Mohammadi Tarannum visits classrooms and meets students after rejoining the college on Tuesday
Kolkata: Calcutta University has extended the date for Surendranath Law College students to submit their forms for semester 2, 4, 6 and 8 exams to Sept. 21. The deadline was revised as on Sept 11, the original last date for submission of forms, 700 out of 900 students at the institute were found with attendance lower than the permissible 65%, barring them from sitting for their exams. citing medical reasons, she arrived at the campus around 8 am on Tuesday While protesting students boycotted classes on Monday and even Tarannum did not attend college.
After the extension of the deadline, the college authorities said they would hold eight classes every day in hybrid mode to ensure all students had the attendance required for sitting for exams. After a meeting with university exam controller section officials shortly later, Tarannum told TOI , “The university has granted an extension to the date for filling exam forms. BJP MLA Koustav Bagchi, also the president of the governing body of the college, said, “It’s good news that the university has extended the deadline to fill exam forms.
She alleged she was confined to her office without water or electricity for two days and was forced to sign a resignation letter by students, demanding that they be allowed to submit their exam forms despite low attendance. Tarannum later declared her resignation was forced and pointed out that she would continue performing her duties of a vice-principal. I am merely being a bridge between the college and the govt, and I have no intention to get involved in a conflict at the college. I received a petition from some students, demanding the vice-principal’s removal, which I forwarded to the higher education department to make a final decision. ”
The matter came to a head on Friday, when Mohammadi Tarannum, vice-principal and the teacher-in charge of the college, left the campus under police protection.
She had issued a notice of remedial classes for the students of semester 2, 4, 6 and 8, all scheduled for their exams. We have decided to conduct remedial classes in physical as well as online mode so that each student can have the required attendance. There will be eight classes every day for the students to make up the shortfall.