DSPMU Faces Student Anger Over Poor Facilities, Fee Hike Despite University Status

Brief By Newsbrief / 2:34 PM on 07 May 2026

Nearly nine years after gaining university status, Ranchi’s Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University faces growing criticism over poor campus facilities, unhygienic toilets and inadequate drinking water arrangements. Students allege that fee hikes continue despite unresolved infrastructure issues affecting rural and economically weaker students. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Rajeev Manohar assured reforms, but students claim visible improvements remain absent, triggering protests across the campus recently.

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