Engineering students across the city have launched an online protest against the Mumbai University after a change in the course syllabus.
Engineering students across the city have launched an online protest against the Mumbai University after a change in the course syllabus. The varsity’s decision to introduce two new subjects has resulted in a number of students failing to clear their exams in the first and second year.
Also, with the recent addition, the number of subjects has increased from 10 to 12. Apprehensive students claimed that most of them failed in at least five subjects whereas they are allowed to appear for only four ATKT (allowed to keep terms) exams.
The students have started an online petition on www.ipetitions.com /petition/natkt, and have also formed a group on the social-networking site Orkut to voice their grievances.
The petition, which is addressed to the university’s vice-chancellor Vijay Khole, states several issues that has marred the development of the engineering faculty, including the reevaluation process, poor faculty and most important, recalling the ATKT rule.
A student from a college in Navi Mumbai said, “Even the schedule for the May-June examination was difficult. There was no gap between the regular and the ATKT exams. Now, they have increased the number of subjects but there is no addition to the number of permissible ATKT. We will be forced to drop a year if nothing is done to save us.”
Another student Mayank Nair (name changed) said, “Students are afraid to come ahead to say anything against the authorities. Most of them are signing the petition anonymously.”
A concerned parent from Bangalore, whose daughter is studying in a college in Ratnagiri, said, “The change in the syllabus has put too much pressure on the students. Even the evaluation process of the university is not up to mark. Our papers are corrected by unqualified teachers and that is evident in the copies that we get from the university for reevaluation.”
However, when contacted, AD Sawant, pro-vice-chancellor of the Mumbai University, said, “We are not planning to increase the number of permissible ATKT at this stage.”
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