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New Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University has opened online applications for PhD admission for the academic year 2025-26, even the students of the union started an indefinite hunger strike on Thursday night.
This protest is against the university’s decision to exclude the candidates of UGC-NET and not restore the JNU entrance exam for PhD admission.
According to the official schedule issued by the university, online submission of PhD application form will be from 26 June to 7 July. A small improvement window will be available from 8 to 9 July, followed by temporary points of Viva-VOCE invitation from July 18. The Viva-Voce exams are scheduled to be held from 25 July to 31 July.
The first merit list will be published on 11 August from 11 August to 13 August on August 11, and from August 18 to August 21 with physical verification of documents.
The second merit list will be released on August 29, followed by registration and fee payment from August 29 to August 31 and the document verification on September 4 and 5.
If necessary, a third and final merit list will be published on 15 September, open payments by 17 September, and verification fixed for 22 September and 23 September. The last deadline for admission and registration in all rounds is 30 September.
However, the union of students of Jawaharlal Nehru University has criticized the admission process, called it “exclusion” and “undemocratic”.
In a statement, the student body condemned the university administration to leave the candidates appearing for the June 2025 UGC-NET exam, many of which have recently been postgraduate. According to the student representatives, the MA affects exclusion of a significant part of the pass-out batch.
The Sangh also reiterated its long -standing demand to restore JNUEE, which it sees as a more equitable mode of entry.
JNUSU alleged that the administration has refused to join the elected student representatives.
Accusing the Vice Chancellor of selective dialogue and administrative high-interaction, JNUSU office-bearrs including President Nitish Kumar, Vice President Manisha and General Secretary Munteha Fatima have vowed to continue their hunger strike till the demands are met.
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