TORN JEANS, T-SHIRTS NOT ALLOWED: MUMBAI COLLEGE'S NEW DRESS CODE AFTER HIJAB BAN

After banning burqa and hijab on campus, Acharya Marathe College in Mumbai's Chembur has introduced a new dress code for its degree college students, banning jeans and T-shirt. On Monday, college students sporting jeans and T-shirt were stopped from entering the college.

Only a few days back, the Bombay High Court had dismissed a plea filed by students of the college, challenging the institute’s dress code banning hijab and other religious identifiers that it issued last year. The code stipulated that burqas, niqabs, hijabs, or any religious identifiers such as badges, caps, or stoles will not be permitted inside the college.

What the new dress code says

Torn jeans, T-shirts, revealing dresses and jerseys are not allowed, the college notice stated on June 27, that was signed by the college principal.

Details of the college notice 

• Students should wear formal and decent dress while on campus.
• They can wear a half-shirt or full-shirt and trousers.
• Girls can wear any Indian or western outfit.
• Students shall not wear any dress which shows religion or cultural disparity.
• Naqab, hijab, burkha, stole, cap, badge etc shall be removed by going to common rooms on the ground floor and then only they can move throughout the college campus.

According to a report published in the Indian Express, the college administration is preparing students to be ready for the corporate world.

College principal Dr Lele, as quoted by the IE, said the dress code was informed to students at the time of admissions and she cannot fathom why they should raise concerns about it now.

College justifies the ban decision

• Students should be ready for the corporate world
• Dress code was informed to students at the time of admissions

In the last academic session, the college introduced uniforms for students from the junior college section, which banned hijab among other religious identifiers.

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