VC Over AMU

University tried its best to reduce the academic loss : VC
Written by AMU Correspondent
Saturday, 21 November 2009
AMU Vice Chancellor Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis in a personal letter to all the parents of the University students has said that the University will be re-opened on December 1, 2009. The University tried its best to reduce the academic loss by declaring the winter vacation till 30th November 2009. To facilitate the smooth home coming of the students to the University the classes will be started in three phases commencing from December 1 and by December 8 all classes will be in full swing, he added.

While explaining the inevitable circumstances, Prof. Azis said that the painful decision of the University’s closure was unavoidable in the backdrop of the situation where outsiders, some of whom having dubious and criminal antecedents, started backing and taking a leading role in the agitation. The situation was further aggravated when some political workers and vested interest groups also joined hands. In order to avert any major bloodshed and police intervention in the campus the University functionaries including senior faculty members unanimously recommended the closure.

Prof. Azis has drawn the attention of the parents to the remarkable benefits that the conducive atmosphere has bestowed on the University. He pointed out that the peace and tranquility maintained in the last two years in the campus by students adhering to the existing rules of the University has paid rich dividends and the University and its students have scripted a new story of records and successes. The University was on a resurgent track and was able to draw numerous projects and funding amounting to over Rs. 480 Crores. "Our students were able to do extremely well in many competitive examinations. This year alone 45 students were selected in IITs, four students selected for Fulbright Fellowship, 25 students selected in Judicial Services and five in Civil Services. If peace and academic vibrancy is allowed to continue in the campus the University will scale newer heights. The students can certainly be immensely benefited from a disciplined campus", he observed.