Students’ Union elections at the Nayagarh Autonomous College were cancelled for this year and the college was closed sine die following student unrest on Friday.
The college authorities took the decision after two student groups fought a pitched battle at the premises of the educational institution.
Police forces were deployed on the college premises to maintain law and order.
Meanwhile, students of the SCS Autonomous College in Puri went on hunger-strike in front of the college gate protesting the authorities’ decision to scrap Students’ Union poll.
Two students were hospitalised as their conditions deteriorated. A total of 23 students of the college had filed nominations for the campus polls. But, the papers of 10 aspirants were rejected leading to disturbances at the campus. The college authorities decided to cancel the polls and the educational institution was closed sine die.