Jamia Extends Online Classes, Moves Exams Online

Jamia Millia Islamia has extended online teaching through November 24 and shifted odd-semester examinations online, citing campus conditions and student safety, as protests continue over demands to restore the university’s student union and set an election timeline. An office order dated October 28 sets the revised academic schedule. Online teaching for the odd semester will continue through November 24. Practical, fieldwork, project, viva and minor-project examinations are scheduled online from November 25 to November 30, followed by online theory examinations from December 1 to December 24. The university has scheduled winter vacation from December 25 through January 12, 2027, with even-semester classes set to begin January 13. In-person teaching after that date is conditional: the administration has said it will depend on a review of campus security, and online classes could continue if concerns persist. The order followed a meeting of deans, department heads, directors and university officials to assess conditions on campus. The university said the situation was not conducive to academic activities. Classes had already moved online on October 24; the new order extends that...