NEFIS demands immediate appointment of regular VC and scrapping of unjustified fees
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, November 23 2020: The North-East Forum for International Solidarity (NEFIS) today submitted a memorandum to Union Education Minister, Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank regarding the problems which have been plaguing Manipur University since quite some time and which need to be taken into consideration and resolved urgently.

NEFIS stated that Manipur University is functioning without a regular Vice Chancellor for many months.

The lack of a regular VC has led to ad-hoc functioning of the university administration and is the cause of great anxiety for the university community.

Moreover, there, is the issue of unjustified fee being levied on the students.

It should be.

noted that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no physical classes have been conducted during the past year.

Even the exams have not been conducted in the physical mode and assessment has been done only through online assignments.

As such, levying of examination fee for the second semester for which assessment has been done only through assignments, is unjustified.

Also, due to widespread suffering and loss of jobs during the pandemic, a large section of students coming from marginalised backgrounds are unable to pay fees, NEFIS added.

NEFIS in the memorandum submitted to the Education Minister demanded appointment of a regular Vice Chancellor from among the university academics, and putting an end to the ad-hoc manner in which the university is functioning.

It also demanded that unjustified levying of fees on the students should be stopped and fees should be refunded to those who have already paid it.

NEFIS would be intensifying its movement if its demands are not met immediately, it warned.

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