This is because the UGC notification puts a cap on the number of students a professor can provide guidance. Read: Hundreds join Lucknow protest march, demand probe in missing JNU student caseIn December last year, the administration had barred students from protesting at the admin block. The students demand that the administration meet representatives from different centres, while vice chancellor Jagadesh Kumar wants to meet representatives of the JNU students union. Medical claim bills, fellowship papers, PhD viva documents couldn’t be processed on Friday due to illegal occupation,” said Pramod Kumar, JNU registrar on twitter. The VC also added that despite request from top JNU officials several times, the students refused to “end illegal occupation of the administration building”.

Source: Hindustan Times February 12, 2017 15:31 UTC