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{{short description|Indian students organisation}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2015}}{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = All India Students' Association
| logo = File:AISA symbol.svg
| logo_size = 120px
| logo_caption = Official symbol of AISA
| image = File:AISA flag.svg
| image_size = 120px
| caption = Official flag of AISA
| abbreviation = AISA
| formation = 9 August 1990
| type = Student organisation
| status = Active
| headquarters = India
| leader_title = National President
| leader_name = Neha
| leader_title2 = National General Secretary
| leader_name2 = Prasenjeet Kumar
| affiliations = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation]]
| website = [https://aisa.in aisa.in]
}}
'''All India Students' Association''' (AISA) is a [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]] [[student organisation]] in India. It describes itself as "the voice of the radical students' movement" and is affiliated with the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aisa.in/about/manifesto/ |title=AISA : Manifesto |work=AISA |accessdate=29 May 2015}}</ref> The association was previously affiliated with the [[Indian People's Front|IPF]].<ref name="ipf">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19930415-students-say-no-to-politics-of-communalism-810941-1993-04-15|title=Students say 'no' to politics of communalism|last1=Gupta|first1=J. S.|date=15 April 1993|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref>

It was founded in [[Prayagraj]] on 9 August 1990 with the merger of several left-wing student organisations across India. AISA has an organisational presence in several states and union territories, including [[Delhi]], [[Chandigarh]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Assam]], [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]], [[West Bengal]] and [[Tripura]], etc.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/four-year-undergraduate-programme-issue-protesting-students-detained/articleshow/37244571.cms|title=Four-year undergraduate programme issue: Protesting students detained|date=2014-06-26|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Mishra|first1=Subhash|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/left-is-right-in-uttar-pradesh-congress/articleshow/74606351.cms|title=Left is right in Uttar Pradesh Congress?|date=2020-03-13|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/rights/assam-protests-akhil-gogoi-health|title=Assam Rocked by Statewide Protests Demanding Akhil Gogoi's Release|last1=Das|first1=Gaurav|date=12 March 2020|website=The Wire|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/dist-wing-of-all-india-students-association-to-start-agitation-31352.html|title=Dist wing of All-India Students Association to start agitation|date=2013-12-24|website=The Statesman|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/students-of-calcutta-seek-help-for-delhi-riot-victims/cid/1753546|title=Students of Calcutta seek help for Delhi riot victims|last1=Chowdhury|first1=Subhankar|date=14 March 2020|website=The Telegraph (Kolkata)|language=en|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref>

==Universities==
The students' association has a presence in various major [[institutions of higher education]] in India, such as [[Patna University]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/117-remain-in-fray-for-pusu-polls/articleshow/72321619.cms|title=117 remain in fray for PUSU polls {{!}} Patna News - Times of India|last1=Mishra|first1=B. K.|date=9 December 2019|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/pusu-polls-jap-rjd-end-abvp-dominance-jd-u-bites-the-dust/story-yvEFRTPNLt3UzwBBUOfYTP.html|title=PUSU polls result 2019: JAP, RJD end ABVP dominance, JD-U bites the dust|last1=Kumar|first1=Arun|date=2019-12-08|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|language=en|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref> [[University of Allahabad]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/uttar-pradesh-students-launch-protests-demand-action-after-murder-of-allahabad-university-law-student-4347467.html|title=Dalit law student murdered: Students of Allahabad University go on rampage, lay siege at DM's house|website=[[Firstpost]]|date=13 February 2018|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref> [[Banaras Hindu University]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/21-arrested-in-connection-with-clash-following-anti-caa-protest-at-amu/articleshow/72742515.cms|title=Protests spread to BHU, Islamic seminary in Lucknow; 21 held in Aligarh|date=16 December 2019|work=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref> [[Kumaun University]],<ref name="ipf" /> [[Jadavpur University]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/jadavpur-university-student-union-elections-held-after-3-years-results-to-be-announced-today-1648325-2020-02-20|title=Jadavpur University student union elections held after 3 years, results to be announced today|date=20 February 2020|website=[[India Today]]|language=en|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref> [[University of Delhi]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/dusu-polls-2018-dusu-elections-2018-aap-cpm-student-wings-to-jointly-contest-delhi-university-polls-1908398|title=AAP, CPM Student Wings To Jointly Contest Delhi University Polls|date=30 August 2018|website=[[NDTV.com]]|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref> [[University of Lucknow]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/lucknow-university-teachers-attacked-varsity-closed/articleshow/64859113.cms|title=Lucknow University teachers attacked, varsity closed|date=4 July 2018|work=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref> [[Tata Institute of Social Sciences]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/photos/tiss-students-protests-now-reach-power-corridors-in-new-delhi-against-withdrawal-of-financial-aid-for-scst-scholars-4369695.html|title=TISS students' protests now reach power corridors in New Delhi against withdrawal of financial aid for SC/ST scholars|website=[[Firstpost]]|date=27 February 2018|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/191218/hyderabad-more-students-join-hunger-strike-at-tiss.html|title=Hyderabad: More students join hunger strike at TISS|last1=Parasa|first1=Rejeswari|date=19 December 2018|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|language=en|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref> [[Jamia Millia Islamia]] and [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/in-midnight-protest-at-jnu-hundreds-surround-vice-chancellor-over-missing-student-1476509|title=In Midnight Protest At JNU, Hundreds Surround Vice Chancellor Over Missing Student|last1=Sanyal|first1=Anindita|date=20 October 2016|website=[[NDTV.com]]|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref> [[HNB Garhwal University]] and [[Ambedkar University, Delhi]], among others. A unit of AISA has also consistently won student union elections in Rikhnikhal Degree College, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, since 2017. From 2013 to 2019 AISA had significant presence in [[Visva-Bharati]] the only central university of West Bengal. Activist of AISA has led historical students movement in Visva-Bharati raising voice against gender based violence, Fee Hike, illegal suspension of students demanding campus democracy etc. AISA was the biggest student organisation of Visva-Bharati of the time with presence in more than 20 departments and institutes.

AISA has consistently won in [[Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union]] elections since 2006.<ref name="JNU2012">{{cite news | url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/231887/history-repeats-itself-aisa-wins.html | title=History repeats itself, AISA wins JNU polls | work=Deccan Herald | date=3 May 2012 | accessdate=29 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="JNU2013">{{cite news | url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/politics/aisa-sweeps-jnus-student-union-polls-wins-all-4-top-positions-639147.html | title=AISA sweeps JNU's student union polls, wins all 4 top positions | work=IBN Live | date=16 September 2013 | accessdate=29 May 2015 | archive-date=4 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042942/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/politics/aisa-sweeps-jnus-student-union-polls-wins-all-4-top-positions-639147.html | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="JNU2014">{{cite news | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jnu-stays-with-aisa-strong-show-by-abvp/article1-1264036.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915114340/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jnu-stays-with-aisa-strong-show-by-abvp/article1-1264036.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=15 September 2014 | title=JNU: AISA wins polls, strong show by ABVP | work=Hindustan Times | date=15 September 2014 | accessdate=29 May 2015}}</ref> The victory of AISF in the 2015 JNUSU elections marked the occasion when AISA lost the presidency.<ref>{{cite news | title=JNUSU: AISF wins top post, ABVP makes a comeback after 14 years | work=The New Indian Express | date=13 September 2015 | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2015/Sep/13/jnusu-aisf-wins-top-post-abvp-makes-a-comeback-after-14-years-814023.html | access-date=8 October 2025}}</ref>

Since 2013, AISA has been one of the major left forces in [[Delhi University Students' Union]] elections.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/DUSU-elections-Stand-on-4-year-course-fuels-AISAs-rise/articleshow/22592256.cms | title=DUSU elections: Stand on 4-year course fuels AISA's rise | work=The Times of India | date=15 September 2013 | accessdate=29 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-beating-money-power-left-makes-a-mark-in-delhi-university-polls-1891257 | title=Beating money power, left makes a mark in Delhi University polls | work=DNA India | date=20 September 2013 | accessdate=29 May 2015}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web | url=http://www.tehelka.com/choice-based-credit-system-leaves-students-with-no-choice/2/ | title=Choice-Based Credit System Leaves Students With No Choice | publisher=Tehelka Magazine, Volume 12 Issue 14 | date=4 April 2015 | accessdate=29 May 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629101241/http://www.tehelka.com/choice-based-credit-system-leaves-students-with-no-choice/2/ | archive-date=29 June 2015 | url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Officers ==
As of 7 October 2025, the national president of the All India Students' Association (AISA) is Neha, and the national general secretary is Prasenjeet Kumar.<ref name="OfficeBearers">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aisa.in/about/office-bearers/|title=Office Bearers|website=All India Students' Association (AISA)|language=en-US|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref><ref name="8thConf">{{cite web|url=http://www.aisa.in/aisas-8th-national-conference-calls-for-nationwide-movement-against-common-central-university-bill-cbcs-rusa-binding-commitments-at-wto-and-attacks-on-campus-democracy/|title=AISA's 8th National Conference Calls for Nationwide Movement Against Common Central University Bill, CBCS, RUSA, 'Binding Commitments' at WTO, and Attacks on Campus Democracy!|date=16 May 2015|work=AISA|access-date=29 May 2015}}</ref>

== Notable alumni ==
* [[Chandrashekhar Prasad]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Kant |first=Krishna |date=2017-04-01 |title=The Gun That Killed JNU's Chandrashekhar 20 Years Ago Was 'Secular' |url=https://thewire.in/politics/gun-killed-jnus-chandrashekhar-secular |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818232225/https://thewire.in/politics/gun-killed-jnus-chandrashekhar-secular |archive-date=2023-08-18 |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]]}}</ref>
* [[Sandeep Saurav]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-16 |title=Agnipath scheme: Violent protests continue in Bihar, 2 trains set on fire |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/agnipath-scheme-violent-protests-continue-in-bihar-2-trains-set-on-fire-122061700397_1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818232440/https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/agnipath-scheme-violent-protests-continue-in-bihar-2-trains-set-on-fire-122061700397_1.html |archive-date=2023-08-18 |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref>


== See also ==
* [[Revolutionary Youth Association]]
* [[All India Students Federation]]
* [[Students' Federation of India]]

==References==
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==External links==
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Khalek Rahaman at 13:03, 27 February 2026