Narnaul, July 16
The dual impact of rising costs and declining facilities has severely affected the standard of education at the graduate and postgraduate levels in colleges of Haryana.
As a result of rampant mismanagement and lack of adequate administrative set-up, a communication gap exist between students and the college authorities.
A visit to different colleges of Narnaul revealed that shortage of seats in the general category is the bugbear of students everywhere.
The late fee of Rs 500 is simply a handy tool to fleece the students. Moreover, the registration fee is sky high. The unimaginative decision to abolish the postgraduate classes in geography at Narnaul and Hindi at Mahendragarh has been widely criticised.
The necessity of science faculty at the Government College for Women, Narnaul, is a long-standing demand. The Principal there lamented the shortage of staff, particularly for English and sociology.
On the other hand, Government Postgraduate College, Narnaul, has a problem of plenty in the shape of vast grounds. A visit to the college campus found poorly maintained grounds, crumbling walls and heaps of leaves strewn everywhere. The dispute on the maintenance of the tubewell between the college and the Public Health department is taking its toll on the provision of water in the college.
Worse off is the maintenance of the library. It has been closed for the past more then 10 days for no reason. Certain students alleged there has been a big loss of books. This has become the bone of contention among the library staff.
The demand for students’ union has been gaining ground without anything being done about it. “The participation of students in the affairs of the college is a must”, said Ashok Kumar, a student. The problem of accommodation, particularly classrooms, is a yearly affair. The mockery of education system is prevalent at Government College, Narnaul, where literature classes are taught under the neem and pipal trees.
The Principal of the Postgraduate College for Boys, Mr H. R. Mittal, is trying his best to repair the broken roofs and old furniture.
The big task of refurbishing the students’ hostel is also being taken up. The government has sanctioned a sum of Rs 98,500 for this. It is a matter of surprise that there are no quarters for the Principal of the college. A demand had been forwarded to the government for construction of staff quarters recently. It is pertinent to mention that there is enough space for construction of quarters on the campus.
Stinking urinals in the college are a matter of great concern too. No maintenance is being carried out on the part of the Public Health Department.
