‘Extra marks if…’: JNU professor accused of sexual harassment allegedly told students

Eleven students at Jawaharlal Nehru University have filed a sexual harassment complaint against a professor, accusing him of making inappropriate remarks during viva examinations in the first week of May.

The complaint reached the university’s internal complaints committee later that month. The committee began proceedings and called several students to record their statements. The case resurfaced when classes resumed in mid-July after the students’ roughly 45-day semester break.

One student reportedly described her experience to fellow students on an unofficial WhatsApp group during the second week of May. Several others then came forward with similar allegations. A source told Hindustan Times that the professor allegedly suggested he would award students extra marks if they accepted his sexual advances.

The complaint comes against the backdrop of another sexual harassment case at JNU. In April 2025, the university’s executive council dismissed four staff members, including Swaran Singh, a senior professor at the School of International Studies. Singh had been accused of sexually harassing a Japanese official from the Embassy of Japan. The official filed a complaint after her last meeting with him, and an internal investigation later examined statements from both sides. An official familiar with that case said multiple complaints had allegedly been made against Singh in the past. The university dismissed him after investigators found substantial evidence, including audio recordings.

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He made remarks suggesting that he would award them extra marks if the students accepted his sexual advances.