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Amid Arts College protest, LU announces exam dates

| Friday | 15th March, 2019

If the university was so concerned, why didn’t it announce the practical examination date four days ago when we met university officials with a request to announce it,” she said. The university authorities have held talks with the students and have assured to redress their grievances,” said LU spokesperson NK Pandey. A masters’ student said that just by installing one water cooler and announcing a practical examination date, the administration could not “fool us”.“We know this is being done intentionally to end the protest. “Even after the examination, we will continue the protest,” she added. The students raised slogans against the administration on LU campus and in arts college.Even after talks with college principal Ratan Kumar, chief proctor Vinod Singh and vice-chancellor SP Singh, the students didn’t call off their protest.

LUCKNOW: A day after Lucknow University’s Arts College students launched an indefinite stir against poor facilities and delay in examinations, the university on Thursday announced that their practical examinations will be held on Friday.This agitated the students even more as they said that the examinations had been announced on a short notice to force them to withdraw their protest The dates of the examination that was to be held in February-end were not declared till March first week. The students continued with their protest till late night on the campus, demanding that their practical examinations are extended and that the university addresses issues such as poor condition of classrooms, practical laboratories and unavailability of basic amenities like drinking water and clean washrooms.“LU administration has intentionally announced the examination dates without giving us a gap so that we get busy and stop our fight against,” said a student. “Even after the examination, we will continue the protest,” she added. A masters’ student said that just by installing one water cooler and announcing a practical examination date, the administration could not “fool us”.“We know this is being done intentionally to end the protest. If the university was so concerned, why didn’t it announce the practical examination date four days ago when we met university officials with a request to announce it,” she said. The students raised slogans against the administration on LU campus and in arts college.Even after talks with college principal Ratan Kumar, chief proctor Vinod Singh and vice-chancellor SP Singh, the students didn’t call off their protest. Mahant Devyagiri also visited the campus to meet students and know about their grievances.“Practical examinations have been scheduled from Friday as it has been directed by the government to wind up examination early because of elections. The university authorities have held talks with the students and have assured to redress their grievances,” said LU spokesperson NK Pandey.

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