The Bangalore University has decided to admit more girls from other varsities in view of the myriad problems they face in continuing higher education.
Until now, the university admitted only two students from other varsities under the inter-university quota to each of its post-graduate courses and kept the remaining seats open only to those who had graduated from its affiliate colleges.
But, from now on, it will do away with the quota, so that more girls from other universities seeking to pursue higher education in the Bangalore University, could be admitted to its various courses.
The decision was taken during a recent meeting of the university’s academic council. The department of higher education had written a letter to all the vice-chancellors of state universities asking their opinion on admitting girl students who have graduated from other universities.
Prof Geetha Bali, vice-chancellor of the Karnataka State Women’s University in Bijapur, had alerted the department to the problems being faced by girls in pursuing higher education.
“A few months ago, we received a letter from Prof Geetha Bali highlighting the issue. We wrote to all the vice-chancellors in the state and some of them have reacted positively,” a department official said. Besides Bangalore University, Gulbarga University and Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) are also considering admitting more girl students from other varsities. The department is yet to receive a response from the other universities.
Prof Bali said she was thankful to the Bangalore University for accepting her proposal. “It is important that universities encourage education among women,” she said.
“Several women students find it difficult to continue education in a single university because they shift base. But universities are not open to inter-university admissions,” she said. “In most cases, women get married and move away from home town, and this rule of universities restricts their options for higher education, forcing them to discontinue studies. It is common for girls to get married after their undergraduation. It is, hence, important to keep the doors of education open for them at all places,” Prof Bali said.
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