Tempers rise at Nizam College
The counselling for Osmania University Common Entrance Test (OUCet) for admissions to PG courses in the OU region has been raising tempers. The counselling is being held at Nizam College, Basheerbagh, since Monday.
Students from proTelangana organisations have been obstructing students from the Seemandhra region from attending the counselling. Seemandhra students are being forcefully sent back.
As per norms, nonlocals are eligible for 15 per cent seats in the OU region. This 15 per cent quota is open to all under which even locals can compete. These seats are to be allotted based on merit secured in the OUCet. Though Seemandhra students are being threatened openly at the counselling centre, neither the officials present there nor the police has initiated any action against the T-students. They claim that no complaint has been lodged by any student over this so far.
This has become a regular phenomenon during the OUCet counselling since 2010. Student activists are even checking certificates to verify the ‘local status’ of the aspirants. On the first day, five students from the Seemandhra region — Parveena, Samhitha, Abhimaan, Pavan and Srinivas — had to leave the venue without attending the counselling after they were asked to go. However, these students did not lodge any complaint. “We urge the students to lodge a complaint with the police if anyone stops them from attending the counselling. We will initiate action as it is illegal,” said prof. S. Satyanarayana, vice-chancellor, OU.
The VC directed the PG admissions director to ensure the smooth conduct of the counselling and safety of all the students and approach police officials in case of any trouble.