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Satyawati College Associate Professor Placed on Leave After Student Alleges Sexual Harassment

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Satyawati College Principal confirmed that the ICC is investigating the complaint.

A fresh sexual harassment complaint at Delhi University’s Satyawati College puts faculty accountability under scrutiny as an associate professor faces an ICC probe following a student’s allegations.

An associate professor at Delhi University’s Satyawati College has been placed on leave and issued a show-cause notice following a student’s complaint alleging sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct. The college’s Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) is currently investigating the matter.

According to The Indian Express, the student filed her complaint on November 2, two days after the alleged incident. She accused the professor of repeatedly contacting her over the phone and sending her an obscene PDF document under the pretext that it was part of the syllabus. The complaint reportedly cites multiple instances of alleged harassment, misconduct and the use of vulgar language.

Confirming the development, Principal Subhash Kumar Singh said the professor had been on leave since last month. He added that the ICC had convened a meeting the previous week and was examining the complaint. Once the committee submits its findings, a resolution will be forwarded to the college’s governing body and subsequently to the university for further action.

The professor has denied the allegations, calling them false and fabricated. He confirmed that he appeared before the ICC and submitted a response, which was also video-recorded, adding that he was awaiting a fair outcome. The development follows other reported instances of sexual harassment allegations at Satyawati College, which had suspended two faculty members a few months earlier over separate complaints.

In a related development, a student enrolled with Delhi University’s Non-Collegiate Women’s Education Board (NCWEB), at Dr B R Ambedkar College, filed a complaint on October 19 against an ad-hoc teacher, alleging molestation, sexual harassment, coercion and inappropriate behaviour. The teacher was subsequently removed from teaching NCWEB students, while he denied the allegations.

Meanwhile, Hindustan Times reported that Delhi University’s Daulat Ram College ICC has recommended the suspension of an assistant professor facing allegations of sexual assault and harassment. The Vice-Chancellor has approved the recommendation.

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Ramanujan College Suspends Student Over Alleged Offers of Money and Gifts to Female Students for Diljit Dosanjh Concert; ABVP-NSUI Row Erupts

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Ramanujan College suspends a student over allegations of offering female students incentives to accompany men to a Diljit Dosanjh concert, triggering an ABVP-NSUI row over accountability and campus safety.

Delhi University’s Ramanujan College has suspended a third-year student until February 1, 2027, following allegations that he offered female students incentives to accompany men to singer Diljit Dosanjh’s upcoming concert in Ahmedabad.

Anas Khan, a fifth-semester BA (Hons) Hindi student, was suspended by an order dated November 6 after the college Proctorial Committee examined a complaint, his explanation, and the findings of a preliminary inquiry. The order bars him from participating in regular academic and extracurricular activities during the suspension period. However, he may appear for scheduled university examinations and visit the college for pending assessments or assignments with prior permission from the proctor. He has also been asked to submit a written undertaking assuring that such conduct will not be repeated.

As reported by The Times of India and Hindustan Times, the controversy gained traction after screenshots of purported WhatsApp conversations circulated online. The messages allegedly offered female students concert access, travel arrangements, gifts and monetary incentives. India TV reported that the alleged offers ranged from Rs 10,000 to Rs 30,000. However, the authenticity and context of these messages remain to be independently established.

The allegations have also triggered a political exchange between the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI). ABVP has demanded a fair, transparent, and time-bound investigation, along with strict legal action if the allegations are established. It also questioned NSUI’s accountability, citing Khan’s reported association with the college unit.

NSUI condemned any attempt to exploit or financially induce female students but maintained that Khan had already been suspended from the organisation during the Delhi University Students’ Union elections over alleged indiscipline and anti-organisational activities. The organisation stated that he had no association with it when the present controversy emerged and called for an impartial inquiry.

Careers360 also reported on the controversy, highlighting the competing claims made by the student organisations and their demands for accountability. The suspension notice further warns that any recurrence of such conduct or involvement in another serious disciplinary offence could invite stricter action, including termination, following due process.

The college’s action has brought renewed attention to questions of student safety, institutional accountability and the responsibilities of campus political organisations. While disciplinary action has been taken, the allegations against Khan remain unproven. The matter now rests on the outcome of the investigation, rather than claims circulating on social media.

 

Manzil Chaudhary 

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DU History Department Questions Syllabus Review Committee, Writes to Vice-Chancellor

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University of Delhi, where the History Department has raised concerns over the syllabus review

Delhi University’s History Department has challenged the composition and functioning of an Expert Committee reviewing its postgraduate syllabus, raising concerns over faculty participation and proposed changes to established academic papers. 

The Department of History at the University of Delhi has raised concerns over the review of its postgraduate third-semester syllabus, alleging that its Head of Department was excluded from key decisions taken by a Vice-Chancellor-appointed Expert Committee. The department has also challenged the committee’s recommendation to drop a long-running paper, arguing that the decision lacks an adequate academic basis.

In a Department Council meeting held on 10 September, Head of Department Anirudh Deshpande told faculty members that he was not being involved in final decisions on the syllabus review. The council reportedly expressed concern over the committee’s composition and asked Deshpande to convey its objections to Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh.

In a letter dated 9 October, Deshpande questioned the committee’s composition, functioning and recommendations. One major objection concerns the proposed removal of “History of Education in Colonial India” (DSE 31), a paper the department says has been taught for more than a decade. The committee reportedly characterised the paper as ideologically driven. The department disputed this assessment, pointing to the course’s coverage of indigenous education, colonial debates, Dalit and Adivasi experiences, missionaries, reform movements, and nationalist approaches such as Swadeshi education and Nai Talim (new education).

The dispute comes amid wider changes to DU syllabi under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. According to reports, only 16 of the 38 Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) papers proposed by the History Department appeared in the Semester III syllabus notified on 7 August.  Several others were listed as “under discussion” or “undiscussed”. The department’s October letter also said almost half of its Semester III DSE papers were yet to be notified, including courses concerning caste, gender, labour and the Northeast.

Dr Ankit Agrawal, assistant professor at PGDAV College and a committee member, said, however, that the department’s papers had been discussed, that the HoD had participated in meetings, and that suggestions were intended to improve the courses. The university has previously stated that the review was necessary because changes had been made to some syllabi after they were cleared. 

The department has sought a meeting with the Vice-Chancellor and has asked that the Semester IV syllabus be discussed through the university’s statutory academic bodies before the semester begins in January 2027. The university had not responded to the department’s concerns at the time of publication.

 

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Supreme Court Refuses the Centre’s Plea to Defer OBC Creamy Layer Verdict

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The Supreme Court rejected the Centre's plea to modify or apply the judgment prospectively across past recruitments, but clarified its operational scope.

In March 2026, the Supreme Court of India ruled that an Other Backwards Classes (OBC) candidate’s creamy layer status cannot be determined solely on the basis of parental income. In November 2026, the SC further clarified the scope of this judgment. 

 

The Supreme Court, on November 6 2026, affirmed that its judgment on determining the creamy layer status of OBC candidates would not reopen completed recruitment processes or appointments, while clarifying its scope and applicability. The government, however, must follow the revised interpretation of subsequent selections and appointments involving OBC reservation.

 

The March judgment declared that parental salary alone could not determine an OBC candidate’s creamy layer status. The nature and category of the posts held by the parents must also be considered, under the 1993 Office Memorandum, alongside the prescribed ‘income/wealth test’ as an additional criterion of exclusion.

 

The 1993 Office Memorandum issued by the centre further extended the same principle to employees of public sector undertakings (PSUs), banks, universities and similar institutions with an equivalent position in a government service. However, the exercise of establishing such equivalence was never undertaken. Subsequently, a clarificatory letter issued by the government in 2004 made the ‘income/wealth test’ the sole criterion for determining the creamy layer status of candidates whose parents were employed in these organisations.

 

The clarification has significant implications for OBC aspirants seeking government employment, particularly those whose eligibility for non-creamy layer reservation was previously rejected on the basis of parental salary. While completed appointments will remain unaffected, candidates in ongoing or subsequent recruitment processes will be assessed under the revised interpretation. The ruling is also relevant to OBC candidates selected through the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025, whose service allocation will be governed by the March judgment.

 

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DTF urges Delhi Vice Chancellor to release evaluation guidelines for 4th-year undergraduate programmes

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The DTF wrote to VC Yogesh Singh regarding the evaluation scheme for the fourth-year undergraduates not being released after the increase in credits from 6 to 10 earlier this year.

On the 6th of November, 2026, the Democratic Teacher’s Front (DTF) at Delhi University asked the administration to release an evaluation scheme for the fourth-year-undergraduates programmes. The letter addressed to Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh stated that the students and faculty members are waiting for clarification on the assessment process, as the seventh semester is nearing completion.

This demand came after a notification which was released earlier this year on the 10th of July, increasing credits for the dissertation, academic project or entrepreneurship track from 6 to 10 credits this year, raising the corresponding marks from 240 to 400.

According to the notification, the 4 credits assigned earlier to the Discipline Specific Core courses were shifted to entrepreneurship and research courses. Students are required to select elective courses in each semester from Discipline Specific Elective and General Elective options.

The notice by the DTF reads, “You would agree that prior information on the evaluation scheme is extremely important for students and teachers, as it creates an overview. Such delays reflect the scant attention of the University towards teaching-learning, which is causing the University and its programmes to lose popularity. We request the University to issue updated guidelines for the VIIth and VIIIth semester evaluation of UG Research on an urgent basis” 

According to the DTF, the university has not yet released an evaluation scheme for the revised 10-credit system, carrying 400 marks. They also raised concerns over the academics for fourth-year students, particularly involving Scopus-indexed research papers, books, book chapters, patents and presentations at national and international conferences. The committee also advised that a feedback form from the students and teachers be taken into consideration while forming the revised rules.

 

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Delhi University Professor Sangit Kumar Ragi’s Office Ransacked Over Use of ‘Casteist Slur’ During a Live TV Debate

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On Wednesday, DU senior professor Sangit Kumar Ragi’s office was ransacked after he made controversial remarks against an SP spokesperson during a television debate. Students submitted a memorandum demanding his suspension.

On Wednesday, Delhi University senior professor Sangit Kumar Ragi’s office was ransacked after he made controversial remarks against Samajwadi Party spokesperson Manoj Kaka during a television debate.

The incident came after Ragi and SP spokesperson Manoj Kaka had a heated argument during a debate on the news channel ABP on Tuesday. During the argument, Ragi used insulting words against Kaka; Kaka also called the professor a “donkey”. Ragi, a senior professor in the Delhi University’s Department of Political Science, was particularly called out for his use of a specific casteist term. 

Videos that have surfaced show a group of people entering Ragi’s office in the social science building in North Campus, demanding his suspension. Some of them allegedly smeared cow dung on the gate of his office, covering the nameplate. The group also allegedly broke the glass pane on the office door, tore and scattered files and damaged furniture. 

Students submitted a memorandum addressed to the Vice-Chancellor of Delhi University, demanding that Prof. Sangeet Ragi be suspended immediately and disciplinary action be taken against him.

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Speaking to Times of India, Ragi said the protesters were angry about his remarks during the TV debate, which he admitted he should not have made. After the TV debate, Sangit Kumar Ragi was seen apologising for his comments in a statement on X. In response to his usage of a casteist term, he wrote, ‘This was not directed at the entire community, but at abusers like him.” He further wrote, “Some people may have been hurt by this, so I apologise. That was not my intention.“

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The backlash against his comments was not limited to Delhi. Activists of the Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha staged a protest outside Lucknow University; the activists burnt his effigy and trampled on his photograph. The student organisation’s activists demanded strict action against Professor Sangeet Ragi. Several individuals joined in the call for his suspension, Congress spokesperson Ragini Nayak termed Ragi a “foul-mouthed Sanghi” and said that this remark has exposed his baseness. Meanwhile, journalist Meena Kotwal demanded that a case be registered against Ragi and that he be expelled from Delhi University.

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It is also worth noting that Professor Sangit Kumar Ragi was formerly the head of the Department of Political Science at Delhi University, and is an academic with several published books, including ‘RSS and Gandhi: The Idea of India’, ‘The Puritan Is Political: Mapping Islamic Radicalism’. The usage of casteist slurs by an academician and a senior professor at the University of Delhi has raised serious concerns and questions. 

 

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Daulat Ram College Probes Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Assistant Professor

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Daulat Ram College has placed an assistant professor on leave and issued a show-cause notice after a student filed a complaint alleging sexual harassment and assault on campus.

A 55-year-old assistant professor at Delhi University’s Daulat Ram College has been placed on leave and served a show-cause notice after a student complained of sexual harassment and assault on college premises.

The complaint was filed on October 29, two days after the alleged incident took place on October 27. The student has alleged sexual harassment, coercion and molestation, and says the professor had also been sending her inappropriate messages and harassing her over the past three months.

The complaint is being examined by the college’s Internal Complaints Committee (ICC), which handles sexual harassment complaints under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. The Act requires such inquiries to be completed within 90 days.

Vice-Principal Priti Malhotra confirmed to The Indian Express that an inquiry had begun. “We cannot speak much on this as the matter is with the internal committee,” she said. She also confirmed that the professor is not currently attending college.

The professor denied the allegations, calling them “false and baseless”. He told The Indian Express that he was being framed and harassed, and said he would respond to the show-cause notice after seeking legal advice.

The complaint comes amid earlier concerns over the handling of sexual harassment cases at Delhi University colleges. In December 2024, a student at Ramjas College filed a complaint against a professor with the college’s ICC. The professor was suspended from teaching duties for six weeks following student protests and later resigned as DU’s Joint Dean of Students’ Welfare. He denied the allegations.


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Delhi University Professor Discharged Amid Row Over Terrorism References in Study Material

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The University of Delhi has discharged assistant professor Saripalli V Ravikiran amid controversy over references in undergraduate study material. The Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) announced a one-day strike and total shutdown across the university on 3 November 2026 in response.

Saripalli V Ravikiran, an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the Centre for Distance and Online Education (CDOE), formerly known as the School of Open Learning, was discharged by the University of Delhi. The controversy relates to self-learning material prepared by Ravikiran for BA Political Science students. The content reportedly consisted of remarks and references concerning Dr B.R. Ambedkar, women, feminism and terrorism, which drew objections from sections of the university community.

According to the order, the discharge was carried out under Clause 7(9) of Ordinance XVIII and Point No. 7 of the Form of Agreement of Service of College Teachers under the Annexure to Ordinance XII of the university. The CDOE Governing Body recommended the professor’s removal with immediate effect, which the DU Vice-Chancellor, Yogesh Singh, approved.

The order stated that Ravikiran was appointed on 23 May 2023 against an advertisement and joined the university on 29 February 2024. The university stated that his performance during the initial probation period was not satisfactory, following which his probation was extended by one year on 7 February 2025.

 According to the order, his performance remained unsatisfactory during the extended probation period, and he was informed of the shortcomings from time to time and apprised of the action being taken by the centre. The university also maintained that the professor was provided with multiple opportunities to submit written explanations and attend personal hearings.

Meanwhile, the DUTA opposed the university’s action and called a one-day strike and total shutdown on 3 November 2026. The decision was taken unanimously at an emergency meeting of the DUTA executive on 2 November, where it was also decided that classes would remain suspended.

DUTA argued that the action was unjust and asked associations to mobilise teachers to ensure participation in the shutdown.

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QS Asia University Rankings 2027: University of Delhi Slips Out of Top 100

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India sees addition of 34 new universities to the QS Asia 2027 rankings, but its top institutions slip. IIT Delhi leads as research performance and regional competition shape the results.

The QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027 has placed 325 Indian universities among Asia’s ranked institutions, including 34 new entrants. While India remains the second most represented higher education system in the region after Mainland China, its leading universities have witnessed a decline in their rankings, raising questions about their competitiveness against regional institutions.

According to the latest rankings, which cover 1,722 universities across 26 higher education systems, all six of India’s highest-ranked institutions have slipped from their previous positions.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi continues to be India’s highest-ranked institution, securing the 66th position, down from 59th in 2026. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, follows at 79th, while IIT Bombay and IIT Madras have been placed at 83rd and 85th, respectively. IIT Kharagpur and IIT Kanpur occupy the 90th and 97th positions, respectively.

The University of Delhi has also fallen outside Asia’s top 100, moving from 95th to 106th. However, some Indian universities have recorded improvements. Chandigarh University has climbed to 104th from 109th, while Lovely Professional University has moved up from 187th to 154th. Jawaharlal Nehru University stands at 128th.

Despite the decline among its top-ranked institutions, India’s overall representation has grown. The country now has 21 universities in Asia’s top 200, compared to 20 in the previous edition. However, 71 per cent of its ranked institutions have registered a drop in their positions.

At the regional level, the University of Hong Kong has retained the first position for the second consecutive year, followed by Peking University. Tsinghua University has climbed from ninth to third, placing two Mainland Chinese institutions among Asia’s top three. Singapore’s National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University have been ranked sixth and eighth, respectively.

The rankings also highlight India’s strengths in research, with five Indian universities featuring among Asia’s top 10 for papers per faculty. Fifteen Indian universities have additionally shared the first position for staff with PhDs.

IIT Delhi continues to lead Indian institutions in the latest edition. The results reflect a growing Indian presence in higher education rankings, alongside persistent challenges in research impact and international engagement. For students, university rankings remain one of several factors to consider, alongside academic programmes, faculty, campus opportunities and institutional resources.

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ABVP to Hold “Arajakta Roko” March at DU North Campus, Expects 10,000 participants

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ABVP has announced a march at DU’s North Campus on November 4, accusing student groups of promoting divisive agendas during protests.

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) will hold a march called Arajakta Roko (Stop Anarchy, Embrace Democracy) at Delhi University’s North Campus on Wednesday, November 4. The organisation expects more than 10,000 participants to join the march along Chhatra Marg, according to Times Now. The march is expected to begin around 12/12:30 pm at the DU Rugby Stadium and end at the Campus Law Centre.

ABVP Delhi State Secretary Sarthak Sharma said that recently genuine student agitations are being used to push divisive agendas. He said slogans such as “Free Umar Khalid” and “Release Sharjeel Imam” are raised at protests on unrelated issues, including pollution and NEET. Referring to recent unrest at Jamia Millia Islamia over Student Union elections, Sharma said walls there had been painted with “Free Kashmir” slogans, which he said showed that forces seeking to break India were active.

ABVP National Secretary Aditya Katiyar accused the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and left-affiliated activists of sympathising with anti-India forces. He named CJP members Abhijeet Dipke and Saurav Das and AISA president Neha Bora. Times Now did not include responses from the individuals named.

DUSU President Yash Dabas, who also belongs to the ABVP, responding to the allegations of electoral irregularities, stated that ABVP had won DUSU on EVMs and Punjab University on ballot papers. He added that questioning bodies such as the Supreme Court or central investigative agencies weakens public trust. 

He alleged that YouTuber Dhruv Rathee had stated the army should revolt against the government and that Bora had called for Bangladesh-style mass unrest. He also alleged that pro-Maoist slogans were raised at anti-pollution demonstrations at India Gate, and called recent CJP protests a front for the Aam Aadmi Party. “Their only objective is regime change,” he said.

The march is part of a wider ABVP campaign titled Arajakta Roko, Loktantra Bachao. The organisation held a protest in Bhopal on October 27. In Patna, on October 30, protesters crossed police barricades while Dabas addressed them. The campaign follows after the CJP-led protest in Delhi on October 10, when the Supreme Court held a special Sunday sitting over metro closures and detentions.

 

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