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Aligarh:
The varsity officials in a statement
March 31 have termed the report published by The Times of India
carried about the students' attendance at Aligarh Muslim University
(AMU) as "erroneous" and factually incorrect.
"The news story “In AMU all you need
is 30% attendance” published in The Times of India dated March 30,
2011 creates an erroneous impression which is contrary to the fact",
a varsity official said in the letter addressed to the editor.
"It was not the “populist measure” by
Vice Chancellor, Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis as published in your
esteemed newspaper but a duly deliberated decision of the Academic
Council which comprises of all the Deans of faculties, Chairmen of
departments of studies, Principals of colleges, elected members and
other functionaries who are also senior faculty members of the
University", the letter said.
"Moreover", it added, "The University
has not lowered the percentage of compulsory attendance from
mandatory 75% but has given compensatory attendance as a one-time
measure only to those students who have participated in the faculty
workshops (10%), for participating in extracurricular activities
(10%), for submitting assignments (10%) and for good behavior (5%)
as the University has witnessed heightened academic and
extracurricular activities including those organized by the Students
Union elected after a gap of three years."
Stating that though the proposal was initiated by the Secretary of
the Students’ Union, Amir Qutub, the AMU official said, "The matter
was discussed threadbare in the meeting of the Deans of faculties
held on March 23, 2011 and the Deans decided to place the issue for
wider discussion in the Academic Council and finally the Academic
Council in its special meeting on March 24, 2011 after due
deliberation unanimously took the decision."
Stating that the decision of the compensatory attendance will
benefit only about 200 students out of the 30,000 strong AMU
students community, it said, "The University has responded to
certain genuine grievances of the students and through the due
process of deliberations in the Academic Council has taken a
decision in respect of PhD admission also."
"Why some faceless anonymous professor
is finding fault with the process of democratic functioning at a
period of time when students-administration synergy in the
University is at the threshold of positive partnership is not
difficult to understand", the official asked in his letter.
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