T-men told not to disturb students
The poor performance of students in the Intermediate first year examination in Telangana districts is a cause for concern to educational institutions and parents in the region. The poor results may fuel a large-scale migration of students from the T-region to the Andhra and Rayalaseema regions in the new academic year starting in June. This could push educational institutions in the T-region into a financial crisis.
The poor results are being attributed to the closure of educational institutions for over 40 days during the Sakala Janula Samme. The demand for exempting students from bandhs is gaining a momentum. The managements of educational institutions in the region are planning to meet leaders of the Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) and the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) soon to urge them to exempt educational institutions from Telangana agitations in future in the interest of students appearing for board exams such as SSC, Intermediate, or competitive exams like Eamcet, IITJEE, AIEEE, etc.
Any decision on this sensitive demand must be taken quickly, as TJAC chairman Professor Kodandaram has recently issued a statement that a new action plan will shortly be announced to launch the next phase of the agitation to bring pressure on the Centre to form a separate state of Telangana. Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy districts have by far the largest number of junior, degree and professional colleges in the state. Any further disruption in academic activities as the crucial admissions season begins will prompt parents and students to rethink plans to admit their wards here and opt for other regions in the state instead, or migrate to neighbouring Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
Mr P. Krishna Kumar, of the Telangana Educational Institutions Association, says it is not merely college managements in the region, but students who will lose because of frequent disruptions in academic activities. Mr Kumar conceded that the poor results in the recent intermediate exams were mostly due to the disruptions in the colleges.
“Ultimately, it will be the students from the T-region who lag behind others. We plan to urge all T-leaders to take this issue into consideration before devising any action plan for the next phase of the T-struggle. “Our request to T-leaders will be to exempt students, at least those appearing for board and competitive exams till 10+2 level,” Mr Kumar said.
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