Karachi private colleges charging summer vacation fee
Class XII students being forced to pay summer vacation fee
Karachi, April 09: A number of private colleges in the city are forcing
their Class XII students of science and commerce groups to pay fee for
June and July (summer vacation) despite the fact that their academic
session will end after their annual exams to be held in April and May,
respectively. Ironically, the affiliation of some of these
colleges with the Board of Intermediate Education (BIEK) has already
been suspended after the expiry of their registration period with the
education department's directorate of private educational institutions.
It is mandatory for both the public and private sector schools
and colleges to get their institutions registered with the directorate
of private educational institutions before seeking affiliation with the
BIEK. According to rules, the examination forms of students
belonging to unregistered or those institutions whose registrations
have expired will not be entertained by the examining bodies. A number of students of private colleges, including those whose
affiliation with the BIEK has recently been suspended, said that
the managements of their institutions were forcing them to pay the
summer vacation fee on the pretext that they need funds to get renewed
their registration with the directorate of private educational
institutions. "In fact, the management of our college is
threatening us to pay the fee of June and July summer vacation, though
our examinations are scheduled for May and we will no more be a student
of the college in June and July," said a Class XII student of Commerce
group at a college whose affiliation with the BIEK has recently been
suspended. Meanwhile, some private colleges whose affiliation
with the BIEK has been suspended have accused the officials of the
provincial directorate of private educational institutions of delaying
the renewal of their registration on the flimsiest of pretexts. "We have already submitted all the documents required for the renewal
of our institution's registration. But the directorate's officials
concerned are delaying the issuance of a renewed registration
certificate and that has put the career of our students at stake," a
proprietor of a private college said.
Exams schedule
Karachi: BIEK controller of examinations Prof Agha Akbar Mirza, meanwhile,
announced that the first phase of higher secondary school certificate
annual examinations-2010 for the candidates in different categories
such as science (pre-medical, pre-engineering), general science, home
economics, medical technology, diploma in physical education,
improvement of marks/grades and additional subjects, and for special
candidates would commence on April 27 in morning shift. The
second phase of the HSC annual exams-2010 for the candidates belonging
to humanities and commerce (both regular and private) groups would
begin on May 24 in morning and afternoon shifts, the official added. Dawn
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"BIEK must stop these monney minting private colleges to collect summer fee."
Name: Hussain
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City, Country: Karachi, Pakistan
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SU to celebrate founder's week
Dadu: The University of Sindh is organising the founderís week celebrations
from April 9 to 13 to pay homage to Allama II Kazi on his 42nd death
anniversary. The founderís week programmes will be arranged at the
Allama II Kazi Campus, Jamshoro, Elsa Kazi Campus, Hyderabad and Sindh
University Campus, Mirpurkhas.
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KU hosts meeting of Nomination Committee
Karachi: University of Karachi (KU) hosted a meeting of the Nomination Committee to
recommend the recipients of the Shah Latif Exchange Award, Sheikh Ayaz
Award and Josh Malihabadi Award from the Culture Department, Government
of Sindh, on Thursday. Cash award of Rs100,000 will be given along with
the Shah Abdul Latif Excellence Award, for which, nominations were made
in four categories that included scholar and writers, poets, performing
arts and folk music (in Urdu and Sindhi), whereas cash award of Rs75,
000 will be given along with Shaikh Ayaz Award and Josh Malihabadi
Award for the categories of prose/fiction, poetry, research/critique,
translation and the Life Time Achievement Awards. The ceremony for the
distribution of these awards will be organised soon. The news
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