Overview

• Delhi University School of Open Learning (SOL) students were made to take exams in a basement parking area allegedly filled with construction debris and hazardous materials.
• Protesters, led by Krantikari Yuva Sangathan (KYS), accused the university of 'educational apartheid' for denying SOL students equitable facilities compared to regular students.
• KYS called for the filing of FIRs against DU and SOL officials, claiming the conditions endangered students' lives and violated their rights.
• A senior DU official denied the allegations, stating that renovation materials were secured and that the exam centre was used by students from multiple colleges.
• The incident follows previous complaints of inadequate exam arrangements for SOL students, including makeshift winter tents in 2024, highlighting systemic neglect.