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Dental students on the warpath
AN IMMINENT strike in the three dental colleges by the BDS final year students in view of the poor results has been warded off for the time being with the Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV) forming a special advisory committee to resolve the matter.
AN IMMINENT strike in the three dental colleges by the BDS final year students in view of the poor results has been warded off for the time being with the Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV) forming a special advisory committee to resolve the matter.
Speaking to Hindustan Times, DAVV Vice Chancellor Dr Rajkamal said, “The university has been apprised of the matter, and as we are committed to the welfare of the students under our charge, we have resolved to settle the matter amicably.”
A special advisory committee comprising V-C nominee Dr Alka Gupta, Board of Studies Chairman Subhash Garg and Dental College Dean Dr B M Shrivastav was formed on Tuesday. This temporary committee has been constituted after the students pointed fingers at the permanent examination committee comprising Dean Faculty Dr Deshraj Jain, Deputy Registrar (Exams) Dr R S Baghel and Dr Shrivastav.
The anger was mainly against Dr Jain and he was kept out of the new committee due to students’ vocal protests on his inclusion. Dr Shrivastav has been included in the interest of maintaining continuity. The recommendations of the committee
will be sent to the permanent committee and will finally be approved by Dr Jain.
Dr Shrivastav said, “We have progressed quite solidly in solving this problem by making recommendations to the university, which will be processed through formal protocol channels within next two days. The examiners’ expectations were high while students’ performance was average, leading to poor results. A bid to bring standardisation of examiners will be made, while no drastic action will be taken against the staff.”
He admitted that most students had failed by a narrow margin of one mark, but expressed helplessness in finding fault as the examination evaluation system guarantees anonymity, thus finding which bundle was checked by whom becomes impossible. Students of his college, along with the other two private colleges, shall get relief due to his measure.
Earlier in the day, students of the Government Dental College, who had gone on the rampage protesting poor final year result on Monday evening, held a mock funeral of Dr Jain in front of the College and locked the entrance declaring ‘no work’. On intervention by police and college authorities, the students relented and opened the locked doors after which they went to meet the V-C.
However, the students agreed to resume normalcy from Wednesday after the meeting with the Vice Chancellor, who sought a week’s time to look into the alleged irregularities leading to the poor result.
‘‘The Vice Chancellor has assured us a fair inquiry into the matter and sought a week’s time for it. So now we have decided to wait for this duration before taking any other step,” Amardeep Patel, who was part of the delegation that met the V-C, said.
Dental Junior Doctors’ Association president Dr Amit Malakar echoed, “The OPD and the class timings today are over. But we will resume normal work and classes from tomorrow. We will take further action only after seven days.”
Earlier, on Monday evening, the students had ransacked Dr Jain’s chamber, notice board in front of the principal’s room and few other things in the reception area protesting the poor result for final year declared earlier in the day.
