Deadlock at CU aggravates existing session jam

The academic life of the students will now linger up to about three years.

Sources in the Registrar building said, at least 800 scheduled examinations have been postponed during the last two months.

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The academic life of around 10,000 students who got admitted under grading system, particularly in the Science, Arts and Social Science faculties has become uncertain.

Campus sources said, the CU Syndicate on August 20 postponed all the examinations under grading system for 20 days. They took the time to take a decision whether the grading system would be continued in evaluation of answer script or revive the old class system.

But the authorities failed to make any decision during the period and extended it for an indefinite period.

Due to the embargo on holding of examinations, examination of four academic sessions in 27 departments under Science, Arts and Social Science faculties could not be held resulting in great concern to nearly 10,000 students.

Even, 27 departments did not publish any year final result due to the reason.

"Following postponement of examinations, students of the university are going to face session jam for a more year, which will hamper the academic life of thousands of students, Ali Asgar Chowdhury, Chairman of Journalism Department told this correspondent.

Another teacher of the university preferring anonymity told this correspondent that the departments concerned would be unable to complete the postponed examinations before April next year. "At least additional Taka 15 lakh will also be needed to prepare question papers of postponed examinations", he added.

However, a session jam of two to three years grips all the departments of the university.

Rikta, a third year student of History Department alleged that the university failed to complete the four-year course in seven years. "The new session jam will force us to suffer more and perhaps our age to apply for government jobs would expire in the university,'' she observed.

Students had launched a strong movement on the campus from August 11 demanding immediate cancellation of grading system.

When contacted, Vice Chancellor Professor AJM Nuruddin Chowdhury apprehended that the recent crisis might create more session jams.