Telangana: College turns away girls for lack of space

Hyderabad: Girls seeking admission to the Intermediate course at the Government Junior College for Girls, Maisaram, which is located near Chandrayangutta, are being turned away by the college management because of the lack of space.

Mumtaz, the parent of a girl who recently completed her schooling, says, “I have been making the rounds of the college for the past 15 days, but the principal says that admissions can’t be given as there is no space in the classrooms. I work in the field of construction, and I can only afford a government college.”

The Government Junior College for Girls, Maisaram, was started in 2008, within a school building. Four classrooms have been allotted to the college authorities, within which they manage to run a single CEC course. Sadiqa Begum, the college principal, says, “The classes are already packed; we cannot accommodate more students. I am asking those seeking admission to wait until alternative arrangements are made.”

The college has been granted permission to start BPC, MPC and vocational courses, but it has not done so for the past eight years for the want of space. Talha Kaseri, a social activist, said, “How can the higher officials be so irresponsible? The responsibility should be assigned to someone, and action should be initiated.”

Every year, girls from Shaheennagar, Bandlaguda, Ghousenagar, Errakunta, Pahadishareef, and Chandrayangutta, approach the college seeking admission. “As of now, we are only admitting CEC students. Those who prefer other subjects are asked to go to Falaknuma College,” says Ms Sadiqa.

The situation at the Government Girls Junior College, Falaknuma, is no different. Though the college has 1,200 students, it is handicapped in terms of infrastructure. The Government Girls Junior College, Hussainialam, has also failed to meet needs of its 1,300 students.