Ahead of the written examination for recruitment of graduate teacher (mathematics and science) under school education department scheduled to be held on September 25, 2017, the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has appealed to the state government to give priority to Indigenous inhabitants of the state and also relax their eligibility criteria. In a representation addressed to the minister school education, the NSF president, Kesosul Christopher Ltu, and general secretary, Imtiyapang Imsong, pointed out as per the record of educated unemployed (job seeker applicants) registered as on June 30, 2017, the number of unemployed stood at a staggering 68,210.
Reminding that the job avenues in government sector have reached saturation point in the state, the federation appealed to the minister for selection of indigenous inhabitants applicants of the state on priority. It urged to consider other applicants should any vacancy arose after accommodating the Indigenous inhabitants.
NSF also pointed out that the number of graduates (bachelor degree) from 2015, 2016 & 2017 was 3098, 3657 and 3837 respectively, but the intake capacity of students for B.Ed per academic year was approximately 900. Out of the total number of B. Ed seats, NSF said that almost 60% was taken by in-service teachers.
Therefore, the federation has suggested that the criteria for having B.Ed qualification in the forth-coming departmental examination should not be made mandatory.
NSF on MBBS seat
NSF has appealed to the state government to take up the issue of a Naga girl, who was denied admission to Guwahati Medical College.
In an appeal to principal secretary, health & family welfare (H&FW), the NSF president, Kesosul Christopher Ltu, and general secretary, Imtiyapang Imsong, pointed out that the girl was pursuing her MBBS study as a private sponsored candidate at Lucknow. However, NSF said she was selected by the state government through NEET 2017 to undergo MBBS course at Guwhati Medical Collage, Assam under NEC quota.
As she was selected, NSF said the girl left her previous college to avail the government allotted seat at Guwahati Medical College. However, on arrival at the institute, NSF she was denied admission to the said institution “for the reasons best known” to the governments of Assam and Nagaland.
The federation, therefore, has urged the responsible authority to take up the matter immediately or arrange for an alternate institute. NSF stated that the student had every right to claim her seat as she cleared NEET, 2017 on merit basis.
ENCSU seeks release of 3 MBBS students’ fee
Eastern Nagaland College Students’ Union (ENCSU) has appealed to the technical education department and the state government to immediately release the college/tuition fee of the three MBBS students, who were sent under special category in 2016.
In a press release, ENCSU president, M. Longre Chang, and general secretary, Wangnei Konyak, also urged the department and the government to uphold the October 27, 2016 agreement made between the union and the government in spirit and letter. The union stated that the agreement was signed in the presence of ENPO, ENSF, ENLU and representatives of six federating units of ENSF.
Expressing dismay at the attitude of the department in handling the matter, ENCSU stated that the government had agreed to fully sponsor the three students for five years to undergo undergraduate MBBS course after the department “manipulated” the last year’s NSEE result.
However, the union said that despite several appeals to release the fee, the department seemed “to be in wild dream when our students are mentally tortured and their career is at stake because of non-payment of the fee till date.”
ENCSU cautioned that the department and the government would be held solely responsible if any adverse situation arose and victimise the students.