M Jagadesh Kumar

M Jagadesh Kumar: From controversial JNU vice-chancellor to chairman of University Grants Commission

The post of the UGC chairman fell vacant on 7 December after Prof D P Singh, who had taken charge in 2018, resigned upon turning 65

JNU to hold 2020 convocation online due to COVID-19 pandemic; will be 'memorable event', says VC

University authorities said that a notification will soon be issued asking students to register for the event, which will likely be held in November

JNUSU defies registrar's warning, says JNU will remain open and give shelter to Delhi riot victims

JNU Registrar Pramod Kumar had warned of disciplinary action against students found involved in efforts to provide shelter to the victims of the violence

Cab and auto-rickshaw drivers refuse to go to JNU campus post 5 January violence, cite ‘situation in varsity’ as excuse

According to several students of the JNU, the cab and auto-rickshaw drivers are citing the 'situation in the varsity' as an excuse to refuse rides

JNU violence: VC Jagadesh Kumar says no plan to shut campus temporarily in light of 5 Jan incident, efforts to restore normalcy underway

JNU Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar, who met HRD Ministry officials on Wednesday over the recent violence on campus, said the university has not made any suggestions to temporarily shut the campus and efforts are being made to restore normalcy. The ministry officials also maintained that no such proposal has been received.

JNU violence: Efforts on to facilitate semester registration for 'willing' students, vice-chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar tells HRD Ministry

Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry officials met JNU Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar on Wednesday and took stock of efforts being made by the varsity administration to restore normalcy on the campus, officials said.

JNU violence: Nature of attacks, booking of JNUSU president, cops' inability to nab suspects, VC's inaction all point at complicity

Reports have it that last Sunday, members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) allegedly barged into the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus like a Blackshirt squad — there were, in fact, some clad in black and all their faces were masked — and proceeded to savagely beat students and staff, and vandalise property

JNU violence: VC calls for putting 'past behind' even as Delhi Police names Aishe Ghosh in FIRs; Mumbai's Gateway of India protests called off

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) vice chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar, under fire from students and faculty members for inaction when masked people unleashed violence inside the campus on 5 January, on Tuesday appealed to "put the past behind", even as the Delhi Police file two separate FIRs against JNU student union president Aishe Ghosh, who sustained a head injury in the incident.

JNUSU blames vice-chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar for continuing crisis in university, urges HRD ministry to remove him from post

JNUSU urged the Ministry of Human Resource Development to remove him from his post

JNU VC M Jagadesh Kumar says he has forgiven students for 'forcibly' entering his residence, won't file police complaint

Seven students are on a hunger strike on the JNU campus in protest against the online system of entrance exam that will be implemented from this academic session