Left-wing students on the Jadavpur University campus, TMC MP Saayoni Ghosh said on Saturday. "Mamata Banerjee is showing remarkable patience and restraint despite provocations by the Left-wing students, who are disrupting the situation on the campus. Demonstrations at Jadavpur University demanding …

Jadavpur University students threaten complete shutdown if demands are not heard by March 10
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Jadavpur University students threaten complete shutdown if demands are not heard by March 10

The Hindu  

Jadavpur University students have threatened that they will execute a complete shutdown of the administrative building if they do not get an audience with the authorities to discuss their demands by March 10. Amit Roy, father of student Indranuj Roy who was hit by West Bengal State Education Minister Bratya Basu’s car on March 1 inside the campus, also joined …

'Don't Want Bangladesh-Like Situation': Calcutta High Court Directs State To Manage Student Unrest Amidst Violent Clashes At Jadavpur University
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

'Don't Want Bangladesh-Like Situation': Calcutta High Court Directs State To Manage Student Unrest Amidst Violent Clashes At Jadavpur University

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has expressed concern over the recent unrest that took place at Jadavpur University due to clashes between protesting students and Education Minister Bratya Basu's convoy. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh expressed concerns over the issue being caused either by an intelligence failure by the police or by the defiance of such intelligence reports by the minister. He said: …

ABVP and BJYM vows to end left’s hegemony in Jadavpur University
3 weeks ago

ABVP and BJYM vows to end left’s hegemony in Jadavpur University

Op India  

In a show of remarkable mutual synchronisation, the BJP’s youth wing BJYM and the RSS’ students’ wing ABVP stole the limelight in the ongoing Jadavpur University slugfest initiated by the students’ wings of the Left and TMC. The ongoing agitation started when the SFI and ultra–left Naxal outfits tried to disrupt a program of the TMC government’s Education Minister Bratya …

Jadavpur University remains tense; V-C hospitalised ahead of the deadline set by students for talks
3 weeks ago

Jadavpur University remains tense; V-C hospitalised ahead of the deadline set by students for talks

The Hindu  

Jadavpur University remained tense on Wednesday with the students reiterating their demand for action against West Bengal State Education Minister Bratya Basu, whose car allegedly hit and injured a student on the varsity premises last week. Heckled by students It was on March 1 that the Education Minister’s car hit a first-year undergraduate student, Indranuj Roy, on the university premises. …

ABVP supporters try to storm into Jadavpur University
3 weeks, 2 days ago

ABVP supporters try to storm into Jadavpur University

The Hindu  

Amid the ongoing slugfest between the Left students’ unions and the Trinamool Congress, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad activists on Monday tried to storm onto the premises of Jadavpur University. The ABVP supporters also put up saffron flags at a university gate triggering a scuffle between the Left affiliated Students’ Federation of India cadres and their supporters. Leader of Opposition …

JU Protest: Edu Minister Claims ‘Orchestrated Attack’; Police Tighten Security For Class 12 Exams Amid SFI Strike
3 weeks, 3 days ago

JU Protest: Edu Minister Claims ‘Orchestrated Attack’; Police Tighten Security For Class 12 Exams Amid SFI Strike

ABP News  

Jadavpur University Protest: A day after being heckled by Left student activists at Jadavpur University, West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu on Sunday claimed that the attack on him and members of a professors' association was "orchestrated." ‘Minister Wanted To Run Over Students’: CPI’s Md Salim On Jadavpur Protest Commenting on the incident, CPI West Bengal State Secretary Md Salim …

Uneasy calm prevails on Jadavpur University campus in West Bengal post unrest
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Uneasy calm prevails on Jadavpur University campus in West Bengal post unrest

Hindustan Times  

An uneasy calm prevailed on Jadavpur University campus on Sunday morning after violent protests by Leftist students and heckling of West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu on the previous day. Students' Federation of India members gather around West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu's car at Jadavpur University campus, in Kolkata, Saturday, March 1, 2025. The university's officiating Vice Chancellor Bhaskar …

Uneasy calm on Jadavpur University campus day after violent protests
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Uneasy calm on Jadavpur University campus day after violent protests

The Hindu  

An uneasy calm prevailed on the Jadavpur University campus on Sunday morning after violent protests by Leftist students and heckling of West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu on the previous day. The University's officiating Vice-Chancellor, Bhaskar Gupta, was allegedly verbally abused by a section of Leftist students when he visited one of the injured students, Indranuj Roy, at a nearby …

Jadavpur University protests turn violent, West Bengal education minister Bratya Basu ‘heckled’
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Jadavpur University protests turn violent, West Bengal education minister Bratya Basu ‘heckled’

Live Mint  

Jadavpur University protests: West Bengal Education minister Bratya Basu was allegedly injured after protests demanding to declare students union election dates in the state at the earliest turned violent on Saturday. Kolkata: Students' Federation of India members gather around West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu's car at Jadavpur University campus, in Kolkata, Saturday, March 1, 2025. Minister rushed to hospital …

Jadavpur University on the boil after State Education Minister’s vehicle is attacked
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Jadavpur University on the boil after State Education Minister’s vehicle is attacked

The Hindu  

West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu’s vehicle was attacked inside Kolkata’s Jadavpur University on Saturday by students while the Minister was attending a meeting of the teachers’ association. Mr. Basu was visiting the university for a convention of the West Bengal College and University Professors’ Association, a body affiliated to the Trinamool Congress and having over 3,000 members. Senior Trinamool …

As Jadavpur University prepares to hold convocation on Christmas eve, Governor says he did not give permission
3 months ago

As Jadavpur University prepares to hold convocation on Christmas eve, Governor says he did not give permission

The Hindu  

With the convocation ceremony of Jadavpur University set to commence on Christmas eve, West Bengal Governor C.V. Bose, who is the Chancellor of the varsity, has said that his permission was not taken for the event and thus the degrees awarded in the ceremony will be invalid. However, the Raj Bhavan media cell stated, “It was also indicated to the …

After Bengal Govt's Objection, Jadavpur University Calls off Key EC Meeting Again
1 year, 4 months ago

After Bengal Govt's Objection, Jadavpur University Calls off Key EC Meeting Again

News 18  

Following objections by the West Bengal government, Jadavpur University has called off an Executive Council meeting to discuss key issues such as the Annual Convocation to be held in December and the varsity budget for the second time in a month. In a letter to JU Registrar Snehamanju Basu, a senior higher education department official said that in the absence …

All is not well at Jadavpur University, West Bengal’s premier teaching institution
1 year, 5 months ago

All is not well at Jadavpur University, West Bengal’s premier teaching institution

Hindustan Times  

When an interim vice-chancellor of a top-ranking university alleges that conspiracy is being hatched to oust him, complains that he is being ragged by students and even sits on a demonstration along with the university’s registrar and a few other professors against students -- all within two months of his appointment -- it suggests that something is wrong in the …

Campus Death: Jadavpur University's Executive Council Takes Up Probe Report
1 year, 5 months ago

Campus Death: Jadavpur University's Executive Council Takes Up Probe Report

News 18  

The Executive Council of the Jadavpur University on Tuesday took up the report of the internal inquiry committee that recommended the expulsion of four students for their alleged role in the ragging of a 17-year-old boy that led to his death, officials said. The committee, which had submitted its report in the last week of August, had stated that the …

Jadavpur University puts 10pm curfew on hostellers; no entry to outsiders
1 year, 6 months ago

Jadavpur University puts 10pm curfew on hostellers; no entry to outsiders

Hindustan Times  

Jadavpur University has disallowed hostel residents from leaving their hostels after 10pm and restricted the entry of outsiders into the dormitories as part of a host of rules issued to shore up on-campus security, more than a month after a student was found in a pool of blood outside the institution’s main hostel. Jadavpur University brings new hostel entry rules …

ISRO team visits Jadavpur University, takes stock of campus security after student's death
1 year, 6 months ago

ISRO team visits Jadavpur University, takes stock of campus security after student's death

Hindustan Times  

A team of the ISRO visited the Jadavpur University in Kolkata on Wednesday and took stock of the security measures on the campus. Jadavpur University in Kolkata The visit came after Governor CV Ananda Bose, who is also the chancellor of the university, wrote to the Indian Space Research Organisation to suggest security measures following the death of a first-year …

Jadavpur University panel confirms student was ragged before his death
1 year, 6 months ago

Jadavpur University panel confirms student was ragged before his death

India Today  

The committee set up by Jadavpur University to probe the death of a student in the institute's premises on Tuesday confirmed that he was subjected to severe ragging and recommended punitive action against those who were involved in the crime. The committee, which submitted its report on Tuesday, 25 days after the incident, suggested the expulsion of four students and …

UGC team visits Jadavpur varsity, student’s parents petition CM for justice
1 year, 6 months ago

UGC team visits Jadavpur varsity, student’s parents petition CM for justice

Hindustan Times  

A four-member team from the University Grants Commission visited Jadavpur University campus on Monday to assess anti-ragging measures put in place by the university authorities following the death of a fresher last month. The UGC, which is the apex body for higher education in India, had earlier sought reports from the JU at least thrice on the incident and anti-ragging …

UGC team visits Jadavpur University to assess measures taken to prevent ragging
1 year, 6 months ago

UGC team visits Jadavpur University to assess measures taken to prevent ragging

India TV News  

A team of the University Grants Commission on Monday visited the Jadavpur University in Kolkata to assess the measures taken to prevent ragging on campus, weeks after a student died at its hostel. According to the JU's officiating Vice-Chancellor Buddhadeb Sau, the four-member team of the UGC will oversee the infrastructure available on the campus to avert incidents like ragging, …

Jadavpur University students stage protest against new V-C
1 year, 6 months ago

Jadavpur University students stage protest against new V-C

The Hindu  

Jadavpur University remained tense on Tuesday after a section of the students staged protests against officiating Vice-Chancellor Buddhadeb Sau demanding that the institute accommodate views of "all stakeholders" while taking any decision about ways to stop ragging on the campus. When the Vice-Chancellor was leaving administrative building Aurobindo Bhavan on Monday, August 28, students of the SFI-controlled Arts Faculty Students' …

Jadavpur varsity students protest against new V-C over ragging rules
1 year, 6 months ago

Jadavpur varsity students protest against new V-C over ragging rules

India Today  

Jadavpur University remained tense on Tuesday after a section of the students staged protests against officiating Vice Chancellor Buddhadeb Sau demanding that the institute accommodate views of "all stakeholders" while taking any decision about ways to stop ragging on the campus. When the vice-chancellor was leaving administrative building Aurobindo Bhavan on Monday, students of the SFI-controlled Arts Faculty Students' Union …

Jadavpur University VC Row: Students stage protest against new officiating Vice-Chancellor
1 year, 6 months ago

Jadavpur University VC Row: Students stage protest against new officiating Vice-Chancellor

India TV News  

The tension prevailed at Jadavpur University on Tuesday as a section of students staged a protest against officiating Vice-Chancellor Buddhadeb Sau and demanded that the institution take any decision on ways to stop ragging on campus should take into account the views of "all stakeholders". On Monday, when the vice-chancellor was leaving Aurobindo Bhavan, the administrative building, students of the …

Kolkata: Jadavpur University officiating vice-chancellor meets Bengal Governor for emergency review
1 year, 7 months ago

Kolkata: Jadavpur University officiating vice-chancellor meets Bengal Governor for emergency review

India TV News  

The newly oppointed officiating vice-chancellor of Jadavpur University Buddhadeb Sau held an emergency meeting with West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose days after a varsity student allegedly committed suicide. Officiating vice-chancellor Buddhadeb Sau met Bose at the Raj Bhavan on Thursday on a call by the governor for a review of the university's workings, an official said. Jadavpur University breeding …

Jadavpur University student death: Initial police probe reveals sexual molestation, ragging
1 year, 7 months ago

Jadavpur University student death: Initial police probe reveals sexual molestation, ragging

India TV News  

Jadavpur University student death : The initial investigation by the Kolkata Police has revealed that the first-year student of Jadavpur University, who fell from the hostel's balcony leading to his death, was paraded naked in the corridor of the main hostel's second floor. Investigators have also found that the teen was "sexually molested" and the arrested 12 people, including present …

Interim VC of Jadavpur University says death of the student is responsibility of the University as a whole
1 year, 7 months ago

Interim VC of Jadavpur University says death of the student is responsibility of the University as a whole

Op India  

On 20th August, newly-appointed interim Vice-Chancellor of Jadavpur University Buddhadeb Sau said in a statement that if a student dies allegedly following ragging and sexual harassment, it is the responsibility of the University as a whole. He said, “The responsibility is of the whole University and not of any one person… A proper security arrangement must be made to ensure …

Jadavpur University student death: Bengal principals' body calls for zero tolerance to ragging
1 year, 7 months ago

Jadavpur University student death: Bengal principals' body calls for zero tolerance to ragging

India TV News  

Jadavpur University student death case: A West Bengal principals' body has urged the authorities of all colleges to take measures to prevent any occurrences of bullying within their campuses. This issue has gained significant attention in the state following the tragic demise of a first-year student from Jadavpur University, who reportedly experienced ragging and sexual abuse. 'Ensure zero tolerance for …

Jadavpur ragging row: How varsity plans to curb the menace after student's death
1 year, 7 months ago

Jadavpur ragging row: How varsity plans to curb the menace after student's death

Firstpost  

Jadavpur University authorities have introduced new rules, including making identity cards compulsory for entry into the campus and banning the use of alcohol and illegal substances. These steps come in the wake of the death of a first-year student, who was allegedly severely ragged by his seniors Days after a first-year student was found dead allegedly due to ragging by …

Jadavpur University student death: ‘Stop Ragging’ placards, slogans at protest
1 year, 7 months ago

Jadavpur University student death: ‘Stop Ragging’ placards, slogans at protest

Hindustan Times  

A large group of students and locals from West Bengal's Nadia district on Wednesday staged protests against the death of a first-year student at Javadpur University. Students and locals from West Bengal's Nadia district protesting against the death of a first-year student at Javadpur University. A first-year student of Bengali honours allegedly jumped from the second-floor balcony of the university’s …

Jadavpur University ragging case: 6 more arrested in death of 18-year-old Bengali honours student
1 year, 7 months ago

Jadavpur University ragging case: 6 more arrested in death of 18-year-old Bengali honours student

Firstpost  

With the fresh arrests, total of nine people have been nabbed in the case that has triggered outrage across the state. Of the six arrested, three are former students, while the others are currently pursuing courses in Jadavpur University Six more people, including former students of Jadavpur University, have been arrested for the alleged ragging and death of a first-year …

Jadavpur University student death: 6 more accused arrested
1 year, 7 months ago

Jadavpur University student death: 6 more accused arrested

Hindustan Times  

Six more people, including former Jadavpur University students, were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the death of a first-year student on August 9. The fresh arrests came hours before West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose, who is the chancellor of the state-run university, was due to hold an emergency meeting of the university’s court committee on Wednesday. Earlier three …

'Why no CCTV in Jadavpur University?' Trinamool moves court over student's death
1 year, 7 months ago

'Why no CCTV in Jadavpur University?' Trinamool moves court over student's death

India Today  

The ruling Trinamool Congress has moved the Calcutta High Court regarding the death of a student at Jadavpur University, questioning the role of authorities in the case. The petitioner sought Calcutta High Court's intervention, alleging that the university has become a place of pleasure and "free use of drugs". So far, the police have arrested nine suspects in the case, …

Jadavpur University student dies after alleged ragging, political blame game ensues
1 year, 7 months ago

Jadavpur University student dies after alleged ragging, political blame game ensues

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 15, 2023 20:19 IST - 5 MINS READ The death of a first-year student from Jadavpur University, allegedly subjected to extreme ragging by seniors in the main university hostel, has not only exposed the longstanding practice of brutal ragging, seemingly ignored by the authorities, but has also triggered protests from various student bodies in Kolkata. Just hours …

Jadavpur University anti-ragging body submits report on student's death to UGC
1 year, 7 months ago

Jadavpur University anti-ragging body submits report on student's death to UGC

India Today  

The anti-ragging committee of Jadavpur University has submitted a report to the University Grants Commission on preliminary findings of its inquiry into the death of an undergraduate student, an official of the institution said. Registrar Snehamanju Basu, who is part of the committee besides dean of student affairs, told reporters, "The boy's death was extremely tragic. Jadavpur University Teachers Association …

Politics takes centre stage in Jadavpur University student’s death
1 year, 7 months ago

Politics takes centre stage in Jadavpur University student’s death

The Hindu  

Four days after the death of a first-year student of Jadavpur University, politics took centre stage on Monday, with several processions organised over the incident, and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleging that “Marxists” were responsible for the incident. The Chief Minister said that “Marxists” had not allowed the installation of CCTV cameras at the Jadavpur University campus. Over the past …

Jadavpur varsity student’s death: Senior tried to divert probe, says police
1 year, 7 months ago

Jadavpur varsity student’s death: Senior tried to divert probe, says police

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Investigation into the death of a first-year student of Jadavpur University has revealed that the letter, found in the victim’s diary and purportedly signed by him, was written by a senior student to divert the probe, officers of Kolkata police said on Monday. It carried a letter purportedly signed by the victim and addressed to the dean of students, …

No autonomy for Jadavpur University: UGC, EEC
1 year, 7 months ago

No autonomy for Jadavpur University: UGC, EEC

Live Mint  

The Indian Ministry of Education is currently deliberating on recommendations made by an expert panel and the University Grants Commission regarding the status of Institutions of Eminence for certain universities. In a similar vein, the Tamil Nadu government has taken a step back from its earlier proposal to confer IoE status upon Anna University. This decision comes after the government …

Jadavpur University fresher death: 2 more students arrested by Kolkata police
1 year, 7 months ago

Jadavpur University fresher death: 2 more students arrested by Kolkata police

Hindustan Times  

The Kolkata police arrested two more students of Jadavpur University on Sunday morning for their suspected involvement in the mysterious death of a first-year student at the boys’ hostel on the night of August 9, officials said. The fresher student’s death has triggered protests across the state with citizens demanding strong measures against torture of students on campus in the …

Alumnus arrested in Jadavpur University student’s death
1 year, 7 months ago

Alumnus arrested in Jadavpur University student’s death

The Hindu  

A former Jadavpur University student was arrested for the death of 18-year-old undergraduate student Swapnadeep Kundu at the university’s main hostel. in Mathematics at the university in 2022, was staying at the main hostel and was allegedly present when Swapnadeep Kundu fell from the second floor of the hostel in the early hours of August 10. Former Vice Chancellor of …

Jadavpur student death case: police file murder charges against unidentified students
1 year, 7 months ago

Jadavpur student death case: police file murder charges against unidentified students

The Hindu  

The Kolkata police on Friday registered a first information report under Section 302 of the IPC against unidentified students in connection with the death of a first-year student of Jadavpur University. Dean of Students of Jadavpur University Rajat Ray told a news channel that on the night before the incident, a student had called him saying some students were forcing …

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