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Kakatiya University, on 27th November, witnessed a protest staged by the students in front of the Registrar’s Chambers. The protest had been held as the Registrar failed to listen to the students’ appeals for postponing the semester examinations due to inadequate classes and incomplete syllabus.
Students from the Kaktiya University staged a protest against the Registrar’s decision for conducting the examinations. As per sources, the students had been demanding that the examination be postponed. With no replies being received from the Registrar, the students staged a protest in front of the Registrar’s chambers.
As per the official notification from the varsity, the semester examinations have been scheduled to be held from 29th November 2019. The police had been called in to obstruct the protest.
The students state that the administration ha failed to complete the syllabus in time, yet the administration decided to conduct the semester examinations. Further, the students also claimed that the varsity did not conduct the required number of classes as well for the students of 1st, 3rd and 5th semesters. As per a statement from the leader of ABVP, Ram Babu, the educational institutions are required to conduct classes for 90 days prior to conducting the semester exams.
Ram Babu stated that the entire admissions concluded in September this year through DOST or Degree Online Services Telangana. Following the admission processes, the Dussehra holidays began. Adding to the reduced number of holidays, the State Government further introduced holidays due to the TSRTC employees’ strike. The combination of the delayed admission processes along with a large number of holidays resulted in a meager 45 days of classes being conducted for the first, third and fifth semesters.
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The students had repeatedly appealed to the Registrar to postpone the semester examination, however, the appeals had fallen to deaf ears, as the University Registrar released the examination schedule. The examination schedule revealed that the semester examinations had been scheduled to be held from 29th November 2019. The examination schedule, combined with no reply from the Registrar forced the students to stage a protest, stated Ram Babu.
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The ABVP leader added that the students from the first semester have the provision of appearing for supplementary examinations, however, the same provision has not been offered to third and fifth-semester students. In fact, he added, the third and fifth semester students will be forced to go through the academic year again for failing in the semester examinations, as per the guidelines mentioned under the CBCS (Choice Based Credit System).
