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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicJNU hostel fee hike

Topic: JNU hostel fee hike

JNU fee hike resolution in sight, V-C agrees to free students of Rs 1,000 service charge

According to the HRD-proposed formula, the JNU room rent hike stays in place but students won’t have to pay the new service & utility charge.

JNU students protesting fee hike get govt assurance, but unsure if university will toe line

Higher Education Secretary R. Subramanyam says attempts are on to get students and the JNU administration to negotiate and end the impasse.

JNU fee row should make us ask if public and private universities are really any different

JNU debate can’t be restricted to which university charges more fees. Reality is public universities today are hard put to maintain financial equilibrium.

If you still don’t understand JNU fee hike protest, read this story of Sunita

If you are Sunita’s parents, you will wish and pray that the protest does not end with rollback of fee hike just for JNU.

UGC gives funds, JNU partially rolls back hostel fee hike — service charges reduced to half

Service and utility charges for JNU hostels have been fixed at Rs 1,000 per month for general category students & Rs 500 for those in BPL category.

JNU defends fee hike, says 89% of its hostellers get financial aid, tuition cost lowest

JNU administration has issued a 66-page statement to justify its reasons for increasing hostel fee even as student protest against the decision continues.

Modi govt is targeting JNU because it never produced right-wing leaders, says Shiv Sena

In mouthpiece Saamana, Sena says it was unfortunate that the govt, under the garb of maintaining law and order, is trying to crush all voices of dissent.

Amit Shah meets HRD minister Pokhriyal over JNU protests, asks for quick resolution

The meeting is significant because JNU students have alleged police atrocities during their protest, and Delhi Police is controlled by Amit Shah’s home ministry.

HRD ministry forms 3-member panel to resolve JNU stand-off over hostel fee hike

In a letter sent to JNU Monday, the Ministry of Human Resource Development asked the university to “normalise” its functioning soon.

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