Turnout of students poor in colleges
The Hindu
Truncated student turnout coupled with a sense of disquiet among teachers was evident in arts and science colleges on the first day of the academic calendar for the odd semester of 2021-2022 session f
Truncated student turnout coupled with a sense of disquiet among teachers was evident in arts and science colleges on the first day of the academic calendar for the odd semester of 2021-2022 session for intermediate and final year under graduate students, on Wednesday. The student turnout was in the range of 40 to 50 % in private and government-aided colleges, and less in government colleges, according to teachers. The lack of seriousness on the part of students could, perhaps, be due to the indication given by the government that the physical presence of the students must not be insisted upon, guess teachers. In a six-day week, three days each have been fixed for intermediate and final year students on alternate days. There were problems galore. Leave alone the problems within the campus that had not been cleaned up in many an institution, a large number of students attending online classes kept away purportedly due to the discontinuity in the 2GB free data per day scheme.The Shakti Scheme in Karnataka has completed its first year, yet the smart cards intended for the beneficiaries remain undistributed. According to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, while the smart cards have been prepared, their issuance has been stalled due to the absence of electronic ticketing machines (ETMs) in all buses, making them impractical.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok were engaged in war of words over the Lok Sabha election results on Tuesday, with the former calling the latter “ignorant and entertaining people”. In response, Mr. Ashok said the Chief Minister “sometimes wakes up from deep slumber to exhibit his arrogance and anger”.
Makineni Jishnu Sai from Guntur secured the first position in the engineering stream while Yellu Srishant Reddy from Nizampet in Telangana bagged the first place in the Agriculture and Pharmacy (Bi.P.C. stream) in the Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (EAPCET)-2024.