Pics: Ramesh Pandith
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (NM)
Mangalore, Jul 20: Condemning the decision of the government on modifying the carry-over system, the students of polytechnic under the banner of Akhila Bharathiya Vidyarthi Parishat (ABVP) staged a protest at Bunts hostel circle here on Friday, July 20.
Chinmay Rai, secretary of ABVP said, "Without providing necessary circular to the students before the end semester exams, the authorities have made changes in the carry-over system, thereby affecting the future of the students."
According to the plan that was stated by the late Dr VS Acharya, minister of higher education, diploma students of 3rd and 5th semester were allowed to continue their education with up to ten pending subjects.
However, in the recent changes, the students are allowed to continue in the next semester with up to four pending subjects only, he lamented. He said that prior information on the change would have helped students.
In addition, the agitators urged the authorities to provide fundamental facilities like laboratories, more faculty and proper infrastructure.
Udupi
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Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (SM)
Udupi Jul 20: Students of polytechnic colleges across the district staged protest in front of the DC office here on Friday July 20 against the change in carry-over system for diploma courses.
The protesters wanted the state government to introduce the carry-over system for students pursuing diploma courses. The new guidelines given by the education board state that students who fail in more than four subjects in the diploma course would not be given admission to the next semester, due to which majority of the students will be forced to lose a year.
They urged the government to allow first and second year students, who have not passed in all subjects, to be admitted to the next year of study.
They raised slogans against the board of technical education and the state government for bringing changes in the ‘carry-over’ system.
Previously, on July 15 a complaint was forwarded to Udupi MLA Raghupathi Bhat.
Steven D'Souza from the automobile department, Nikhil, Adnan, Chethan and Nithin from civil department have put forward the appeal to the DC.