All Students Bunched At One Centre

"Bangalore University Bundles All Its Foreign Students Into A Single Exam Hall"

Nearly 1,500 foreign students in various colleges and courses across the city are troubled by just one question: Why? A question triggered by Bangalore University which has decreed that henceforth, all of them will write their examinations at one centre.


In a circular dated October 19, a copy of which is with STOI, BU directed colleges to instruct foreign students to report to Kristu Jayanti College for their exams as per the time-table. While the affected students were apprehensive to even speak to mediapersons about it, college principals were incensed, more so because the university gave no reason. But R M Ranganath, registrar (administration), says it was done to provide them with a "good centre".

THE CIRCULAR
"Contact the principal of Kristu Jayanti College in person and submit the list of foreign students of I, III and V semesters of both freshers and repeaters to the exam centre on or before October 25. Also provide cooperation, coordination and assistance as required by the institutions where the exam is held," states the circular signed by T R Subramanya, registrar (evaluation) of BU.


The circular further states that under no circumstance should foreign students be put to any inconvenience, and that, "If any foreign students takes the exam other than in Kristu Jayanti College, his/her result will not be declared."


The university has asked colleges to rewrite the address of the exam centre as Kristu Jayanti College in the admission ticket of foreign students and issue them after an attestation by respective principals. Also, a list of foreign students who have paid the exam fee, course details and subject details semester-wise need to be submitted to the principal of Kristu Jayanti on or before October 25 to enable the college to make necessary arrangements to conduct the examination.


However, practical exams will be conducted in respective colleges.