HC Directs JNU to Release the Admission Results for M.Phil & Ph.D courses
- Delhi High Court has directed JNU to release the admission results for M.Phil and Ph.D courses except for 5 percent seats which are reserved for PwD students.
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has been directed by the Delhi High Court to declare the admission results for M.Phil and Ph.D courses for the academic year of 2018 except for the 5% seats which are reserved for students with a disability.
Chief Justices Gita Mittal and C Hari Shankar directed the university to declare the result for a very long time. But they did not take any action despite the several orders from the court and the results of the same are pending.
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The bench of Justice directed the JNU authorities to withhold the admissions to the 5% unfilled seats for the candidates with the disability for Ph.D and M.Phil courses.
Meanwhile, the students interested in the research filed an intervention petition claiming that the JNU was not releasing the entire result. Apart from filing the petition, the students of the varsity also protested against the same at the administration office.
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The central government standing counsel Monika Arora, appearing for JNU informed the court that the result will be declared shortly as the university policy is in accordance with UGC regulations. The court further directed the university to publish the rest of the admission results on the official website and the matter has been posted until the next hearing on September 25, 2018.