Representatives of the Maharashtra Navnirman Vidyarthi Sena (MNVS) met with the management of Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) on Thursday, demanding an immediate refund of fees for students who enrolled for distance learning and online courses. The intervention came as students complained about not getting refunds after their courses were cancelled following a University Grants Commission (UGC) notice that barred the institution from 
conducting them.

The UGC had barred NMIMS from offering distance learning and online programmes in April, citing gross violation of norms, through a public notice uploaded on the UGC website. The institute has been barred from offering such courses for the January-February 2023, July-August 2023, and January-February 2024 academic sessions.