Campus Times | Lucknow 

The Lucknow University administration has expelled three students and imposed penalties on two others in connection with the disruption at the Vice-Chancellor’s office on April 28, escalating its disciplinary response to campus unrest.

The expelled students are Prem Prakash Yadav, an MA Hindi first-year student; Shashi Prakash, an MA Public Administration first-year student; and Harshit Shukla, an LLB (three-year course) second-semester student. The trio had earlier been suspended following the incident.

According to university authorities, an inquiry conducted by the Proctorial Board found the students guilty of misconduct during the protest. Acting on the recommendations of the inquiry and the Vice-Chancellor’s directions, the university issued expulsion orders with immediate effect.

The three students have been permanently barred from seeking admission to any future course offered by Lucknow University. Their entry into the university campus has also been prohibited.

Two students penalised, ordered to perform community service

In the same case, the university imposed a fine of ₹5,000 each on Prasann Shukla, a BA first-year student, and Rupendra Bahadur Singh, an MA first-year student.

Apart from the monetary penalty, both students have been directed to undertake 15 days of social service and submit an affidavit on a ₹100 non-judicial stamp paper pledging good conduct. The university has also ruled that after completing their current programmes, neither student will be eligible for admission to any other course at the institution.

BTech student suspended over BCI inspection protest

In a separate disciplinary action, Lucknow University suspended Vishal, a third-year BTech (Electronics and Communication Engineering) student, pending an inquiry into allegations of indiscipline.

The administration alleged that the student opposed the inspection process during the visit of a Bar Council of India (BCI) team on May 21. He has also been accused of circulating misleading and provocative information on social media that allegedly tarnished the university’s image.

Until the inquiry is completed, Vishal has been barred from entering the university campus, hostels and accessing student facilities. The university has sought his explanation within three days.

Law students lay siege to administrative building over re-evaluation demand

Even as the administration tightened disciplinary measures, another student protest unfolded on campus on Monday when law students gheraoed the university’s administrative building demanding re-evaluation of their examination answer sheets.

The students urged the Vice-Chancellor to order a review of their first-semester examination papers and release revised results. They also demanded that eligible students be given another opportunity to submit second-semester examination forms in line with the provisions of the National Education Policy (NEP), ensuring that no student loses an academic year.

A large number of first-semester law students from affiliated colleges participated in the protest. Demonstrators claimed that when results were declared on May 6, nearly half of the students were marked failed and many were given a year-back.

Students said they had staged a protest on May 20, after which university officials reportedly acknowledged errors in the results and assured corrective action. However, they alleged that the promised revisions have yet to be implemented, prompting the latest demonstration.