Vasavi principal says `2 lakh in bribe paid
Exam Board says college didn’t have affiliation
The Telangana Intermediate Board has found itself in trouble after students of Sri Vasavi College were denied the inter exam hall tickets. The college’s management on Wednesday levelled allegations of corruption and bribery against the Board — a day after its officials had declared that criminal charges would be sought against the college management for “cheating students”.
The Board claims an entirely new management had took over the Sri Medha College at Vanasthalipuram this academic year. The erstwhile college’s name was changed to Sri Vasavi by its owner Srinivas – he used to run the ‘Navodaya College’ at Suryapet which was shut down. Srinivas, it’s alleged, did not complete the required paperwork for the new college and was left without official recognition.
But Srinivas, who is also the principal of Sri Vasavi college claims hall tickets were denied by the Board because “bribes were not paid”.
“I had applied for permissions in June after which inspection was done and permission given. However for the university affiliation, they demanded a bribe. I gave `2 lakh but they wanted `5 lakh more. I refused and they made me run around for months,” he said.
Intermediate Board Secretary A. Ashok maintains the fault is with Sri Vasavi’s owner. The official said the fees too was collected from students while knowing that certain permissions were pending. We would have intervened and taken action had students approached the Board when practical exams had not been held a few weeks ago.
The Board’s secretary has instead appealed to students and parents to carry out background checks of institutes before admissions.