NU Academic Council Allows Carry-On One Last Time
The decision was taken through a 12/3 majority vote. Another 12 members of the council were not present at the meeting. Last year too, the NU allowed carry-on as a one-time exception and held a special examination.
The carry-on provision allows admission to the academic year 2025-26 for students who haven't cleared even a single subject from their previous semesters in their entire course. Last month, the NU had rejected the proposal to allow carry-on as these students had already got three attempts to clear their subjects, besides the move adversely impacted the university's academic calendar.
NU officials and teachers across the board had expressed concerns over the quality of education if carry-on was allowed.
Acting vice-chancellor Madhavi Khode Chavare said the university is not going to hold any special exam, and these students will have to appear in the regular exam. The acting VC said carry-on is not applicable to six courses governed by the Pharmacy Council of India and NCTE (National Council of Teachers Education).
NU officials said students led by various political groups had intensified their protests following the rejection of the proposal. "They were emboldened by the recent decisions of other universities to allow carry-on and repeatedly cited the same as a reason for NU to follow suit," officials said.
Earlier, top NU officials tested the authenticity of these applicants demanding carry-on and grew suspicious about their background. "In some cases, those demanding carry-on didn't actually know what it meant. Later, when top officers explained to them, they gave up their demand," officials said.
However, the issue took a new turn when some political outfits created social media channels and groups to run a campaign. This led to a flooding of emails to the university officials and office bearers.
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