But why? Reporter has not reported why IGNOU is going to close this centre Only VC said: no point in continuing. The Former VC of IGNOU was as better this Aslam sahib is turning to be as worst...
On 7/3/13, Renuka Warriar Edakkunni <[email protected]> wrote: > If this is the attitude of the largest SDE University in India, what > about other universities? > > Renuka. > > Source: > http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/ignou-signs-off-course-for-hearingimpaired/article4875291.ece > > NEW DELHI, July 3, 2013 > Ignou signs off course for hearing-impaired > BBA 2013 Admission Open - Join BBA courses in Top Institutes. Register > Free & Get Complete Info! www.Shiksha.com/BBA > Ads by Google > Divya Trivedi & > Share · print · T+ > Ignou’s dual talk leaves students in the lurch > > Nobody would have thought that in less than two years of setting up of > the first Indian Sign Language Research & Training Centre (ISLRTC) for > the hearing-impaired, plans would be afoot to shut it down. But that > is what seems to be happening at the Indira Gandhi National Open > University (Ignou) campus here. > > Vice-Chancellor M. Aslam categorically told The Hindu that there was > no point in continuing with the Bachelor of Arts in Applied Sign > Language Studies (BAASLS) programme. > > The decision has left the students angry and confused about their > future. They shared their grievances with The Hindu in sign language > through an interpreter. > > Dashrath Jadeja, a second-year student and students’ representative, > said, “The BAASLS course is the only one in the country. It is offered > bilingually and caters to 70 of us here. There are [an estimated] two > million hearing-impaired students in the country. What will the centre > tell them after shutting down the course?” > > “Fresh admissions have not been happening for the past two years. > (BAASLS was started in 2009). This triggered rumours about the > continuation of the course. In May, I went to meet the VC with my > mother and he assured her that we would get our degrees. But that is > not happening,” said Sheena Kaul, a final-year student. > > When the hearing-impaired students enrolled for the programme, they > were told they would receive a dual degree from Ignou and its partner > in the United Kingdom, University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). > However, Ignou has now backtracked saying the students would have to > be content with only an UCLan degree. > > Recently, after the students agitated in front of government > ministries and the VC’s office, the VC said he would provide them with > a certificate of participation. “But it is unfair and unacceptable,” > say the students. > > “Why should we sacrifice our Indian B.A. degree? I am applying to a > college in Bombay and they insist on a degree from a UGC recognised > institution,” said Bablu Kumar in his final year. > > Course details have been wrongly advertised: VC > > Students will get only an UCLan degree, says Ignou > > The only institute in the country offering a B.A. degree in sign > language faces closure > > Comments to: [email protected] Copyright© 2013, The Hindu > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > -- Avinash Shahi MPhil Research Scholar Centre for the Study of Law and Governance Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi India Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
