Mohammed Younus/ Hyderabad : Senior students of engineering colleges that have been ‘excluded’ from the process of counselling this year as a result of their being under fire from the State government and JNTUH for not having educational facilities and infrastructure in line with standards approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) are now feeling guilty for being part of such tainted institutions.
Although nothing serious would befall the students technically, they all are hurt emotionally as the colleges in which they are studying are now considered “not good” by the people around them too. Students are embarrassed to be the part of such institutions and some are worried about their future after completion of their course. B V Chandrasekhar, studying in 3rd year in such a college, said that when the government stopped their college from participating in counseling most of the students got worried about their fate. He said, “Technically we can continue with our studies, but the other side of this decision hurts us more when we are seen as a student of ‘not good’ colleges.”
He said that it might haunt them in their future struggle for either higher studies or while pursuing other career goals. Many students said that they felt as if they were traces of apartheid in student community just by being part of de-listed colleges. Students are also worried about the continuous ‘negative’ coverage pertaining to the colleges in which they are studying. Mohammed Noman, another student of third year, in an engineering college located on the outskirts of city said that whenever someone pointed to his colleges as ‘excluded’, he felt embarrassed. He said, “For me the other two years will be of mental agony and embarrassment.”
He said that there were several students working hard for their studies and struggling to build their knowledge, but the incident of exclusion of colleges from counseling had come as a shocker to them. JNTUH officials said that they would not talk on this issue as the matter involving colleges was sub judice but said that studies of 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students would not be disturbed. However, University authorities had earlier warned the managements of de-listed colleges of stern action if standards were not maintained.
On the other hand, college managements said that most of the colleges were de-listed or kept away from counseling without any valid reason. The chairman of an engineering college, who did not want to be identified, said that AICTE had granted permission after verifying the basic infrastructure and facilities in the beginning itself. He said, “Without the infrastructure, including building, faculty and laboratories, AICTE would not have granted the permission.”
Although nothing serious would befall the students technically, they all are hurt emotionally as the colleges in which they are studying are now considered “not good” by the people around them too. Students are embarrassed to be the part of such institutions and some are worried about their future after completion of their course. B V Chandrasekhar, studying in 3rd year in such a college, said that when the government stopped their college from participating in counseling most of the students got worried about their fate. He said, “Technically we can continue with our studies, but the other side of this decision hurts us more when we are seen as a student of ‘not good’ colleges.”
He said that it might haunt them in their future struggle for either higher studies or while pursuing other career goals. Many students said that they felt as if they were traces of apartheid in student community just by being part of de-listed colleges. Students are also worried about the continuous ‘negative’ coverage pertaining to the colleges in which they are studying. Mohammed Noman, another student of third year, in an engineering college located on the outskirts of city said that whenever someone pointed to his colleges as ‘excluded’, he felt embarrassed. He said, “For me the other two years will be of mental agony and embarrassment.”
He said that there were several students working hard for their studies and struggling to build their knowledge, but the incident of exclusion of colleges from counseling had come as a shocker to them. JNTUH officials said that they would not talk on this issue as the matter involving colleges was sub judice but said that studies of 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students would not be disturbed. However, University authorities had earlier warned the managements of de-listed colleges of stern action if standards were not maintained.
On the other hand, college managements said that most of the colleges were de-listed or kept away from counseling without any valid reason. The chairman of an engineering college, who did not want to be identified, said that AICTE had granted permission after verifying the basic infrastructure and facilities in the beginning itself. He said, “Without the infrastructure, including building, faculty and laboratories, AICTE would not have granted the permission.”
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