Agitated by the move, the students sought an intervention by Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar in the matter on Monday.
The BA (prog) first-year students at Delhi University's School of Open Learning (SOL) alleged that the administration has abruptly wrapped up their classes even as half of the syllabus is yet to finish. Agitated by the move, the students sought an intervention by Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar in the matter on Monday.
Among the hundreds of students, who gathered outside the HRD ministry to hold a protest, was 22-year-old Kuldeep Kumar, who has been in a fix since the administration announced the decision of winding up the classes.
"Firstly, our admissions started late in this session which delayed the commencement of classes till December. We were waiting for classes to begin when regular students were appearing in their semester exams. And, now they have announced a wrap up without completing our syllabus," he said.
The students also alleged that they have not received the complete study material. "Last month, the DU had released the datesheet for several SOL courses even as their classes had not started by then. The students are still confused about their syllabi as the university has not even released their study material so far. This is sheer injustice," said Snigdha Sharma, another student, who participated in the protest led by Krantikari Yuva Sangathan (KYS), a students' body.
Alleging "apathy" from the administration's side, the students said, "We had earlier, on many occasions, submitted memoranda to the SOL administration and had even tried to meet DU V-C yesterday concerning the problems, but the administration remains unmoved," said Harish Gautam, a KYS member and a student.
Students also anticipate "mass failure" citing "institutional failure". "When more than 50% students fail in examinations every year and almost 95% students perform badly in the examination, is the institution not responsible?" he asked.
MASS FAILURE FEARS
- Students also anticipate “mass failure” citing “institutional failure”. “When more than 50 per cent students fail in examinations every year and almost 95% students perform badly in the examination, is the institution not responsible?” a student asked
- They have also alleged apathy from the administration’s side
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