Nagpur University’s apathy towards students’ problems is well-known, and here’s another example. The institution seems to have ‘forgotten’
to conduct practical examinations for the bachelor of journalism course. The university also failed to issue hall tickets to over 200 students of the same course, even when the examination, slated for Wednesday, is just three days away.
Some aggrieved students came to the university premises to meet vice chancellor S N Pathan on Saturday, but as usual he was out of town and therefore they had to return empty-handed. They now plan to take out a morcha on the university on Monday for their I-cards and practical examination issues.
Pro-VC G S Parasher said the hall tickets would be issued to the students on Monday and that the practicals would be held after theory exams. According to the students, ever since the course was changed into bachelor of journalism (BJ) from Bachelor of Mass Communication (BMC), they have been facing the problems. This university had even sent a timetable of BJ examinations starting from April 22 in December and told students that practicals would be held in April first week.
The students told TOI that the university had woken up from its slumber of years and had sent notices in March to all ten colleges conducting BJ course, asking them appoint at least three regular and full-time lecturers as per UGC norms or face action.
The university’s directions came after Nagpur bench of Bombay high court pulled up the government and the university for their failure to appoint full-time principals and lecturers in its affiliated colleges that was severely affecting quality of higher education in the state.