Campus Democracy is redefined in many ways. With majority of the colleges, mainly private completely banning political activities within campuses. The understanding of campus democracy by the students, faculties, the management and the policy makers have changed.

Interviewing one the main educational barons in India- Dr DY Patil, a politician renowned for the DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai where the IPL matched took place.I realize how education is one of the biggest business and power weapon. However, their political power have come hard on the students life confining them to the academic circles of the campus. Student Politics have had a different begining in India as a struggle for independence. However over the years after Independence, student politics were controlled and determined by the political parties when they came into the centre stage. 

 With the scneario been messed up by political interference, the need to delink education from politics was emergent. This lead to the Supreme Court intervening laying the foundation for Lyngdoh Committee for detailing guidelines for elections in campus and banning politics inside the campus.  With the recommendations coming into place, many states and various universities have in effect banned campus politics even stopped elections. Though it lead to a huge hue and cry by various political parties, the repercussions didnt effect the larger need of an educational system devoid of politics. From 2006 till now, the recommendations have received lukewarm responses. Many of the colleges still are unaware of the guidelines, which has a debilitating effect on the students. While the larger objective of protecting students from politics have been successful, the students are losing the race against the management.Capitation fees, admission, attendance, examination and results are opportunities which colleges take in against the students. The students are toothless to protect their rights including demanding of basic minimum amenities.  The need to balance the rights of the students and the duties of the management is extremely important in a scenario wherein private colleges are mushrooming across the country.