JNU PhD Admissions 2026-27 Under Fire As SFI Alleges SC, ST & PwBD Reservation Shortfalls, Seeks Immediate Correction
New Delhi: The Students' Federation of India (SFI) on Wednesday alleged discrepancies in how Jawaharlal Nehru University implemented reservation norms for PhD admissions in 2026-27. SFI demanded immediate rectification and claimed that the National Commissions for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) and the National Commissions for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) had taken cognisance of its complaint. SFI exposes…
On October 28, 2026, the Students Federation of India (SFI) publicly accused the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) of inadequately reserving seats for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and persons with benchmark disabilities (PwBD) in PhD admissions for the 2026-27 academic year. The SFI demanded immediate correction of the discrepancies, which they claim violate reservation norms.
After addressing a press conference at the Press Club of India, SFI leaders, including former Rajya Sabha MP Brinda Karat and former West Bengal minister Debalina Hembram, alleged that the university's admission prospectus failed to provide the required proportion of seats for SC, ST, and PwBD candidates. The alleged shortfall included 15 seats for ST candidates, 107 for SC candidates, and 36 for PwBD candidates.
SFI attributed the issues to a micro-unit seat-allocation method, which distributes reservation percentages separately to university centres and sub-disciplines, resulting in some centres advertising no seats for SC and ST candidates. The organization also raised concerns over the de-reservation of vacant reserved seats in previous admission cycles and demanded that the university correct the situation or halt the admission process until the reserved seats are advertised.
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