Campuses that told students to stay away

Showing 5 of 5 campuses / bodies

• Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

  Roorkee, Uttarakhand

  IITs

  20 July 2026IIT Roorkee

  Registrar email: no political discussion or activity without prior permission

  An internal Registrar mail dated 20 July told students, employees, and stakeholders not to join political discussions or activities, or make public statements, without prior institute permission — after noting social-media “affinity with political movements like the one currently.”

  • Mail did not name CJP or Jantar Mantar in the text reported by the press.
  • Cited notified conduct rules on political activity and public utterances that could embarrass relations with the Central Government or the public.
  • Institute later said similar advisories are routinely issued every academic session and did not constitute a new directive or policy.

  Later framed by the institute as a routine annual conduct reminder, not a protest-specific ban — still widely reported in the CJP context.

  Indian Express →ThePrint →Timeline entry →

• Association of Indian Universities

  New Delhi (umbrella body)

  Higher-ed associations

  21 July 2026AIU

  Letter to vice-chancellors: keep students focused on studies, campuses quiet

  AIU wrote to vice-chancellors on 21 July advising colleges and universities to guide students toward academic focus and keep campuses quiet amid the continuing agitation.

  • Umbrella body communication to VCs — not a single-campus circular to students.
  • Press coverage groups the letter with later DU / JNU / IIT stay-away notices.
  ThePrint →Education Post →Timeline entry →

• Indian Institute of Technology Madras

  Chennai, Tamil Nadu

  IITs

  Around 20–22 July 2026IIT Madras

  Advised campus community to stay focused on academics and distance from protest activity

  Multiple outlets report that IIT Madras advised students to remain focused on academics and distance themselves from protest-related activities around the same week as IIT Roorkee and DU.

  • Press also reports the institute asked a student body to remove a social-media post supporting the demonstrations.
  • Primary circular text is thinner in public reporting than DU / JNU X advisories.

  Exact circular date is less clearly pinned in press than DU (23 Jul) or JNU (24 Jul); listed here from week-of reporting.

  The Logical Indian →Education Post →Indian Express →Timeline entry →

• University of Delhi

  New Delhi

  Universities

  23 July 2026Delhi University

  Official X advisory: stay away from Jantar Mantar

  DU posted a safety advisory urging students and faculty to stay away from Jantar Mantar, citing Supreme Court regulation of assemblies, legal risk, personal safety, academic/career impact, and circulating misinformation.

  • Opened with “Dear students and faculty, your safety matters to us.”
  • Warned that unlawful assemblies or demonstrations at Jantar Mantar “may invite legal action.”
  • Urged students to “stay away from Jantar Mantar and to prioritise their safety and compliance with the law.”
  • Flagged “fake and misleading content” circulating about the situation.
  NDTV →Moneycontrol →University of Delhi (X) →Timeline entry →

• Jawaharlal Nehru University

  New Delhi

  Universities

  24 July 2026JNU

  Official X advisory: refrain from participating in or visiting gatherings at/around Jantar Mantar

  JNU asked all stakeholders of its academic community to act responsibly and prioritise personal safety, requesting they not participate in or visit gatherings at or around Jantar Mantar, and warning of legal and disciplinary consequences for social-media and conduct violations.

  • Cited Supreme Court directions on public demonstrations.
  • Warned violations may invite legal consequences and disciplinary action under the university’s code of conduct.
  • Encouraged “academic responsibility and responsible citizenship.”
  • JNUTA leaders were reported as planning to oppose the advisory.
  Times of India →Indian Express →JNU (X) →Timeline entry →