JNU: Mandatory to fill MPhil, PhD forms in Hindi

Some section of students are not happy with the administration of imposing Hindi on them as till last year, students could fill the form in either of the languages.

India's premiere institute Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has made it compulsory to fill the MPhil and PhD submission forms in Hindi and English.

Some section of students are not happy with the administration of imposing Hindi on them as till last year, students could fill the form in either of the languages.

Satarupa Chakraborty, JNU students' union (JNUSU) general secretary, told Hindustan Times that the students were going through their last hour of submission of M.Phil/Ph.D dissertation/thesis today.

Students were severely harassed for filing an online tracking form which should contain the title of the dissertation in Hindi.

Chakraborty said many students wrote their dissertation title in their local language script as a mark of protest.

However, the university defended the decision saying since last year the students are being given bilingual certificates which contains their details in Hindi and English.

"The certificates given to students after they complete their course now carries their details in Hindi and English. That is why we have asked them to fill their details in MPhil and PhD submission form in Hindi and English. This will ensure there are no spelling mistakes," HT quoted JNU Registrar Pramod Kumar as saying.

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