Jamia sets May 15 as students union constitution deadline:Admin accepts demands; elections to be held within six weeks from July 16

Jamia Millia Islamia administration sets May 15, 2027, deadline for students’ union constitution, news agency IANS reported. Elections to be held within six weeks of the academic session starting on July 16, with protest-related disciplinary actions and campus bans revoked. The fresh order comes amid ongoing protests and a hunger strike by students demanding the restoration of the elected students’ union, which has remained defunct since 2006. Administration accepts three demands According to a student, the administration’s order addresses three key demands raised by the protesters: a deadline for the students’ union constitution, a timeframe for elections and the revocation of disciplinary action against protesting students. The student said, the order has come in, and it covers three points- Students call off hunger strike and protest Following the administration’s decision, the students announced that they would call off their hunger strike and protest, saying that all three demands had been accepted. The decision sets a timeline for the implementation of the students’ union constitution and the conduct of elections, while also providing for the withdrawal of disciplinary action linked to the protest period. Meanwhile, administration also announced that offline classes and examinations for all undergraduate and postgraduate programmes will resume on November 2, 2026. Classes and examinations will follow departmental schedules, and attendance will be mandatory. The university has directed departments to make the necessary arrangements to ensure the smooth conduct of academic activities. Last students’ union elections held in 2006 The last students’ union elections at Jamia were held in 2006, when the union was dissolved. Students had been demanding elections under the Lyngdoh Committee guidelines. The administration has also announced that offline classes will resume on 2 November. ​