The administration has issued a circular announcing the student union elections after the completion of PHD admissions, which are expected to be completed at the end of December, as stated in the circular.
NEW DELHI
The suspense over JNUSU (Jawahar Lal Nehru University Student Union) is not getting over, as after protests from students earlier in campus, The administration has issued a circular announcing the student union elections after the completion of PHD admissions, which are expected to be completed at the end of December, as stated in the circular.
However, a delay in the PHD could push elections further into the month of February, which could coincide with the model code of conduct for general elections.
A JNU student said that the student elections last year were not conducted, but after assurance from the administration, we are hopeful that elections will be conducted this year. However, we are still waiting for official announcements from the university.
According to sources the admissions to UG and PG courses have been done, while PhD admissions are in progress. He added that earlier, the admissions were not done through CUET, so tests for UG, PG, and PhD admissions were done directly by the university, so the university planned everything accordingly. But the central admissions process for central universities and the disturbed schedule due to COVID have resulted in a delay in the admissions process.
ABVP JNU President Umesh Chandra Ajmira told The Sunday Guardian that we want the elections to be announced soon so that we can raise student issues with the administration. Our issues concern the betterment of students, the increasing number of hostels, and the increase in scholarships so that students can study freely. He also added that we want the administration to bring back the pre COVID schedule as other central universities have shifted to a normal schedule while JNU is still running on a late schedule, which was disturbed due to COVID. He also added that ABVP is committed to supporting patriotism among youths, and this time they will remove elements from the university that raise anti-national slogans on campus.
Speaking on this with The Sunday Guardian, NSUI national secretary Lokesh Chugh said, «The once vocal JNU campus lies silent as there are no elected student representatives; the administration is enjoying it because there is no one to raise the student›s voice.» As students are showing faith in NSUI, we are constantly raising their issues in front of the administration. He also added that we have already prepared ourselves for the election, and NSUI will bring change to JNU.