IIT Roorkee clarified its annual advisory was misinterpreted as a social media ban during CJP protests over the NEET exam leak, sparking online controversy.
The advisory is an annual internal communication, it said
Jul 21, 2026
03:31 pm
What's the storyThe Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has clarified that a recent advisory on the ongoing students' protest led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) was not a new directive.
It said the advisory, which was circulated among students, faculty, and staff at the start of the academic session, is an annual internal communication in line with existing conduct rules.
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The engineering institution later claimed it was a routine advisory that ‘should not be misinterpreted or viewed out of context’.
