JNU to remain closed until September 30; extends Monsoon Semester registration date to September 4

JNU has extended the last date to register for the monsoon semester until September 4. Read further to know more. 

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has announced that the institute will continue to remain closed until September 30 and the date of registration for the monsoon semester has been extended until September 4. In an official notification released by the institute, it stated that "Students are required to stay back where they are and should not return to the campus until further notice."

The varsity in an official notification said that "the date of ongoing registration for Monsoon Semester 2020 has been extended further up to/till September 4, 2020." 

The JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) has earlier demanded that the varsity should ensure a phased return of students to the campus and for that, they had also written to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal regarding the same. The JNUSU has been calling for a postponement of the registration process. It said registration was being done online while many students do not have access to internet facilities. "International students are facing difficulty in registration due to the duration of visas. Particularly at a time when many have returned to home countries they cannot be expected to extend visa duration immediately. Further, many international students have reported difficulty in paying fees due to certain banking policies restricting online transfer," the JNUSU had said.

The JNUSU had also met the deputy registrar on August 26 and 28 to discuss several issues including the return of students to the campus. They had also organised a protest on August 24 at the office of the Dean of Students.

"There are discrepancies in mess bills, as well as the non-disbursement of scholarships, was making students unable to pay the bill," the JNUSU told media house. They also claimed that the varsity has not finished the evaluation of the last semester and have not released any guidelines on courses.

"There is a lack of clarity over the registration of MPhil terminal students of the integrated MPhil/PhD batch who have been given time to submit till December but not made aware whether the university will extend their PhD by a semester or not," it said.

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