Poor infrastructure coupled with groupism among the faculty members of the animation department have brought academic sessions to a standstill at the Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University (JNAFAU) with the college management assuring students that they would resume classes only after the requisite infrastructure is put in place over the next two months. The authorities suspended the classes for two months starting January 24 and decided to resume functioning after vacation.
Students have been crying foul over the rampant groupism among students, who are being supported by a few faculty members. They have been boycotting classes since January 6. The authorities called for a meeting with them and also conducted reviews with other administrators of the university. Finally, a committee of professors decided to sack all the 11 faculty members teaching various topics to the animation department and the resolution is pending with the varsity registrar.
A second year animation student M Mallesh said that university was charging them considerable amounts as tuition fee, but was neither providing basic infrastructure facilities like computers with the right kind of software nor proper faculty. University registrar Kavita Daryani Rao said that classes would commence as soon as the infrastructure is provided. She said, “We need computers, laboratory and better faculty for the students.
However, since animation is not a single subject and encompasses various subjects, it is quite difficult to get a suitable faculty with the requisite qualifications. We are roping in many experts who can cover the large number of topics in animation. Proposals have been placed to buy 60 computers and other infrastructure for the students.” Principal of the College of Fine Arts B Srinivas Reddy said that students are complaining about poor communication and language skills of the existing faculty and said that the language of artists would be visuals and linguistic expertise does not matter.
He said that probable groupism among the faculty members and favouritism could have led to the outrageous protest of the students this year. He said, “I feel that division among the faculty has created groups among students and consequentially resulted in the present impasse.” He said that a resolution to sack the faculty members of animation department, recruited on contract, was adopted by a committee set up by the JNAFAU registrar. The committee, which included professors from various departments, sent the resolution to the vice-chancellor for further action. Members of the faculty at the animation department were not available for a comment on the controversy.
A second year animation student M Mallesh said that university was charging them considerable amounts as tuition fee, but was neither providing basic infrastructure facilities like computers with the right kind of software nor proper faculty. University registrar Kavita Daryani Rao said that classes would commence as soon as the infrastructure is provided. She said, “We need computers, laboratory and better faculty for the students.
However, since animation is not a single subject and encompasses various subjects, it is quite difficult to get a suitable faculty with the requisite qualifications. We are roping in many experts who can cover the large number of topics in animation. Proposals have been placed to buy 60 computers and other infrastructure for the students.” Principal of the College of Fine Arts B Srinivas Reddy said that students are complaining about poor communication and language skills of the existing faculty and said that the language of artists would be visuals and linguistic expertise does not matter.
He said that probable groupism among the faculty members and favouritism could have led to the outrageous protest of the students this year. He said, “I feel that division among the faculty has created groups among students and consequentially resulted in the present impasse.” He said that a resolution to sack the faculty members of animation department, recruited on contract, was adopted by a committee set up by the JNAFAU registrar. The committee, which included professors from various departments, sent the resolution to the vice-chancellor for further action. Members of the faculty at the animation department were not available for a comment on the controversy.
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