VNSGU increases seats for other board students

Surat: For students passing the standard 12 examination from boards other than Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSEB), more seats will be available at the Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU) from next academic session. A decision in this regard was taken at a syndicate meeting held at the university campus on Monday.
Till now only 10% of the total intake of the university was available for students belonging to boards other than GSEB. Now, the university has decided that 80% seats will be reserved for GSEB students while the remaining 20% will be available for students from other boards.
Also, the university syndicate decided to impose a fine on MTB Arts College for late submission of exam forms. The syndicate ordered a fine of Rs 25 per form from the college. “Students had submitted the forms in college well in advance. But the college officials delayed the submission of the same at the university. Hence the college has been fined,” said a university official.
The syndicate also decided to form a committee to find a solution to the NaMo tablet issue. VNSGU has earlier announced to give tablets for Rs 1,000 to each student. The announcement was made more than one and half years ago, yet many students have not received the tablet till now. Several protests were staged at the university campus by different student groups over the issue.