- By Ritesh Kumar
- Thu, 21 Mar 2024 03:50 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Intermediate students are staging protests outside the JDU office in Patna, voicing their dissatisfaction with the Bihar government's decision to discontinue plus 2 classes held in colleges starting from April 1. In conversation with ANI, a student named Sonam stated that they have been instructed to pursue their intermediate education in schools rather than universities.
"We have been told to continue our Intermediate education in schools and not University. We are facing a lot of problems. Our one academic year would go to waste," a student said on Thursday, as reported by news agency ANI.
"They should implement the new rule for those students who want to avail it now after taking their Class 10th exams. Why should it apply to us when we have already taken admission?" she added.
Another student expressed concern that they would incur significant financial losses since they had already paid fees. "It can happen from next session. We are facing a lot of problems and we have also paid fees," said one of the protesting students.
#WATCH | Bihar | Intermediate students protest outside the JD(U) office in Patna over the State government's decision to discontinue plus 2 classes held in colleges from April 1. pic.twitter.com/rGRqfzVH6V
— ANI (@ANI) March 21, 2024
In February, the Bihar government announced the discontinuation of plus two (intermediate) classes in colleges affiliated with different universities across the state.
In a notification released on February 21, the Education Department announced that while such courses had been discontinued at Patna University around a decade ago, they will now also be discontinued at colleges falling under other categories starting from the academic session beginning in April this year.
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According to the notification, intermediate education in all three streams - arts, science, and commerce - will now only be provided in higher secondary schools starting from the upcoming session. The department also mentioned that there is a proposal in the Universities Act to segregate intermediate (plus two) education from colleges.
The UGC and Administrative Reforms Commission had previously suggested separating intermediate education from degree colleges. Despite this recommendation, certain universities in the state persisted in offering Intermediate (plus two) education.