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| Tiny tots dot streets after four months, race begins for studies | | | Munish Gupta
Jammu | Sep 1
After an uncertain Saturday, a festive Sunday, the morning in Jammu was quite different –pleasant and colourful. Though the agitation had been there for two months only but the Monday morning brought rare scenes which people could see after more than four months.
Freshened up children, attired in their school uniforms –different for every school –dotted the city streets waiting for their school buses. Most of the Colleges and schools in the City could not re-opened in July after they shut for the summer vacations in the last week of May. It was after four months that children were seen headed for their schools this morning.
However, lean attendance was recorded in classes on the first day. The usual activity and hustle and bustle of college life was missing and classrooms wore a deserted look though the teaching fraternity was present in full strength. A handful of students came to classes and hardly any teaching began in government colleges. College principals said that the attendance in classrooms was expected to be picked up in upcoming days since colleges had reopened after along break.
It needs to be mentioned that due to the ongoing agitation, Jammu University had to postpone the examinations of Post Graduate Courses in the mid-way and the Result of BA/BSc/BBA Part-II had not declared yet.
On contacting Dean Academic Affairs Jammu University, Prof. BPS Sehgal, said that admission to Post Graduate courses will be started from 9th of September and last date of the admission will be 12th of Sept. after that there will be late fee of Rs 50.He also informed that the regular class work of PG Courses will begin from 25th of September.
To make up the academic loss suffered by the students in the ongoing agitation, all the educational institutes have been geared up and making plans to compensate the loss.
Moreover the Jammu University is also going to organize the meeting of all the Head of the Departments to discuss how to make up the loss of students that had occurred during the agitation.
According to the Director colleges, ND Wani that a circulation has been issued to all the Principal of the colleges. According to which the Principal of colleges shall ensure the presence of teaching faculty / non teaching staff in the colleges and also have to submit weekly attendance reports to the Govt in the administrative department.
There will also be extra classes before or after scheduled working hours to fill in the gaps on account of loss of teaching days he added. He also stated that there will also be curtailment in the winter vacations or Pooja holidays if needed.
While talking to the Director School education Jammu, Zahid Khan told that the decision regarding the extra classes and overtime has not been taken yet as most of the syllabus of the 1oth and 12th classes have been covered up before the holidays.
Talking to our correspondent Deepak Khajuria , Principal of the GD Goenka Public School, told that that the management f the school has decided to take on the extra classes on Sunday and if there is need to extend timings they will also do it. He said that the management will try its best to compensate the loss of the students.
Similarly one of the trustees of the Heritage Public school, Sunil Gupta stated that the management of the school has been decided to increase the timing of the School by half an hour and there will also be class work on the Saturday. He also disclosed that if there is need to take he extra classes we will also manage it and there will also be some curtailment in the upcoming holidays.
Dressed up in school uniforms, children could be seen early morning waiting for their school buses at bus stops while others were cycling their way to beat the opening bell.
Teachers, too, appeared eager to see their students back in the classrooms. The former too kept the workload light keeping in view the holiday hangover. Geetika , a student of tenth class, remarked: “It is really nice to be back since I missed my friends during the vacations.” Some of the students were excited to come back to school whereas some were yet in the holiday mood.
Anubhav, a student of Oriental Academy, on the other hand was not that happy to join back. The day was quite boring for me today”. Sameer and Umesh, both plus one students said, “Initially, we were in a holiday mood. Getting up early in the morning was not that easy for us today. But school is an unescapable reality,” he lamented.
Manavi, a student of GCW Parade said “the strength in the class was quite weak as the holiday mood was yet not over for some of the fellow classmates. She remarked that we are back to the same old routine.”
A cross-section of teachers disclosed that it was refreshing as well as tiring. Monica and Anshu , both teachers said, “excitement is in the air. Students are in a joyous mood. We enquired about how students spent their vacations. Manoj and Sunita, teachers of another school , said that it was nice to be back with the students and to listen to there experiences. Everywhere in University campus small groups of students were seen discussing the 62 day long agitation and the role of students
Tarika Sethi, a student, was thrilled to join back and see her friends. She remarked it was very boring sitting idle at house and was waiting for the school to reopen. |
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