JNU entrance test from 22th May

Admission process in JNU will start from this month with the selling of forms from 6th February. Entrance tests will be conducted on 22nd to 25th May for different undergraduate and postgraduate courses and other programmes at 52 centres. Interested candidates should contact the university for further details.

Notification for JNUSU elections soon

University administration has given nod to issue notification to hold elections for JNU students union (JNUSU). According to university sources the administration may issue notifications for the elections this month considering continuous pressure from the different students’ outfits and university students.

Anugoonj at IP University

Three-day annual festival “Anugoonj” started at Dwarka campus of Indraprastha University on Thursday. Kiran Seth, founder director, Spic Macay, was presented on the occasion. Students of various universities and colleges of Delhi are participating in the festival. Several competitions, music show and dance shows will be organized on the occasion.

Supreme Court had given approval for JNUSU elections with certain guidelines in its recent order.

“We have seen youth from colleges and schools came to support us. Even the kids came with their teachers, parents to support the movement. College students themselves come to the venue, presented their programmes. We never expected such kind of support from the upcoming generation”, says an activist of ‘Fight Against Corruption’.

We expected support of younger generation but not of this kind, admits Arvind Kejriwal. But it also indicates that how strongly our new generation want to get rid of corruption, he says.

Anna Hazare too has already thanked country’s youth for their active support and said that the way they had supported the movement created a new hope among the people.

It was not like that they just came sit over the venue and went away but they performed over there. Organisers say that students from all the colleges of Delhi University participated in the agitation apart from JNU and Jamia. Students of some of the prestigious schools of the city like Salwan Public School, Summerfield, Jesus & Mary school are among them. Group of students of Hansraj College and other colleges of Delhi University performed street play on the corruption at Jantar Mantar.

Not only that several students showed their work through live painting, music, singing, dancing and activities at the venue. This happened not in Delhi only but throughout the country, say organisers.

“It is our duty to go and support him and other activists who have been fighting for us through Satyagrah”, Monica, a IIyear student of Hindu College said.

“We are sending and receiving SMSes from our friends from various institutions including Delhi University’s colleges to support the cause. After a long time this is happening in the country”, she says.

“I do not know what exactly he (Anna) wants. But I am sure that whatever he is demanding will be beneficial for out future”, says Ramesh Dahiya of South Campus.
In such a situation students should come out for their support, he says.

Students are scheduling their traveling plan as such that they could reach the venue (Jantar-Mantar) collectively. Since the exams are near so we have decided to join him in the afternoon after attending classes, says Mohd. Ismaail, a student of Jamia.

Students from JNU too are coming out to give their support the cause. Students from various students organizations and schools of JNU are reaching to Jantar Mantar to support him.

Students especially staying at private hostels or lodges are looking out friends or friends of their friends who have big TV at their rooms. They already started making contacts in this regard if they found someone with TV with option to stay at night at their home or room.

“Some of the students literally cajoling me to allow them to watch TV at my home”, says Srinjay, a student of Delhi University and resident of Mukherjee Nagar area.

There is nothing wrong in it. It achieves two targets – making new friend and obviously viewing match without any problem and interruption, says A. Rehman, a student of Zakir Hussain College of Delhi University.

According to the students it is not feasible for everybody to keep a TV at their room. College hostels or university hostels have such kind of facility at their Common Room. But private hostels, lodges have not such kind of facilities, says a language students of JNU.

“But there are risks too inviting such ‘instant’ friends. Cricket is a game of excitement. And, during the match of India and Pakistan it is on the peak. In such a situation danger of damaging your properties, table, chairs or even bed is always there, says Srinjay.

But despite all the funda of instant friendship work on the name of Cricket match, he adds.

Addressing the first international conference today at India International Centre in New Delhi US Ambassador said “In the United States, universities such as Harvard, Columbia, Michigan, Texas, and Virginia have dedicated programs for the study of India and South Asia. I hope to see similar centers dedicated to the study of all aspects of the United States in the future.”

He also requested an Indian minister to lobby for it and discuss the matter with HRD Minister Kapil Sibal in this regard so that curriculum regarding American Studies could be added in the leading universities of India.

Citing co-operation between India and US on the geo-political level, demographic level and technology level the US Ambassador said that Indo-US partnership has deepens and expands in all major fields.

The Telengana Forum in JNU has demanded to introduce Telangana bill in Parliament immediately and immediate withdrawal of all paramilitary forces across Telengana.

The Forum, comprises of students and teachers of JNU, also organized a panel discussion today in this regard. The discussion was attended by experts from IGNOU, Delhi University and JNU. The Forum said that the Sri Krishna Committee report did not offer any workable solutions.

The report has given six options to resolve Telengana issue. It has said that the option of “Keeping the State united by simultaneously providing certain definite Constitutional/Statutory measures for socio-economic development and political empowerment of Telangana region–creation of a statutorily empowered Telangana Regional Council” is the best option to resolve the issue.

Prof. Sopory will take over charge from Prof. B. B. Bhattacharya. His term was completed in June 2010. Sopory’s name was recommended by a search committee headed by former ISRO chief K. Kasturirangan.