Complaints have started pouring in from students who term it unscientific. From day one of the counselling, being handled by the International Relations and Academic Admissions Wing of the university, students had been seen running from pillar to post, seeking help from the authorities. A candidate who was placed top in the rank list for admission to the biotechnology course was denied admission, as she reached the venue 10 minutes late. After being held up in a traffic snarl, she intimated the university authorities that she might turn up late.
The officials refused to accept the request and advised her to contact senior officials of the university. But their mobile phones were switched off. The girl could not hold back tears. Repeated attempts to get the decision reversed failed.
A Syndicate sub-committee monitoring the admission procedure later recommended the complaint-redress committee to hear the case. Students said this was one among several problems reported during the counselling session.
Students of three Government Polytechnics in the State were denied admission on the ground that their certificates did not mention the duration of their course as three years.
A student from Thiruvananthapuram, who had lodged a complaint with the redress committee, produced a letter from the Directorate of Technical Education ratifying the fact that the course was of three years.
But the committee rejected his application, saying that the admission guidelines had clearly mentioned that only students who had completed three-year diploma courses could be admitted to the B.Tech. lateral-entry programme. The student filed a petition before the Kerala High Court. On Thursday, the court directed the university authorities to grant him provisional admission.
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