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‘Illegal admissions in ETT colleges’: Govt asks BOSE to regularise candidates
ASEM MOHIUDDIN. Dated: 9/25/2012 12:29:13 AM
SRINAGAR, Sept 24: After State Board of School Education’s (BOSE) refusal to conduct the exams of candidates who were “illegally” being admitted by Elementary Teachers Training colleges, the state government has issued a strict dictation to BOSE authorities to regularize the admissions of these candidates with concurrence of National Council for Teachers Education.
Interestingly, the NCTE is not legitimately implemented in state though state has its own act with par to it.
The dictation has come through a letter number ETT/NTT/35/2009 dated September 5, 2012 by Additional secretary to government, school education department.
The letter available with Kashmir Times discloses that BOSE authorities are being directed to align the mandate and policies with the National Framework to award the diplomas of ETT to candidates.
“You should immediately align the mandate and policies with the National Framework in so far as it relate to ETT institutions and award the diplomas, in consultation and with concurrence of NCTE,” the letter reads.
The direction has come after the refusal of BOSE to conduct the exams on grounds that the move will ensure the legalising of admissions in violation of the academic calendar issued by the government itself.
“As such reported by the promoters of Non-Governmental ETT institutions, this will lead to legalizing their admissions in violation of academic calendar issued by the government for the session of 2011-13 and notifications issued in this regard by the BOSE coupled with the classification and fresh admission notifications for the academic session of 2012-14,” the letter number F(Acad-Central/ETTC)B/12 dated July 27, 2012 sent by the BOSE to Education secretary available with Kashmir Times reads.
However, the sources said that BOSE authorities are receiving orders from top politicians and bureaucrats to ensure the conduction of exams of these candidates.
“As per the academic calendar, the session has started in the year of 2011. However, the owners of these colleges approached BOSE in February 2012 to regularise the admissions of these candidates after admitting them illegally. In case the exams were conducted and admissions were regularised, the entire academic calendar will change and create problems for future sessions,” they added.
Pertinently, as many as 5000 to 6000 candidates have been illegally admitted by the ETT colleges in Jammu and Kashmir for the academic year of 2011-13. The college authorities with the support of some politicians and bureaucrats are forcing BOSE to regularise their admissions. The tug of war has prompted authorities to postpone the scheduled exams of the course by a month and set up two inquiry committees for both Kashmir and Jammu division.
The BOSE authorities are going to decide the future course of action after receiving the report by the inquiry committee.
When contacted, secretary education, M S Baloria, he refused to comment. “I am in a function at this time. I can’t comment now,” said he.