Teachers jittery over JU admission calendar

KOLKATA: With Jadavpur University (JU) scheduled to begin classes from July 31 — trailing Calcutta University through 21days — and dates for written checks postponed through a week, several faculty participants now ponder whether the modalities concerned in the admission procedure can also be performed without compromise in such haste.


As according to the earlier agenda, the standard gap between ultimate of online utility and admission checks was once about 10 days. Thereafter, benefit lists are printed within the next 10 days. The admission procedure starts after some other fortnight. Once the counselling is over, classes begin after a week. “Since time is very quick now, the university will have to cut back the time between e-newsletter of benefit listing and beginning of the admission procedure. Even classes will have to begin instantly after counselling gets over,” said Partha Pratim Ray of the physics department.




It is here that several students are elevating objections. “There are many candidates who are intending to take admission in JU undergraduate classes from districts and even other states. What about them?” asked Avik Chakraborty, a student of the humanities faculty. Philosophy student Suddhasatya Guha Roy added: “The time between e-newsletter of benefit listing and counselling will probably be inadequate for anyone along with his/her name on the benefit listing to reach in Kolkata and participate in the admission procedure.


“The teachers had a gathering with the admission committee on Thursday. The admission procedure is time-consuming and there has already been numerous chaos. The procedure calls for numerous space, but rooms aren’t available. There’s no concept relating to who will be the exterior teachers concerned in the process. We do not know how the questions will probably be ready.” He pointed out that the present ambiguity is not going to even allow applicants to understand if the question development will remain the similar or it will alternate.


According to English faculty member Nilanjana Gupta, all the procedure not handiest takes numerous time but additionally calls for numerous manpower and coordination. “The departments are trying their highest to perform this job and I’m certain we will be able to pull it off,” she said. Dean of arts, Subhashis Biswas, additionally assured that the admission procedure will probably be easy.


On Friday, Jadavpur University Teachers’ Association (JUTA) additionally expressed its reservations over the new admission procedure, which permits exterior experts to be concerned with preparing question papers to correcting the answer scripts, and submitted a letter of protest to vice-chancellor Suranjan Das.


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