JNU's Crisis Deepens: 36% Academic Budget Cut, Women and Research Students Vanish
Roshni Chakrabarty| 09 October 2025 | India Today
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), once celebrated as India’s strongest public research university and a beacon of progressive thought, is now facing what teachers describe as a "severe crisis."
A new 'State of the University' report by the JNU Teachers’ Association (JNUTA) reveals that academic expenditure has plunged by 36%, while the share of women students and research scholars has fallen to around 40%, reversing decades of progress in inclusion and equity…