JNU students boycott exams over fee hike issue

Professor Hari Ram Mishra of the SSIS said there was full strength of students who appeared for exams in the 10 am to 1 pm shift.

JNU students raise slogans as they take part in a march from the University campus to Rashtrapati Bhavan to 'save public education.' (File| PTI) 

NEW DELHI: The Jawaharlal Nehru University students boycotted the exams on Thursday over the hostel fee hike issue, even as the School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies (SSIS) saw students appearing for their papers.

Professor Hari Ram Mishra of the SSIS said there was full strength of students who appeared for exams in the 10 am to 1 pm shift.

Sources said the SSIS was the only school where exams were held.

There was no immediate reaction from the varsity administration.