Working professionals oppose AMIE decision to disallow re-registration

The students have alleged that the institution did not allow them to complete their degrees after they could not clear a few exams due to some “personal and official unavoidable” circumstances. “We were not allowed to carry on and re-appear,despite the fact that we are working and have no support service for studying,” says Parminder,who has now decided to pursue a formal degree of BTech after he was not allowed to appear in the remaining two examinations and complete his degree.

The students alleged that,unlike other universities,there is neither a system of evaluation,nor any system of grace marks for old students. The institute had also revised the rules according to which students are required to complete their Section A and B exams each in a period of six years. “Earlier there was no such time limit. It is an informal system of education designed for working professionals and imposing a time limit for completing the course is not justified,” claims Vishal Singla,one of the students.

“The institution has also increased the marks required for passing to 50 per cent,which is far higher than that of any other engineering college in the city. Due to this,students who would could have passed earlier are now considered fail,” he added.

Students are now demanding that the authorities should allow the students who could not pass the Section B exam to re-register with carry forward of all the passed exams.