Overview

• JNU’s official schedule sets the PhD application deadline on July 7 with a correction window from July 8 to 9 and viva-voce exams planned for July 25 to 31.
• The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union began an indefinite hunger strike on June 26 in protest of excluding June 2025 UGC-NET aspirants.
• Union leaders are calling for the return of the JNU PhD Entrance Examination and a reduction of viva-voce weightage to 10–15 percent.
• JNUSU office-bearers Nitish Kumar, Manisha and Munteha Fatima have vowed to continue their hunger strike until their demands are met.
• The university administration has not engaged with student representatives or responded to calls for dialogue, intensifying concerns over equity in doctoral admissions.