Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, May 11: A five-month delay in the admission process for PhD candidates in Kashmir University’s Law department has put the candidates in a fix, with the majority of them blaming the delay on the Varsity’s indecision over eligibility and Head of Law Department and Dean Research passing the buck to each other.
The candidates complained that the University had taken them for a ride by delaying the admission process, wasting their time, and causing them academic loss. They claimed that the varsity’s lax attitude is to blame for the delay, while official indifference has driven them to despair.
“Our entrance exam for Phd admissions was held on December 26th last year, and interviews were held a month later on January 17th. We expected to finish the admissions process in one to two months, but six months have already passed,” a candidate said, adding that they had repeatedly requested that the admissions process be completed, but that their request had fallen on deaf ears.
The candidates explained that the admissions delay was caused by the law department’s uncertainty about whether candidates with one-year LLM courses were eligible for PhD admissions. Such concerns, they said, should have been addressed prior to the exams. “However, the administration stalled the entire admissions process by delaying their decision. This may be a standard administrative procedure for them, but it is being carried out at the expense of students,” another student stated.
Even though the candidates are awaiting the Varsity’s decision on admissions, those who passed the NET examination have been admitted and their classes have begun. “We are not opposed to their admissions, but we want the University to recognize that their delay is causing academic loss,” another candidate said.
The Head of Law Department, Professor Beauty Banday, stated that matter will be resolved soon. “We have taken up the matter with the research department and it will be resolved soon,” he stated.
However, KU’s Dean of Research, Professor Irshad Ahmad Nawchoo, said that the issue was outside of his jurisdiction and was solely the responsibility of the law department. “It is the domain of the law department,” he added.
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