Jamia Millia Islamia Suspends 4 Students Over Spot-Admission Protest

Students at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, stage an indefinite sit-in at the Central Canteen alleging irregularities in the university's 2026-27 spot admissions — including candidates lower on waiting lists admitted ahead of higher-ranked applicants, a shift from online to offline spot registration, and denial of reserved seats to J&K residents and Kashmiri migrants. The grievances trace back to admission complaints first raised around Aug 5 that escalate into a full sit-in by Aug 24. On Aug 26 the university suspends and bars four students — NSUI office-bearers Dhruv Chauhan, Tabrez Afsar and Ebin Basil, plus student Mohd Jasim — saying the action follows an unauthorized protest outside the designated area at Gate 18, not the underlying admissions complaint. NSUI demands immediate withdrawal of the suspensions and an open dialogue with the administration; Jamia rejects the irregularity allegations as 'false, unfounded and baseless.'