Varanasi: The recent decision of Banaras Hindu University administration to restrict accommodation of two research scholars in one room of each hostels may have irked the PhD students of the university, but the decision has proved enough to accommodate the increased strength of students in the forthcoming academic session (2010-2011) that is already burdened with the implementation of 27 per cent OBC quota.
It may be mentioned here that around 2,400 seats have been increased owing to the OBC quota in the coming academic session and with construction of new hostels in the university yet to be completed, the university administration had no option but to accommodate two research scholars in one room for the coming academic session.
According to Prof AR Tripathi, dean of students, BHU, the decision has been taken for the coming academic session only and it is hoped that the construction of new hostels would be completed before the next academic session. The problems faced by the students have been brought to the notice of university administration and the matter has been resolved peacefully, he added.
Reports of Institute of Technology (IT), BHU indicate that as many as 801 seats could be created in the four hostels including Vishwakarma, Vishveshraiya, Vivekanand and CV Raman if the provision of accommodation of two research scholars in one room is done. Similarly, as many as 28 additional seats could be created in Triveni hostel for girl candidates in the coming academic session.
the construction of new hostels is not yet started even.IT BHU students are practically living in slums.
August 1, 2010 5:32 AM