After the hunger strike by students at Jamia Millia Islamia ended, efforts have begun to bring academic activities back on track. In this series, the Jamia administration has announced the reopening of the university from November 10. Along with this, the dates of the second mid-term examination have been announced, under which the second mid-term examination will be conducted in Jamia from November 16. In fact, students in Jamia were on hunger strike from October 12 demanding resumption of student union elections. In such a situation, after deadlock and uproar, the Jamia administration decided to close the university and conduct online classes.
Come, let’s know when and for how long the second mid-term exam will be conducted. It will be known when the online classes will be held. Let’s find out how many days it took for the hunger strike to end.
Online classes till 9th November
Online classes were announced due to hunger strike and uproar by students in Jamia, under which it was earlier decided to conduct online classes till 24th November. During this period midterm exams were also to be conducted online. Now the Jamia administration has clarified that the online classes will continue till November 9, 2026, after which the offline classes will start from November 10, 2026.
Second Mid Term Exam from 16th to 21st November
The Jamia Registrar has released a statement saying that the second mid-term examinations will now be conducted in offline mode from November 16, 2026 to November 21, 2026. According to a statement issued by the Registrar, as per the academic calendar announced for the academic session 2026-2027, all other academic activities related to students will also be conducted in offline mode.
Student union elections in August 2027, hunger strike ends after 18 days
Jamia students started a hunger strike from October 12 demanding reinstatement of student union elections. In view of the students’ demonstration, the Jamia administration announced the holding of student union elections, but did not specify when the elections would be held. However, it was clarified that the student union elections would be held within 15 days of the constitution of the student union. After this announcement, one group of students ended the agitation, but another group of students continued the agitation demanding the announcement of the election programme.
In this series, the Jamia administration has issued a new order regarding the student union elections on October 29, in which it has been announced that the student union elections will be held within 6 weeks of the commencement of the academic session from July 15. After this it is believed that the student union elections will be held in August 2027, after which the students have called off their 18-day hunger strike.
