Updated on: Saturday, April 09, 2016
Taking into account the ongoing protests and clashes at the NIT, Srinagar that was started by a few outstation students, the HRD ministry has given some relief to students in the upcoming university examination.
The Human Resource Ministry (HRD), giving a breather to all the students, has announced that students will be given an option to appear for the examination later on.
This move has come after a team of three persons from the HRD department were sent to review the situation at the NIT, Srinagar campus.
The team included senior officials like Deputy Director Finance Fazal Mehmood, Chairman of board of governors of NIT M J Zarabi and Director (technical education) in the HRD ministry, Sanjeev Sharma.
Moreover, the team that was inspecting the situation even tried to talk to the students protesting in order to control the situation.
While speaking to the team, few outstation students said that they were feeling insure in staying at the campus.
Moreover, some of the students put forward demands like strict actions against policemen involved in lathi charge and also asked to move the campus out of Kashmir.
Meanwhile, a official of the ministry said, "There are students who want to appear later but a majority of them want to do it as per schedule. So an option will be given to them. Those who want to appear later, re-exams will be scheduled."
Further, the official added, "The HRD team which has gone to the campus will stay there till the exams are concluded. The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has also assured Union minister Smriti Irani that safety of all students NIT, Srinagar will be ensured."
While Irani would be visiting Srinagar on April 13 for an official meeting, it's not declared till now whether she would be visiting the NIT, Srinagar.