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Mgmt quota students can take final exams
UP MINISTER of State for Agricultural Education, Technical Education and Research, Yogesh Pratap Singh said that all students who were granted admission against lapsed seats or directly against management quota would be allowed to appear in the final examinations, conducted by Uttar Pradesh Technical University, to be held from December 12.
UP MINISTER of State for Agricultural Education, Technical Education and Research, Yogesh Pratap Singh said that all students who were granted admission against lapsed seats or directly against management quota would be allowed to appear in the final examinations, conducted by Uttar Pradesh Technical University, to be held from December 12.
Talking to the newsmen on the Harcourt Butler Technological Institute (HBTI) campus, here on Saturday, the minister said that the arrangement was an interim one to remove uncertainty from the minds of the students and the private college management and also ensure that students did not lose an year.
He said a case was pending in the high court and decision of the court was awaited.
He added that in a meeting, it was decided to regularize the admissions as per the principles laid down by the Supreme Court in a similar case last year. He said the decision of the government would benefit students who were spending sleepless nights regarding their uncertain future.
The minister said the government had allocated funds for setting up IT-based polytechnics at Azamgarh, Badaun, Jhansi and Bahraich.
He said, “Each polytechnic will be developed with a total outlay of Rs 10 crore. The government has also allocated Rs 96 crore for setting up engineering colleges at Mirzapur and Gonda. The maiden session at these polytechnics is expected to start from the next academic calendar.”
Replying to a question, the minister said that all other existing polytechnics would be updated under the World Bank scheme of Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme.
