Geeta Sunil Pillai | 29 October 2026 | The Mooknayak
New Delhi- Tension is rising at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) over the 2026-27 PhD admission process. The Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students’ Association (BAPSA) has been on an indefinite sit-in at T-Point since 24 October. The organisation alleges a “reservation scam” in PhD admissions, claiming that 15 ST seats and 4 SC seats have gone unfilled. On Thursday, the sixth day of the protest, BAPSA took a delegation to the administration along with other progressive students’ organisations.
According to BAPSA, the delegation placed its demands before the administration today. The organisation claims that the delegation of oppressed communities forced the administration to open the gate and listen to the students. BAPSA’s central demand is that the 15 ST and 4 SC seats be re-notified. On Wednesday, 28 October, the fifth day of the sit-in, the organisation had burnt an effigy of the JNU administration at T-Point. BAPSA activist Biswajit Minji also appealed to Bachelor’s and Master’s students to join the movement in unity.