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  • Schools appeal not to disrupt academics.

    The managements of private schools are doing everything they can to conduct classes and quarterly exams for students amidst frequent bandh calls given by Telangana outfits.

    Even as the Telangana Joint Action Committee has called for ‘Hydera-bad bandh’ on Friday, private schools have erected posters at their entrances appealing to political parties and T-activists not to disrupt exams since they were trying to complete quarterly exams by September 30 and declare Dasara vacation from October 1 to 9.

    The banners and posters prominently displayed slogans like, ‘We are not against Telangana’, ‘Please spare schools and children from bandhs’, ‘Our own Telangana children are affected due to bandhs’, and are a common sight near schools.

    Corporate schools owned by managements from Seemandhra have prefixed the word ‘Tel-angana’ on their boards such as ‘Telangana Narayana’, ‘Telangana Sri Chaitanya’ etc.

    On Thursday, several schools completed quarterly exams by conducting exams in three subjects on a single day and declared Dasara vacation till October 9.

    The CBSE and ICSE schools followed suit, since September 30 is the last working day for them. The schools have been resorting to several methods to complete the syllabus and the exams ahead of the Dasara vacations.

    Some schools held classes from 7 am to 11 am, others told students not to wear their uniforms to school. Numerous exams were also held on one day at several schools.

    Source : DC

  • Agitation hits tech. students.

    Engineering students in Telangana region are facing the risk of ‘attendance shortage’ due to holidays announced by college managements in support of Sakala Janula Samme. Same is the case with MBA, MCA, M.Tech, B.Pharmacy and M.Pharmacy students since these courses are also offered by the same engineering colleges on the same campus.

    Out of total 717 engineering colleges in the state, about 365 are in Telangana alone. About 4 lakh students are pursuing various professional courses in these colleges. These colleges have remain closed since September 18 and there is no clarity when the colleges will reopen though the managements expect it to happen only after October 9. With this, students are facing the risk of not meeting the minimum 75 per cent attendance norm to appear for semester exams.

    The JNTU-Hyderabad, which governs over 90 per cent of the engineering colleges in Telangana region, made it clear that it has not announced any holidays for engineering colleges, the managements have declared holidays till the APSRTC resumes its bus services completely. Students are worried after they received SMSes from JNTU-Hyderabad stating that it has not declared any holidays on account of strike and colleges should function normally. As per existing rules, it is mandatory for every engineering student to have 75 per cent attendance to sit for the exams. A 10 per cent concession is given on medical grounds but students having below 65 per cent attendance are not allowed to take the exams.

    Source : DC

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