The new online registration system does not allow candidates to choose their medium of choice.
Even after securing 58 per cent at the postgraduate level, 21-year-old Vineet Chavan (name changed) has been restricted from taking admission in English-medium B.Ed Colleges. It’s not just Vineet, but there are many such candidates who face similar problems. The reason: the new software does not permit them to choose the medium of their choice. It will mainly affect students who have completed their school or degree level education in vernacular medium.
Students allege the online admission process is flawed. They allege that the new system does not permit them to choose the medium of their choice. Prahlad Sodaey a B.Ed aspirant, said: “With the current software designed for filling up the admission forms, we can’t select the medium of instructions in which the B.Ed course we would like to pursue.
“Instead of making a provision whereby a student is given an option whether to opt for a vernacular medium college or an English-medium college, the admission form gathers information on the students’ medium of instruction at his school, higher secondary and degree level,” he added.Meanwhile, students are also furious over the clauses stipulated in the brochure providing information on the State B.Ed Centralised Admission Process.
It mentions, they say, a particular clause stating that the candidate seeking admission to English-medium college is required to have completed their school, higher secondary and degree level education in the respective medium. Students allege that the State Higher Education department has been trying to revoke the admission process since 2004. It restricted the vernacular-medium students from opting for English-medium B.Ed courses. Samatawadi Chhatrabharati, a student union, has decided to protest against the new process.
“Following the protest in 2004, the entire admission process was changed. According to the newly devised admission process that had been followed in 2005 and 2006 diligently by the State Higher Education department, students from vernacular medium were allowed to seek admission into English-medium B.Ed colleges,” said Gajanan Kale, general secretary, Samatawadi Chhatrabharati.
However, Director, State Higher Education department, KM Kulkarni termed the allegations baseless. “We have not formulated any rules and regulations that will restrict the students from vernacular medium from opting for English-medium colleges. There may be some technical glitches in the admission-related software,” said Kulkarni.
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