The Hindu : ID cards to be made mandatory for Inter students

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Thursday, May 15, 2003

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Southern States - Andhra Pradesh

ID cards to be made mandatory for Inter students

By Our Special Correspondent

VISAKHAPATNAM MAY 14. From this academic year, every Intermediate student in the State will be given an identity-cum-admission card, with his or her photograph affixed on it and with details of the subjects of study, signed by the principal of the junior college concerned.

This decision of the Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) was announced at a press conference here on Wednesday by the BIE Regional Inspector Officer, A. Krishnamurthy, who also said the first phase admissions of the new academic year would be over by May 30 and the classes would begin from June 2.

``I appeal to each student to insist on securing this card at the time of admission, and carry the card with him or her while attending the college,'' he said.

The BIE would allot an exclusive number to each Intermediate student in the State, he said and added that this would enable the BIE to check benami admissions and take action against the junior college management indulging in such admissions.

Mr. Krishnamurthy said the Commissioner for Intermediate Education had fixed a limit of 88 students for each section in unaided private junior colleges which could have a maximum of seven sections for the science stream and two for the arts stream.

There would, however, be no such restrictions on Government colleges, aided colleges and colleges coming under the Tribal and Social Welfare Departments.

``If any unaided junior college has an intake of more than 792 students under seven science and two arts sections, a fine of Rs. 1 lakh for each section having more than 88 students and Rs. 1,000 for each student would be collected from the college management.''

The RIO revealed that the following unaided colleges had been fined for admitting students over and above the quota: Green Card Junior College Rs. 11.17 lakhs; Sri Chaitanya College Rs. 11.25 lakhs; Haragopal College Rs. 31.01 lakhs; J.V.S. College Rs. 7.43 lakhs; Priyadarshini Defence Academy Rs. 4.87 lakhs.

Pointing out that the writ petition filed by parents and some private college managements against the BIE order for closing the colleges for summer vacation had been dismissed by the High Court, Mr. Krisnamurthy said that the order would be strictly implemented. "One more inspection squad will be coming here on Friday for this purpose,'' he announced and said that, if necessary, assistance of the police would be requisitioned.

He made it clear that colleges would not be allowed to conduct classes during summer under the pretext of extra coaching, EAMCET preparation, etc., and recalcitrant colleges faced the prospect of disaffiliation and their managements prosecution.

Expressing happiness over the smooth conduct of the Intermediate examinations and publication of results, he said that this time only nine results were withheld in the first year and 182 in the final examination. "This is very less when compared with earlier years.''

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