Kashmir Times Campus Notes

JURSEA election process underway at JU

Syed Amjad Shah

The election date for next body of Jammu University Research Scholars Executive Association (JURSEA) is drawing nearer. The list of the 'Departmental Representatives' (DR) from most of the departments has been received by the Department of Students Welfare (DSW), informed Dean DSW Prof Dhian Singh Bhau. Prof Bhau said that within few days, the meeting of all the elected DRs would be organised to chalk out a plan for holding election for the new office bearers of Jammu University Research Scholars Executive Association (JURSEA).

Prof Bhau added that the new elected body would be asked to form the constitution of JURSEA, adding if needed, the help of a law teacher would also be provided to them.
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Though the University of Jammu has announced the curtailment of syllabus for the under-graduate students following agitation by the students yet the rural students are still ill-informed about the decision. Some of them are still under this impression that 'open choice' has been given. In fact, the varsity has only reduced the syllabus.

Under this relaxation, the choice would be there in four units while unit one would be compulsory. While taking to The Kashmir Times, Raghav Gupta from a city college maintained, "The students lost their precious time first during Jammu agitation then in assembly elections and finally in student agitation." Shazia Khan from a city women college stated, "There is great confusion among the students especially among those haling from rural areas vis--vis reduction in syllabus."
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A large number of candidates, who have filled up forms to appear in the examination for the post of 'Naib-Tehsildar' (NT) to be conducted by Service Selection Recruitment Board (SSRB), today staged protest demonstration against the Board for not issuing the 'roll numbers'. The protest was organised in front of the Central Library (CL), University of Jammu.

Shouting slogans against the SSRB, the candidates alleged that the Board had not issued roll number for the examination scheduled to be held on February 8. Shamsher Singh told KTNS that he belonged to a far-flung area and could not collect his roll-number on time. Whereas Hanif Mohammed told KTNS that on a number of occasions, 'examination dates' have been changed.