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- The Hindu
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New Indian Express
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- New Indian Express
SC says anticipatory bail cannot be tied to resuming conjugal life, sets aside Jharkhand HC order
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The Hindu
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Applications for admissions to colleges run or aided by West Bengal government dip sharply
West Bengal has witnessed a sharp decline, of 1.7 lakh, in the number of students seeking admission to undergraduate courses in colleges either run or aided by the State government. On July 30, the last date for submitting applications to various undergraduate courses, West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu announced that as many 3,59,114 students had registered on the State's centralised portal, with 4,311 of them being residents of other States. The first merit list, he said, would be published on the portal on August 7. Last year, when the portal was introduced by the Higher Education Department, as many as 5.3 lakh students had registered to file applications. That shows a decline in the number of students by 1.7 lakh. Most academicians attribute this drop to the unusual delay of almost three months from the publication of the Higher Secondary exam results to the start of the college admissions process. For students aspiring to join college, the last date for filing applications, which was initially July 1, was repeatedly postponed, finally to July 30. This was mainly because a new list of communities prepared by the State government to come under the Other Backward Class (OBC) category was caught in a legal battle, with the Supreme Court deciding in the government's favour on July 28. Many Principals feel that the State should have gone ahead with the admissions anyway, instead of the long wait. Some of them feel the repeated postponements of the last date were also because the number of applicants was not as high as in previous years — something now confirmed by the Minister's announcement. 'It is disappointing as an academician to see the number of students showing interest in our colleges declining drastically. One had to wait for months together after the publication of Higher Secondary exam results for the admission process to begin for Undergraduate admissions in this State; the picture is not this disheartening in other States, which are quite agile in their procedures. Consequently, young aspirants are migrating to other States,' the Principal of a reputed Kolkata college said, requesting not to be named. 'Another significant reason for the remarkable drop is that students are now more interested in courses that enhance and promote skills-based learning and vocational training, and not traditional courses offered in degree colleges. Underprivileged children are more inclined towards prospects that guarantee more earning with minimum effort. Traditional curriculum may build a strong career but consumes a lot of time, and this has a reverse effect, pushing the youngsters towards vocational courses. It is sad that West Bengal is gradually losing its prospects for young aspirants as far as promising career offers are concerned,' the Principal said. A senior Professor of a State government-run college said the admissions process should have begun without the government waiting for a resolution of the OBC issue, thus causing an unprecedented delay in admissions. 'It's like you are going on a holiday, and just because there is a problem booking flight tickets, you also don't book a hotel. By the time you get the tickets, the hotels are all packed. Perhaps the matter could have been tackled sympathetically if the State Government had told the High Court that it would stick to the old OBC list this year, and that the matter related to the new list could be resolved in time for the next academic year. Unfortunately, this did not happen, resulting in an alarmingly low number of applicants this year. Obviously, a large number of students have gone to private colleges in Bengal, or colleges outside Bengal, something that can be detrimental for the future of our colleges,' the Professor said, requesting anonymity.
