On Monday, September 22, massive protests erupted outside GL Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management in Knowledge Park, Greater Noida. Over 150 students who applied and paid fees for the Greater Noida campus discovered that they had been registered under the Mathura campus. Nirupama Yadav, a student paid Rs 1.72 lakh in college and hostel fees for Greater Noida but was shifted to Mathura for registration, NDTV report said. Another student, Prince said that he also deposited Rs 1.72 lakh under the impression that he would study in the Greater Noida campus. But in both cases, despite them applying for the Greater Noida campus, they have been told that their admission will be transferred to Mathura campus. These two students are not alone to face this situation. Students who are attending classes in Greater Noida campus do not think it is fair to them if they have to travel to Mathura just to take the exams.
Some students have taken their voices to social media platforms like Reddit and X (formerly Twitter). A Reddit user has shared his direct admission experience in a subreddit (r/AKTU). He paid half-semester fees in June, settling the remaining balance in September, but he was told that all seats were occupied right before receiving admission numbers. The student was unapologetically given the choice to either take admission in PGDM at Mathura campus or take a refund.
Allegations against the management have also been made by the students over allowing more students than allowed and sending the excess students towards either PGDM programme or at Mathura campus.

This is the latest AICTE official intake numbers across all GL Bajaj campuses. AICTE defined seat limitation means that once the 540 MBA seats at Greater Noida campus are filled, any additional admissions must either be redirected or registered under distinct entity IDs, in this case 180/360 seats at Mathura campus.
Campus / Institute Name | Programme / Level | Course | AICTE Approved Intake |
|---|---|---|---|
GL Bajaj Inst. of Tech. & Mgmt. (Greater Noida) | Post Graduate | MBA | 540 |
Post Graduate | MBA (Business Analytics) | 120 | |
Post Graduate | MCA | 300 | |
Under Graduate | CSE | 720 | |
GL Bajaj Inst. of Mgmt. & Research (Greater Noida) | Post Graduate Diploma | PGDM | 540 |
GL Bajaj Group of Institutions (Mathura) | Post Graduate | MBA | 180 |
GL Bajaj College of Tech. & Mgmt. (Mathura) | Post Graduate | MBA | 360 |
As per NDTV report, Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha (led by District President, Mohit Nagar), demanded that all affected students be retained strictly at the Greater Noida campus. The management of GL Bajaj College has reportedly met with student delegations and requested time until September 26 to resolve the discrepancy. Student bodies and Samajwadi Party leaders have warned of campus lockouts and broader agitation if student demands are not met by September 26.
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