AISA Delhi University, along with students of the Law College, organised a protest in front of the Delhi University Examination Branch on May 26 against the administration’s exclusionary decision to conduct examinations on Eid-Ul-Adha, despite the festival being an official gazetted holiday.
The protesting students demanded the immediate postponement of the examinations scheduled on 28 May 2026, an apology from the university authorities, and a clear reaffirmation of the secular, inclusive and democratic values that a public institution is duty-bound to uphold.
The protest was met with a scuffle at the gate of the Examination Branch. Instead of addressing the genuine concerns of the students, the Dean Students’ Welfare asked the protesters to wait for the High Court order and claimed that the university authorities could do nothing about the examination schedule. This was a blatant attempt to misguide the students, as the examination schedules of Law Centre I and II have been reshuffled multiple times earlier through short notices.
The Dean also made hollow assurances that re-examinations would be demanded for the affected students. This too was an attempt to divert the protesting students from their central demand of rescheduling the exams that clash with Eid-Ul-Adha.
Addressing the protesting students, Saavy, AISA DU President, said that the decision to schedule examinations on Eid-Ul-Adha reflects the university administration’s utter disregard for students from the minority community. She asserted that the move is blatantly exclusionary and violates the secular character expected of a public university.
AISA Delhi University strongly condemned the shameful attempt by the Delhi University administration to push through exclusionary policies. The organisation stood firm with the demand to reschedule the examinations clashing with Eid-Ul-Adha and to reinstate the secular principles that Delhi University, as a public institution, must uphold.
