Overview
- Students from recognised body ChintaBAR say institute officials told them to remove an Instagram video supporting national exam‑irregularity protests and denied permission for a planned peaceful campus gathering.
- ChintaBAR says it complied with the deletion request after meeting the dean but more than 150 students still gathered on campus to show solidarity with protesters.
- Students reported the administration justified the request by warning that protests could damage IIT Madras’ relations with the central government and the institute’s image, and asked them to prepare formal demands on exam accountability instead.
- IIT Madras has not responded to media requests for comment; the institute recently provided technical support to the education board on an on‑screen marking portal and produced a government NEET‑UG analytics report that found no mass malpractice.
- The episode reflects a wider national dispute over alleged paper leaks, cancellations and re‑examinations for high‑stakes tests and raises the prospect of tighter campus controls on protest speech and continued student mobilization.