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Uncertainty over reopening of Educational Institutions, Hyderabad.

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 12:16 AM PDT

Uncertainty over reopening of Educational Institutions, Hyderabad.

Hyderabad : As the 'holidays’ declared by the college managements owing to the general strike come to an end on Sunday, students and managements are not sure whether educational institutions will be reopened or not.

Though the managements desperately want to resume classes, fear factor seems to be working on the managements belonging to people from the Coastal Andhra region. Colleges run by Telangana region people, however, are bit confident of starting the classes from Monday. "There is lot of pressure from parents to open colleges but we are worried about the opposition from parties and groups supporting the general strike. We will be the first target," admits correspondent of an engineering college.

He says managements from Telangana region can at least request the protestors and explain their view point. "But we will not be in a position to even talk to them as they will accuse us of belittling the movement," he says. However, different associations of college managements are confident that the protesters will not have objection to opening the colleges.

"We have already lost 25 days and the future of our students will be in jeopardy if the closure continues. First year students have hardly attended classes while final year students are serious about their preparations for exams and their plans of higher studies," said the principal of an engineering college. "We have extended our support to the Telangana agitation and now the JAC should give the education sector some space to put things back on track," said correspondent of a college, who is a strong supporter of Telangana cause.

Another factor worrying the colleges and students is the beginning of the placement season. This is the time companies, look to visit colleges for placements and the schedule will go haywire if the closure continues.

Source : The Hindu

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Colleges, schools afraid of not completing syllabus.

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 12:12 AM PDT

Colleges, schools afraid of not completing syllabus.

Hyderabad : The managements of private schools, colleges and professional institutions in the Tregion are divided over reopening the educational institutions from October 10, following the Dasara vacation. Most of them have been closed since September 18 in support of the ongoing agitation for Telangana.

Meanwhile, all private schools, including those affiliated to the CBSE and the ICSE boards, have decided to reopen from October 10 as scheduled. Even the managements of professional colleges such as the engineering, medicine and MBA are in favour of reopening the colleges from October 10.

We can’t afford to keep schools closed anymore. We have to complete syllabus on time. We have lost many working days.

D. Usha Reddy Sahodaya Schools "We have to conduct classes for the final year engineering students as campus recruitment drives will be conducted for these students," said Dr P. Rajeshwar Reddy, general secretary, Consortium of Engineering Colleges Managements Association. "We cannot afford to keep the schools closed anymore.

We have to complete the syllabus on time. We have lost a significant number of working days. It would be tough for our students to perform well in the Board exams if any more working days are lost," said Ms D. Usha Reddy, chairperson, Hyderabad Sahodaya Schools Complex, an association of CBSE schools in the city.

The managements in other parts of Telangana have decided to adopt a "wait and watch policy" till October 9, before making a final decision in anticipation that the Telangana Joint Action Committee may soften its stand on the indefinite strike, at least so far as the educational institutions are concerned. However, the lack of transportation due to the indefinite strike called by the APSRTC employees has become a cause of concern for the managements of these educational institutions.

Nearly 70 per cent of the students rely on public transportation while only 30 per cent depend on the transport provided by their respective institutions.

The managements of the institutions are also under immense pressure from parents, particularly parents of school children, who are demanding the reopening of schools from October 10.

They are annoyed at the managements for declaring holidays from September 18, making it the longest Dasara vacation in the history of the state.

Source : Deccan Chronicle

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