Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 8: Students of Government Medical Colleges Baramulla and Anantnag alleged that Kashmir University never takes them into account while choosing the examination schedule.
The students said that the Kashmir university often ignores the requests of the recently established medical colleges and only took the request of GMC Srinagar into consideration, despite the timing being incorrect for the other two colleges.
“Our lessons began around March 16, and the GMC Srinagar’s classwork started about March 7. Similarly, GMC Baramulla’s classes began around March 20. Therefore, in terms of time, they are roughly a week ahead, and their tests are scheduled accordingly. However, the university does not take these facts into account,” a second-year student from GMC Anantnag said.
The students expressed concern over the university taking the GMC Srinagar’s recommendation, which calls for holding the final test on December 15th, into consideration. “If our exams are held before the 3rd January, as our college has suggested, we won’t have enough time to prepare as our internal exams would end around that period,” another student said, adding that they urge the Varsity to take into account the suggestions of every college and make the appropriate decision.
An official stated that finalizing an examination schedule, the Varsity typically calls a class representative meeting, and other associated colleges are expected to do the same. “Colleges provide ideas after hearing from the students, and the university makes a decision after taking all the proposals into account. However, for whatever reason, the university has not taken the ideas of the newly established medical colleges into consideration,” an official said.
He continued that the principal of the Government Medical College Srinagar, who also acts as Dean colleges, may have an impact on decisions due to his oversight of all the institutions.
Majid Zaman, the controller of examinations at Kashmir University, told Excelsior that all regulations are followed before framing a schedule for exams. “Students can contact us at any time or send a written representation if they have any problems. We are here for the students,” he said.
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