{"id":343498,"date":"2025-03-11T17:45:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T12:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=343498"},"modified":"2025-03-11T17:52:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T12:22:15","slug":"jamia-millia-islamias-minority-status-under-scrutiny-following-ph-d-admission-policy-amendment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/03\/11\/jamia-millia-islamias-minority-status-under-scrutiny-following-ph-d-admission-policy-amendment\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamia Millia Islamia&#8217;s Minority Status Under Scrutiny Following Ph.D. Admission Policy Amendment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), a central minority university renowned for its historical association with India&#8217;s freedom movement, is facing significant clashes over an amendment to its reservation policy for Ph.D. programmes. The change, introduced by Vice Chancellor Mazhar Asif on November 12, 2024, alters the language from <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">&#8220;while granting the admission in Ph.D. programmes, the Department\/Centre\/Faculty <span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ff0000;\">shall<\/span> pay due attention to JMI reservation policy adopted&#8221;<\/span> to <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">&#8220;while granting the admission in Ph.D. programmes, the Department\/Centre\/Faculty <span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ff0000;\">may<\/span> pay due attention JMI reservation policy&#8221;<\/span>, making amendments in section 2 (h) of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ordinance &#8212;( (XI) &#8220;Degree of Doctor of Philosophy<\/span>&#8221;, regarding adherence to the university&#8217;s 50% reservation for Muslim minority students. This modification has led to concerns about the potential erosion of JMI&#8217;s minority status, protected under Article 30(1) of the Indian Constitution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Subsequent Ph.D. admission results have raised alarms, with several departments admitting fewer minority students than mandated. For instance, the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">AJK Mass Communication &amp; Research Centre<\/span> admitted only <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">one<\/span> Muslim student out of four seats, contradicting the university&#8217;s reservation policy. Students and faculty express concern that this amendment could signal a shift away from JMI&#8217;s foundational commitment to serving the Muslim community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1%;\">The controversy underscores a broader debate about the role of minority institutions in India and their capacity to uphold reservation policies in higher education. The details of results of some departments\/Centre\/ Faculty are as follows:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-collapse: collapse; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; table-layout: auto; width: 150.83mm; margin-bottom: 3%;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"167\"\/>\n<col width=\"71\"\/>\n<col width=\"85\"\/>\n<col width=\"97\"\/>\n<col width=\"70\"\/>\n<\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 44.31mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; font-weight: bold; Times New Roman&quot;;\">Centre\/Department\/ Faculty (Only for Ph.D).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 18.79mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; font-weight: bold; Times New Roman&quot;;\">Total Number of Selected Seats<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 22.54mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; font-weight: bold; Times New Roman&quot;;\">Minority Students (Muslim)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 25.67mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; font-weight: bold; Times New Roman&quot;;\">Non-Minority Students<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 18.52mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; font-weight: bold; Times New Roman&quot;;\">Vacant Seats<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 44.31mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">AJK Mass Communication &amp; Research Centre<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 18.79mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 22.54mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 25.67mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 18.52mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 44.31mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">Centre for Culture&nbsp;Media &amp; Governance<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 18.79mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 22.54mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 25.67mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 18.52mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 44.31mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">Department of&nbsp;English<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 18.79mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 22.54mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 25.67mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 18.52mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 44.31mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">Department of<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">Sociology<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 18.79mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 22.54mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 25.67mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 18.52mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 44.31mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">Centre for North East<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">Studies and Policy Research<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 18.79mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 22.54mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 25.67mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 18.52mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 44.31mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">MAJ Academy of International Studies<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; 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border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 44.31mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">Dr. K.R. Narayanan<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">Centre for Dalit and&nbsp;Minorities Studies<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 18.79mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; 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0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 18.52mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 44.31mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">Department of<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">Psychology<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 18.79mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 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border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 18.52mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-size: 16pt;\">References<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<li>\n<p>Jamia Millia Islami Act, 1988. <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jmi.ac.in\/upload\/jamiadocs\/JAMIA\/ActStatutes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/jmi.ac.in\/upload\/jamiadocs\/JAMIA\/ActStatutes.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Order delivered by the National Commission minority educational institutions,2011.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jmi.ac.in\/upload\/jamiadocs\/JAMIA\/minorityinstitution.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"Hyperlink\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">https:\/\/www.jmi.ac.in\/upload\/jamiadocs\/JAMIA\/minorityinstitution.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Ordnance dated. 20\/12\/2021 which requires 50% reservation in Ph.D. Programmes of JMI. <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jmi.ac.in\/upload\/advertisement\/notification_ordinance_ac_9_2021december30.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.jmi.ac.in\/upload\/advertisement\/notification_ordinance_ac_9_2021december30.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>latest ordinance passed by VC which is matter of controversy. <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jmi.ac.in\/upload\/advertisement\/notification_ordinance_ac_9_addendum_2024november12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/jmi.ac.in\/upload\/advertisement\/notification_ordinance_ac_9_addendum_2024november12.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Results of Ph.D. programmes. <a href=\"https:\/\/admission.jmi.ac.in\/Welcome\/regularAdmissionPhD?UID=ijpS&amp;rtextsess=6EIkMVFa7Q==&amp;rtextscun=jzw=\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/admission.jmi.ac.in\/Welcome\/regularAdmissionPhD?UID=ijpS&amp;rtextsess=6EIkMVFa7Q==&amp;rtextscun=jzw=<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><i>Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), a central minority university renowned for its historical association with 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