A row has erupted at JU after two students held a poster reading "There is no place for Islamophobia at Jadavpur University" while receiving their citations and certificates from the vice-chancellor during the annual convocation. So we only held a poster while receiving UG degrees at the convocation," said one of the protesting girls on Wednesday evening. The professor added, "On that day, a student wearing a hoodie was caught using headphones by research scholars on invigilation duty. One of the students who held the poster said, "It should be emphasised that the suspicion in the mind of the invigilator was unfounded." The professor also clarified, "Two other students wearing hijab, one of them differently abled, were not checked.

Source: The Telegraph December 25, 2025 16:21 UTC