STUDENTS from throughout 5 campuses of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) have urged the administration to urgently resolve points together with discount of charges, the election of a college students’ union, and ending the digital divide confronted for the reason that final 12 months as a result of Covid-19 pandemic.
A joint assertion issued by 9 scholar teams from the institute’s campuses in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Chennai, and Tuljapur in addition to class representatives of 17 post-graduate programs said that whereas the administration was pressured to increase the deadline for fee of charges, different pressing points, together with well timed disbursal of scholarships to deserving college students, remained unresolved.
“Having to undergo an entire year of online learning amidst these unprecedented times has deepened the digital divide, exacerbated the physical and mental distress on all students and particularly the students belonging to the marginalised sections of the society,” the assertion said.
It has additionally mentioned that steps needs to be taken to reopen the campus with a “blended” mode of schooling for many who are vaccinated to entry amenities together with library and hostel as many college students have been dealing with extreme difficulties in attending on-line lessons because of lack of web community, units, and a non-conducive atmosphere at residence.