Classes have resumed in Jawahar Lal University (JNU) as peace has returned to the campus following active intervention of the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (HRD) and the conciliatory gestures by JNU Vice Chancellor (VC) M Jagadesh Kumar, said JNU administration.

It may be noted that JNU had witnessed violence on the evening of January 5 as students groups had clashed. It had left 26 students injured.

"Amid peaceful and calm atmosphere, the classes in many schools and centre of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) have begun for new semester on Tuesday, said Pramod Kumar, Registrar of the University.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the registrar stated that academic and administrative units of the university functioned "normally on January 14, even as the campus witnessed a calm and peaceful atmosphere.

"The number of student registrations has been rising consistently and the last date of registration has been extended till January 15 to facilitate students who have gone on leave or on academic assignments off campus," he stated.

"Classes in many schools and centres for the new semester have begun and time-tables have been uploaded. MPhil and PhD viva-voce examinations of various research scholars have been conducted and several others have been scheduled. International academic delegations have also visited for discussions on research collaborations and student exchange," Kumar stated.

However, some students and teachers of the university continued their agitation and boycotted classes over the fee-hike issue. The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union has been on a strike from October 29 over the hostel fee-hike issue.