James panel pulls up SUT medical college for inactive website

Thiruvananthapuram: The admission supervisory committee (ASC) has sought an explanation from the SUT  medical college here for not opening up its website though the commission had extended the last date for admissions to management quota seats from September 6 to 9. The ASC headed by Justice J.M. James found that the website was closed after September 6. Besides, the committee also got several complaints from students and parents about the non-availability of the  website.

The committee  directed the college management to immediately activate the website providing for online  submission of applications for MBBS 2016, failing which all admissions otherwise made  will be cancelled.    The principal of  the  college was also asked to give an immediate reply to this direction. The decision to extend the time limit  was taken by the ASC following complaints that the self-financing medical colleges had not given adequate time to the candidates  to submit  applications.  The link for registering option on the website of some colleges was found to be not active. In some other cases when the link was opened the result page was blank.