Overview
- Nearly 32,000 students were enrolled when the Supreme Court ruled last year that the Uttar Pradesh madrassa board lacked authority to grant Kamil and Fazil degrees.
- Many affected students are seeking BA or MA placements, with some preparing to join state universities while others report stalled studies and lost time.
- The Teachers’ Association Madaris-e-Arabia Uttar Pradesh has petitioned the Supreme Court to affiliate students with Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University to regularise exams and degrees.
- Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Minority Welfare Danish Azad Ansari says the government is examining legal options and has assured that teachers’ jobs will not be impacted.
- BJP Minority Morcha leader Kunwar Basit Ali opposes mid-session affiliation, arguing madrassa curricula do not match university standards and urging fresh admissions as affordability concerns persist.