AISA slams DU for conducting semester exam on Bakri Eid; demands rescheduling

The All India Students Association (AISA) has condemned Delhi University’s decision to conduct the end-semester exams 2026 for law students on Bakri Eid, May 28, even though the university administration has announced a gazetted holiday. The students’s group has demanded the DU admin to reschedule the exams and give a transparent explanation.

According to AISA’s official statement, Delhi University acknowledged Bakri Eid as a gazetted holiday and announced the closure of all university offices, faculties, departments and institutions, yet simultaneously stated that "examinations will be conducted as scheduled."

The notice by the DU admin has drawn sharp criticism from students, and other associations, calling the decision “selectively applied and administratively arbitrary,” it said.

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Explain basis of holding exam on holiday: AISA to DU

Highlighting the plight of faculty of law students, whose the administrative law exam has been scheduled on Bakri Eid, AISA stated that recognising a festival as a holiday while simultaneously conducting exams shows that recognition is purely symbolic, denying students the practical ability to observe and celebrate Eid with their families and communities.

Several requests and repeated letters were written by students to the DU authorities and the law faculty administration, but no resolution has been offered yet, it added.

“Students have flagged concerns around equal treatment, institutional sensitivity and their constitutional rights, questioning whose convenience was prioritised in the scheduling decision,” it said.

AISA has demanded that the exam, scheduled on Bakri Eid should immediately be postponed or rescheduled. They have also asked the university to explain the basis of their decision, and demanded a formal apology with a reaffirmation of the secular, inclusive and democratic values that serve students from diverse social, cultural and religious backgrounds.