Hindu College teachers and students extend protest into third week over admissions and administration
Teachers and students at Delhi University's Hindu College are protesting over sports and ECA quota admissions, staff council powers, leave, promotions and finances.
The agitation by teachers and students of Delhi University's (DU) Hindu College over the admission process and administrative functioning has entered its third week. The main issues in the dispute are as follows.
First, admissions. The Hindu College Staff Association (HCSA) alleges that in the first round of admissions for the 2026-27 session, more students were admitted under the sports and extra-curricular activities (ECA) quota than the prescribed limit of 20 per cent. Of the 48 seats in all, 17 extra seats were given in BCom (Honours) and 15 in BA (Honours) Political Science.
Delhi University has said an error in the admission algorithm was behind this. College principal Prof. Anju Srivastava has said she had no direct role in the admission process.
The matter has not stopped at admissions and has reached the functioning of the college. The teachers' association has questioned the role of the staff council. It alleges that in some cases the staff council was sidelined through parallel committees. Delays in study leave, child care leave, sabbatical and promotions have also been raised.
The association has also sought transparency on money matters. It has demanded an inquiry into the hostel mess tender, the outsourcing of security and cleaning services, commercial use of college property and construction work. It has also demanded that the minutes of governing body meetings, audited accounts, the CAG report and information on fees be made public.
The college's governing body has issued a show-cause notice to HCSA president Ratan Lal, secretary Shankar Kumar and Associate Professor P. K. Vijay over memorandums submitted during the agitation. The association has strongly opposed the notice and said the agitation is part of a collective decision.
On Thursday, protesting teachers and students marched to the vice-chancellor's office at Delhi University. There they submitted a memorandum to Rajni Abbi, director of the South Campus.
The dispute, which began with the allegation of seats being given beyond the prescribed limit in admissions, has now spread to leave, promotions, procurement and the accounting of expenditure. The show-cause notice has heightened tension between the college administration and the teachers' association.
