TURA: The Pro Vice Chancellor (PVC) of North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Tura Campus has assured to look into the various allegations made against the university by its students and promised to rectify the same if the allegations are found to be true.
The assurance from the PVC came after leaders of Garo Students’ Union (GSU) CEC (Tengsak) recently met the official following complaints from several quarters that there were anomalies regarding the absorption of Garo students into Master’s degree in various departments and with regard to the fate of MSC, Forestry Department at the campus.
During the meeting, assurance was given to the student leaders to look into the allegation that the number of Garo students absorbed into the Masters Degree programmes have declined, and a promise made to promptly discuss the matter with the HODs of all departments. The PVC also promised to look into the allegation that there was not a single Garo student in MCA department and to find out whether eligible students had applied for the programme.
There was allegation that Garo students, who have scored more than 60 per cent and have applied for various programmes, have been denied admission based on the premise that their marks in the entrance exam were not on par as required.
