Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 10: Terming the introduction of two-year B Ed programme in Jammu University as another example of discrimination against Jammu, former Minister for Higher Education and president Dogra Sadar Sabha Gulchain Singh Charak has asked the Government to stop this un-thoughtful hasty move until a proper exercise is done in this regard so that the new scheme is implemented simultaneously in both the Universities of the State.
“How the two sister Universities of the State with the same Chancellor, same Pro-chancellor and same Department of Higher Education are adopting two different approaches regarding the B Ed course?” he asked while addressing a press conference here today.
Mr Charak alleged that two different yardsticks were being used in the State to deal with the issue. “Besides the two different durations of B Ed course, there will be two different yard sticks for the percentage of marks also for seeking admission to B Ed course; 45 percent marks for University of Kashmir and 50 percent in University of Jammu,” he elaborated.
“Thus this is another discriminatory treatment and in both the cases, the sufferers will be the youth of Jammu region, who shall have to undergo B Ed course for two years with eligibility marks of 50 percent at graduation level whereas a student from Kashmir region shall undergo B Ed course for one year with eligibility marks of 45 percent at graduation level,” he said.
The Dogra Sadar Sabha president alleged that a deep conspiracy was being rooted to shift the youth of Jammu towards University of Kashmir by compelling them to take admission in the KU colleges because of these two reasons. “That will not be the end of discrimination over here only because after completion of B Ed course, the students of Kashmir University shall take benefit of the degree after one year to apply for the post of teachers whereas the students of Jammu University shall avail the benefit of B Ed degree after two years to apply for the post,” he explained.
Mr Charak appealed to the Governor (Chancellor), Chief Minister (Pro-Chancellor) and the Minister for Higher Education to immediately intervene and stop this un-thoughtful hasty move until a proper exercise is done in this regard with reference to the NCTE syllabi and the orientation of teachers accordingly so that the new scheme is implemented simultaneously in both the Universities of the State.
Prof Neel Kanth Sharma, former Controller & Head of Chemistry Department, JU, and vice president Dogra Sadar Sabha, Gambhir Dev Singh Charak were also present in the press conference.
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