In a shock to students of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) who have been protesting against the administration, their fellowship has been stopped. Reason: the institute has decided not to clear their certification, a key document to be submitted to the University Grants Commission (UGC) for clearing the fellowship amount.

The institute, on July 10, issued a notice naming 27 students for whom continuation forms for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) won't be certified over misconduct from March 23 to 28 — the period when the protesting students had barged into the registrar's office and blocked the office area.