Ex-employee of university gets 3 mass media students expelled

Jamia Millia Islamia University expels 3 mass media students; victims allege varsity hand in glove with ex-employee

Jamia Millia Islamia University expels 3 mass media students; victims allege varsity hand in glove with ex-employee

Getting duped by private institutes is well-known, but what if a central university becomes part of the nexus.

Sample this: A former employee of Jamia Millia Islamia University, who is presently the director of a two-room media institute in New Friends Colony, allegedly used his connection to expel three Jamia students, as they choose to leave the institute in the middle of their mass media course. Not only this, the director even threatened to ruin the career of the students, Shivali Dhondiyal, Shalini Singh and Madhup Kumar.


Blur future: The institute in New Friends Colony

"In 2008, we joined the National Institute of Mass Communication (NIMC) functioning at Bharat Nagar in New Friends Colony. But after six months we realised the course and the faculty would lead us to nowhere," said Dhondiyal.

"We asked for a No Objection Certificate (NOC), but the director, Nushrat Jaffar, asked to first submit the three-year course fees. It costs Rs 43,000 for a year, and giving fees for another two years without studying, wasn't justified. So, we decided to move out of the institute without taking the certificate. The director then threatened us and said he'll finish our career," she added.

The students then managed to enroll themselves in BA (Hons) in Mass Media in Jamia Millia Islamia University. They even submitted an affidavit for the gap year and cited preparation for competitive exams as the reason. The three continued their studies, thinking a safe road ahead. But, the fate had something else in store.

On September 4, 2009, Jamia Millia Islamia sent the three students a letter, enquiring if they were students of NIMC or not. In reply, the students denied the connection. "We told the college authority that we are in no way related to the institute. The dean then assured us that there won't be such problems in future and asked us to concentrate on our studies," said Singh.

However, on April 12, when the three came out of the examination hall after giving their first year paper, they were handed a letter stating their admission has been cancelled for concealing information

"We tried to get in touch with the officials, they said rule is a rule and it can't be changed for anyone. If the varsity had some issues, they could have informed us earlier and we could have taken admission in some other college. Our one year is lost and now nothing can be done. We'll move to the court and ask for justice," Singh

The Other Side

When MiD DAY tried to contact Nusrat Jaffar, the director of NIMC, he didn't answer the call. SM Azizuddin Husain, Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Languages said: "I have no idea about this issue and won't be able to comment."

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The students alleged that NIMC is a fraud institute and its certificates that are claimed to be affiliated from a Canada institute are baseless.

"The director of NIMC used to work as a production manager with the mass media department at the university. Later, he started his own institute in New Friends Colony. He may have used his previous influence to get the admissions cancelled," said a Jamia official, wishing anonymity.