Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), once celebrated as India’s strongest public research university and a beacon of progressive thought, is now facing what teachers describe as a "severe crisis."
A new 'State of the University' report by the JNU Teachers’ Association (JNUTA) reveals that academic expenditure has plunged by 36%, while the share of women students and research scholars has fallen to around 40%, reversing decades of progress in inclusion and equity.
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In recent years, JNU has repeatedly clashed with the central government over issues ranging from campus dissent to academic autonomy, and successive leadership changes have left th
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