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JNU student-management

fight on as exam nears

he Jawaharlal Nehru Univer-
sity Students’ Union is plan- While students are planning to boycott the semester
ning to boycott the semester examinations, the management warns those not appearing in
examinations scheduled
T from December 12 to protest the exams will lose their studentship, reports tehelka bureau
against the hostel fee hike, with the JNU
on December 3 saying that students not by it to compare the hostel fee structure committee, constituted by the Human
appearing in the exams will lose their of JNU, after the second rollback, with Resource Development (HRD) Ministry
studentship. In a circular, the university other central universities. The ministry to restore normal functioning of JNU,
cautioned the students “about the con- communicated this to the three-mem- had submitted its report last week.
sequences of not completing academic ber committee in a letter on December Sources said the details sought by
assignments and tests, including end- 3. “We have sought a clarification on the the HRD Ministry are separate from the
semester examinations, as per the rel- matter. The members will have to ana- report. The committee will hold a meet-
evant academic ordinances and rules”. lyse the fee structure of different univer- ing to decide on the universities it will
Students not appearing in the exami- sities and get back to us. They have not take into consideration for comparison
nations will lose their studentship as per been given any deadline,’ an official said. and will be only comparing their hostel
JNU academic ordinances, the university The university has been witnessing fees with that of JNU. JNU has constitut-
said. “Such students will be ineligible to a stand-off between the administration ed an internal seven-member high-level
register in the next semester and hence and students over a hike in the hostel fee. committee to look into the issue. In its
will cease to be the bonafide students of The students have demanded a complete report, the committee recommended
the university,” the circular read. rollback of the hike. The high-powered a 50-per cent concession in utility and
“This is also to remind the research
scholars that the M. Phil students who
fail to secure a CGPA of 5.00 on comple-
tion of course work at the end of 2nd
semester will find their names automati-
cally removed from the roll list of the
university,” it stated.
The JNUSU, which has been protest-
ing for over a month against the pro-
posed hike in hostel fee, said at least 17
centres have held meetings and support-
ed the call for boycott of semester exams.
In its circular, the university said the last
date for submission of M.Phil, disserta-
tion/PhD thesis in the schools/centres
and forwarding the same to Evaluation
Branch is December 31 for the Monsoon
Semester.
“This needs to be noted that the Uni-
versity academic calendar has been ap-
proved by the the Academic Council and
the Executive Council and is required to
be followed strictly,” the circular read.
Earlier, the Human Resources and
Development (HRD) Ministry has asked
the high-powered committee appointed

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