Third-year Journalism students at Kamala Nehru College continue to face administrative delays, remaining without their college ID cards since admission.
In a surprising case of administrative neglect, the entire batch of third-year Journalism students at Delhi University’s Kamala Nehru College (KNC) continues to remain without college ID cards, more than two-and-a-half years after their admission. While their juniors in the same department have already received their cards, around 45–50 students from the 2022 Journalism batch are still waiting.
As per the usual college process, students receive their ID cards within the first semester of their first year of study. However, this batch claimed to have never received any, despite repeatedly approaching the administration. “We have gone to the admin office at least a hundred times”, said a third-year student. “Every time, we are told it’s some system or data issue. The excuse has remained the same for three years.”
According to the students, the administration initially cited a “technical issue” with student records, saying that names and roll numbers had been mismatched in the database. “We were told that because of wrong information flow, like father’s name or roll number mix-ups, the cards couldn’t be printed”, one student said. “But that was in the first year. It’s third year now, and nothing has changed.”
Students allege that this delay has caused multiple inconveniences. During events such as the Diwali Mela and college fests, campus entry is restricted to those carrying valid ID cards. “We weren’t allowed entry even with our library cards”, said the student.
When the matter was raised in a student-principal meeting a few months ago, the principal reportedly downplayed the issue, saying that everyone had received their ID cards and that students could get them printed from the college machine. However, the administration did not act even after that.
Students claim that, despite the principal’s attempts to communicate with the administrative office, no concrete action has been taken. They continue to be informed about system issues or mismatched details with no proper follow-up.
Journalism department students have begun documenting their complaints collectively, hoping that the administration will finally address the issue before they graduate. Currently, there is no clear timeline for when or whether the college administration will resolve the ID card delay, leaving nearly an entire graduating batch without a basic document of identification from their own institution.
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Anjali Kumari Jha
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