A row over wearing hijab at educational institutions began in India on January 1, 2022, when Muslim PU students in Karnataka's Udupi were barred from wearing the hijab on campus. Lucknow, Jan 19: Chaos prevailed in Uttar Pradesh after some students of the Hindu College in Moradabad were denied entry into the institute for wearing 'Burqa' despite the prescribed uniform code for students there. Last year, a row erupted regarding to school uniforms was reported in the Indian state of Karnataka, when some Muslim students of a junior college who wanted to wear hijab to classes were denied entry on the grounds that it was a violation of the college's uniform policy which was also followed by the other religion students as well.