Central University of Kashmir students demands mass promotion, varsity undecided

The reports suggest that the CUK students are demanding mass promotion in their previous semesters as per UGC guidelines so that they could concentrate on their current semester.

The Central University of Kashmir (CUK) students are under stress as the authorities of the varsity are indecisive about the examinations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The reports suggest that the CUK students are demanding mass promotion in their previous semesters as per UGC guidelines so that they could concentrate on their current semester.

Gazi Ahmad Khan, president of the CUK Students’ Federation said, “The University is not taking any decision on mass promotion despite the UGC guidelines. Our two semesters are pending. We want them to mass promote us in our previous semester and give relaxation in the current semester because we have faced a lot of problems due to continuous lockdown amid COVID-19,”

He further added, “We are ready to appear in exams in the current semester but those with final semesters who need to go for research and get admission in further courses, their exams should be held immediately with some leniency in the syllabus and their backlogs cleared.”

Due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country, the University Grant Commission (UGC) suggested that the universities should conduct exams for final semesters only in July, while the students in intermediate semesters should be graded based on an internal assessment or in states where the COVID-19 situation has normalised, exams be conducted in July only.

Spokesperson of the Students’ Federation, Nadiya Rashid said, “Since August 5, 2019(when restrictions imposed in Jammu and Kashmir after the revocation of special status) up to March and then amid this lockdown, the students couldn’t attend their classes. Even the online classes couldn’t be attended by most of the students due to the non-availability of high-speed Internet.”

She added, “In this situation, the students are suffering from depression and are taking the advice of psychiatrists. It is our request to higher authorities of the varsity to give us mass promotion along with our backlog subjects. Do justice to us and don’t force us to come on streets.”

However, the varsity’s Controller of Examination Professor Parveen Pandit informed that the University already promoted the students to their next semesters, though the mode of assessment is yet to be decided.

Ms Parveen added, “We have not yet decided and are thinking about the mechanism of assessment. Whether that will be based on an internal assessment or anything else, the mechanism will be delved as per the recommendations of UGC. Similarly, we are thinking about the current semester whether that will be based on open choice or otherwise, that again will be decided on UGC guidelines.”

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