• Appeals NU and evaluators to be genuine in the marking system
• To ensure salary to teachers in private colleges as per UGC norms
Our Correspondent
Kohima | June 24
Nagaland University (NU), the lone existing central university in the state, is still lacking in proper infrastructural facilities, road connectivity, transportation facilities and other basic amenities, the All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANCSU) stated today.
Besides the infrastructure, there are numerous discrepancies in the administration that needs to be addressed, ANCSU officials addressing media persons here today in Kohima revealed. “Nagaland University was set up more than 20 years ago. When we see the abject lack of the developmental activities, it pains us,” ANCSU general secretary Benjong Longchar said. In this respect, ANCSU appealed NU to expedite the developmental activities.
Stating that Nagaland has very few institutions for undergoing professional degree courses, the Union appealed and reminded the NU for enhancement of more seats in all the departments on priority.
Longchar said that Nagaland University has very limited seats in all the departments and it become very difficult for students to seek admission in other institutions since the NU cannot accommodate all the passed out students in the NU itself.
The Union appealed the NU authority to be vigilant on the appointment of Assistant Professors and Associate Professors by private colleges and state government to strictly adhere by UGC guidelines with minimum required qualifications. It also requested the University to be vigilant in regard to payment of salary by private institutions to the college teachers as per the UGC guidelines.
While acknowledging the commitment made by the NU in declaring the degree results on time, the ANCSU once again appealed the NU for timely release of necessary documents to set conveniences for the students for admissions in other institution especially outside the state.
At the same time, it also strongly appealed NU and evaluators to be genuine in the marking system.
“We are not asking for liberal marks but we are asking for deserving marks,” Longchar said. He said ANCSU have received complaint from many students that they have not secured what they deserve.
Temjennungsang Jamir, who took over charge as president of ANCSU on Friday during 5th union assembly appealed the higher education department for timely release of scholarship to the students and vowed to pursue the matter with the concerned authority.
Further, the Union also appealed to all the colleges that they should have at least minimum facilities to be called institution of education. “We can see mushrooming of so many colleges in Nagaland with few hundred of students and less facilities, said ANCSU programme coordinator Katho P. Awomi.
