Nearly 110 students have lost a chance to pursue an undergraduate programme in government colleges affiliated to the Mahatma Gandhi University after the authorities rejected a directive by the Department of Higher Education to fill up the vacancies through an open allotment.
Major lapse
The major lapse on the varsity’s part has come at a time when the Kerala University cashed in on the opportunity and filled up about 300 vacant seats in government colleges by holding an open allotment on Tuesday.
The KU authorities carried out the allotment exactly based on the government directive, which was turned down by the Mahatma Gandhi University. The Hindu ’s query on why the government seats were not filled as done by the Kerala University evoked a curious reply from officials at the admission cell of the varsity.
“The university will not be able to ensure the mandatory 90 days per semester of classes required, if the allotment was held for the vacant seats in government colleges now. Moreover, we will not be able to ensure justice to aided, and self-financing colleges by holding an open allotment only for government colleges,” they said.
Official records exposed the varsity’s double standards on the issue of ensuring mandatory class days. Senior officials admitted that there had been occasions in the past when students were admitted to the first semester undergraduate programmes till the end of October.
