Leftist student organizations have criticized the Tripura University for postponing scheduled examinations in colleges and other higher education institutions. They also condemned the reported Police action against the agitating D.El.Ed students.
Addressing a press conference in Agartala on Tuesday, , the Student Federation of India (SFI) and Tripura Students’ Union (TSU) leaders opposed the notification of Tripura University postponing various examinations which were scheduled earlier.
SFI state secretary Sandipan Deb said, “The sudden notification of the Tripura University which postponed the scheduled examinations has triggered resentment among the candidates who were preparing for their examinations. We oppose the decision of Tripura University as this would hamper the career of the students of different degree colleges and especially the students of technical institutions.”
The Tripura University in its notification on Monday last cancelled the 6th-semester Honours and pass course examinations of general degree college, diploma level 6th semester and degree level 8th semester examination of the technical institutions, 4th semester of B.Ed course examinations and degree and diploma level examinations of tribal folk music course for 3rd-year students, he said.
“At a time when the central universities of different states have already announced their results, the Tripura Central University is lagging behind from conducting the pending examinations and in addition to this the varsity in its sudden decision had postponed other scheduled examinations,” Deb said.
The SFI and TSU leaders demanded the Tripura Varsity to conduct the postponed examinations online and announce the results to complete the academic year by August 31 next in accordance with the guidelines of the UGC released in the month of July last.
Deb also condemned the alleged police lathi charge on D.El.Ed students and lambasted the BJP government.
A large number of D.El.Ed students on Monday last protested and demanded their pending examinations to be held.
Echoing support to those students, SFI state secretary Sandipan Deb demanded to conduct the pending examinations for the D.El.Ed students at the earliest as they are required to sit for the TET examination in September.