Callous colleges cost students of CU dear
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The fate of a number of first-year students is now uncertain after their admissions were nullified by Calcutta University today.
Around 20 to 25 first-year students might lose a year as the college authorities had granted admission to them ignoring CU admission norms. The decision was taken at an undergraduate council (UG) meeting following appeals from colleges.
Despite Calcutta University’s directive of excluding environmental studies among the best five subjects selected for admission, many colleges flouted this rule. The colleges that have come under the scanner are Presidency College, Scottish Church College, Vivekananda College for Women, Budge Budge College, among others.
They later appealed to the university to consider a few such cases. According to an UG council member: “The directive was issued on 5 June while admissions to colleges started much later. SO the colleges are not justified in having overlooked the norms. Moreover, why were the colleges sitting on this for the one year? The matter should have been rectified much earlier.” It was also found that some colleges had granted admission to candidates in honours subjects who did not secure the requisite 55 per cent marks. Again, a number of general category students were offered subjects in which they did not have qualifying marks. The UG council cancelled all such admissions that were granted by flouting CU norms. “This a routine practice of the council. Circulars in this regard have already been sent”, said Prof Shyamal Sarkar, secretary, UG council, CU. n SNS
Around 20 to 25 first-year students might lose a year as the college authorities had granted admission to them ignoring CU admission norms. The decision was taken at an undergraduate council (UG) meeting following appeals from colleges.
Despite Calcutta University’s directive of excluding environmental studies among the best five subjects selected for admission, many colleges flouted this rule. The colleges that have come under the scanner are Presidency College, Scottish Church College, Vivekananda College for Women, Budge Budge College, among others.
They later appealed to the university to consider a few such cases. According to an UG council member: “The directive was issued on 5 June while admissions to colleges started much later. SO the colleges are not justified in having overlooked the norms. Moreover, why were the colleges sitting on this for the one year? The matter should have been rectified much earlier.” It was also found that some colleges had granted admission to candidates in honours subjects who did not secure the requisite 55 per cent marks. Again, a number of general category students were offered subjects in which they did not have qualifying marks. The UG council cancelled all such admissions that were granted by flouting CU norms. “This a routine practice of the council. Circulars in this regard have already been sent”, said Prof Shyamal Sarkar, secretary, UG council, CU. n SNS
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