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The Zero-Violence Formula

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The Zero-Violence Formula
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Jadavpur University, Calcutta
  • Student bodies of political parties banned
  • Cap on money spent on campaigning
  • A committee comprising teachers and students go into the modalities of the election process
Hyderabad University
  • Student wings of political parties unwelcome
  • Limit on money spent on publicity
  • Posters sourced from outside the campus prohibited
Pune University
  • Political parties are kept out
  • Has an indirect form of election. Students from colleges are elected to the University senate.
  • Encourages cordial teacher-student relationship which helps in keeping peace.
JNU
  • Allows party affiliations but limits the damage by attaching prestige to a culture of debate
  • Administration sets aside funds for campaigning; students manage polls via an election commission
  • Performance of outgoing union examined in detail. This ensures transparency and accountability.

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