Hyderabad: Several Muslim minority girls who registered and opted for minority degree colleges as the first option, in all the phases of online admission, could not secure a seat due to slightly lesser per cent marks in the qualifying examination even though there were vacant seats left in some degree colleges.
The candidates are waiting for these seats, but there is no spot admission process to fill these seats, alleged the minority degree college managements who come under DOST Degree Online Services, (Telangana). The Minority degree college managements demanded that the Education department, Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) and Commissionerate of Collegiate Education should resolve this grievance.
Dr P. Saroja, Principal-Madina Degree and PG college, said, “Many students could not get seats in degree colleges which they chose as a first option even though there were vacant seats left in some degree colleges and even in our colleges. As the students were not happy with the allotment, they waited for further phases for allotment in our college. They did not get it and finally, the admissions are closed but we still have seats leftover in B.Sc. and B.Com, which is the case in other colleges too.”
She adds, “There are candidates waiting for these seats, but there is no spot admission process to fill these seats. When contacted, the council said these seats would go vacant for the year and nothing could be done. But, what about the candidates who are waiting to get the seats and who will lose their academic year. Several parents are approaching us for a solution and I request the council and education department to solve this issue and to do justice to the parents by making sure that these leftover seats are filled in colleges for this year.”
Mr Naveen Mittal, Commissioner of Collegiate Education said, “On the demand of the Telangana Degree College Managements, we have already conducted spot admissions during the special drive on August 17, 2018. As the allotted students were asked to report to colleges by August 18, 2018 now there are no chances of conducting another round of spot admissions because the classes have already begun and we can’t disturb the academic year.”
He adds, “Also a majority of the minority colleges are out of DOST and we have permitted them to conduct admissions on their own but now there is no chance of another spot admission. During the last spot admissions, only 2500 students applied which is less than one percent and if the there were any students they should have applied in the last spot round itself.”
