A day after violence involving students on the campus, the administration of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday announced the closure of the university sine die.
AMU Registrar V.K. Abdul Jaleel, while issuing the closure notice, said all students have been ordered to vacate the hostel within 48 hours.
According to a notification of assistant controller (examinations), all examinations scheduled for the day have been postponed. Their next date will be announced later.
On Friday there were three rounds of violence between armed groups of students. No one was injured.
Following the violence linked to the university's internal politics, the district authorities advised the AMU registrar and the proctor to close the university.