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Template:Infobox organization All India Students' Association (AISA) is a 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.[1] The association was previously affiliated with the IPF.[2]

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.[3][4][5][6][7]

Universities

The students' association has a presence in various major institutions of higher education in India, such as Patna University,[8][9] University of Allahabad,[10] Banaras Hindu University,[11] Kumaun University,[2] Jadavpur University,[12] University of Delhi,[13] University of Lucknow,[14] Tata Institute of Social Sciences,[15][16] Jamia Millia Islamia and Jawaharlal Nehru University,[17] 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.[18][19][20] The victory of AISF in the 2015 JNUSU elections marked the occasion when AISA lost the presidency.[21]

Since 2013, AISA has been one of the major left forces in Delhi University Students' Union elections.[22][23][24]

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.[25][26]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ AISA : Manifesto.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Students say 'no' to politics of communalism. India Today(15 April 1993). Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  3. ↑ Four-year undergraduate programme issue: Protesting students detained. The Economic Times(2014-06-26). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  4. ↑ Left is right in Uttar Pradesh Congress?. The Economic Times(2020-03-13). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  5. ↑ Assam Rocked by Statewide Protests Demanding Akhil Gogoi's Release. The Wire(12 March 2020). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  6. ↑ Dist wing of All-India Students Association to start agitation. The Statesman(2013-12-24). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  7. ↑ Students of Calcutta seek help for Delhi riot victims. The Telegraph (Kolkata)(14 March 2020). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  8. ↑ 117 remain in fray for PUSU polls | Patna News - Times of India. The Times of India(9 December 2019). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  9. ↑ PUSU polls result 2019: JAP, RJD end ABVP dominance, JD-U bites the dust. Hindustan Times(2019-12-08). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  10. ↑ Dalit law student murdered: Students of Allahabad University go on rampage, lay siege at DM's house. Firstpost(13 February 2018). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  11. ↑ Protests spread to BHU, Islamic seminary in Lucknow; 21 held in Aligarh. The Economic Times(16 December 2019). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  12. ↑ Jadavpur University student union elections held after 3 years, results to be announced today. India Today(20 February 2020). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  13. ↑ AAP, CPM Student Wings To Jointly Contest Delhi University Polls. NDTV.com(30 August 2018). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  14. ↑ Lucknow University teachers attacked, varsity closed. The Economic Times(4 July 2018). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  15. ↑ TISS students' protests now reach power corridors in New Delhi against withdrawal of financial aid for SC/ST scholars. Firstpost(27 February 2018). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  16. ↑ Hyderabad: More students join hunger strike at TISS. Deccan Chronicle(19 December 2018). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  17. ↑ In Midnight Protest At JNU, Hundreds Surround Vice Chancellor Over Missing Student. NDTV.com(20 October 2016). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  18. ↑ History repeats itself, AISA wins JNU polls. Deccan Herald(3 May 2012).
  19. ↑ AISA sweeps JNU's student union polls, wins all 4 top positions. IBN Live(16 September 2013).
  20. ↑ JNU: AISA wins polls, strong show by ABVP. Hindustan Times(15 September 2014).
  21. ↑ JNUSU: AISF wins top post, ABVP makes a comeback after 14 years. The New Indian Express(13 September 2015). Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  22. ↑ DUSU elections: Stand on 4-year course fuels AISA's rise. The Times of India(15 September 2013).
  23. ↑ Beating money power, left makes a mark in Delhi University polls. DNA India(20 September 2013).
  24. ↑ Choice-Based Credit System Leaves Students With No Choice. Tehelka Magazine, Volume 12 Issue 14(4 April 2015).
  25. ↑ Office Bearers. All India Students' Association (AISA). Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  26. ↑ 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!(16 May 2015). Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  27. ↑ The Gun That Killed JNU's Chandrashekhar 20 Years Ago Was 'Secular', Kant, Krishna. The Wire(2017-04-01). Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  28. ↑ Agnipath scheme: Violent protests continue in Bihar, 2 trains set on fire. Business Standard(2022-06-16). Retrieved 2023-08-18.

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