FOLLOWING A cut in student intake that led to protests three years ago and an admissions cycle delayed by the pandemic, the Haj Committee of India has “temporarily closed” its residential coaching institute for civil services aspirants in Mumbai. The institute for Muslim students, which was being run at Haj House, has been “empty” since December 2023, and admission tests were not conducted this year, sources associated with the programme told The Indian Express. These tests are typically held every July. When contacted, Leyaqat Ali Aafaqui, an IRS officer who…