Admission Policy Row: JNU Teachers Oppose Quota for Teachers’ Wards
24 April 2026 | Counterview
The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers’ Association has opposed a proposal to introduce a 5% supernumerary quota for wards of university employees, including teachers, calling it a “regressive” shift in admission policy and demanding its immediate withdrawal.
In a statement issued after its General Body meeting held on April 21, the association said members had “unanimously decided to oppose” the move, which it attributed to a unilateral decision by Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit. The body maintained that the proposal “stemmed not from any demand raised by teachers” and described it as an outcome of “absolute control over the decision-making process.”…