Special exam for NRI engineering students
The state government and Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) on Friday submitted affidavits in the Orissa High Court stating that a special examination will be conducted for around 1,500 engineering students, who have taken admission against the 10% non-resident Indians (NRI) quota seats in private colleges in the current academic session.
The government affidavit came in response to a petition of the Odisha Private Engineering College Association (OPECA) , which had moved the court for allowing these students to appear in the first semester examination starting February 11.
The admissions were reportedly not held under the supervision of Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) authorities, as ordered by the court on October 1 last year, leading to the problem.
OPECA requested the government to shift the first two papers of the first semester and complete verification of these students by the new common examination dates. It has also threatened not to evaluate answer sheets of BPUT examinations and stop sending supervisors for OJEE if the government does not consider its suggestions.
uthorities of private engineering colleges have threatened not to send their supervisors and evaluators for exams of the Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) if there is a “special exam†for students admitted under the 10 per cent NRI quota.
On Friday, the state government had given an undertaking before Orissa High Court to conduct special exams for students enrolled in NRI seats.
