Summary:
Nearly 400 students, pursuing a diploma in Architecture, have been left in the lurch as they become a victim of the sudden rule change by the Council of Architecture for appearing for the National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA). With the new rule, close to 5,000 diploma students in Gujarat and many more across the country have been affected. Confirming the same, GP Vadodaria, Member secretary, ACPC said, "These students took admission in diploma after class 10 thinking that they can then opt for a degree course. Ushma Anerao, Principal, Government Polytechnic for Girls said, "We have got reviews from colleges saying that quality of students who take admission in degree after diploma versus freshers is very different." We have requested the authorities to continue with the same norms as the students future will be affected..