Around 20 students of Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) in a college situated in Thane are likely to be forced to quit the course mid-semester as their fees were not paid by a coaching centre through which they took admission. At the coaching centre, the students have already made the required payment. All of the students used a private coaching institution in Dadar to gain admission to the college located in Thane. They students were also informed by the coaching centre that they would not be required to attend college lectures.
When they went to the college to get their hall ticket for the next exam after finishing the semester exam, they were astonished to learn that their hall ticket was not issued since the coaching centre had not paid their fees.
Now that they've been duped, the students have gone to the Mumbai University administration to ask for help. One of the students stated that since they are already working teachers, they felt relaxation from the attendance mandate would help them pursue B.Ed., which will help them in their career growth. The student went on to add that they had all passed the Common Entrance Test (CET), which is required for entrance to the B.Ed. They now realize that they have been cheated despite having previously paid the institute more than INR 1.5 lakh as fees.
The students expressed their belief that by enrolling in this course, they may improve their skills. They paid the full amount of fees to the coaching academy. Everything was going well up till the first-semester exam. The owner informed every candidate that there was an error on their hall ticket before the second-semester exam. The coaching centre authorities said they would manage the situation and that they could directly take the third-semester exam.
The proprietor of the coaching academy devised an excuse just before the third-semester exam. He informed the candidates that the hall tickets would be available at the exam centre and not the coaching centre.
The students who felt mistreated went to the Yuva Sena (UBT), which has now written to Mumbai University to express their displeasure with the admissions scam. Yuva Sena member Pradeep Sawant opined that this problem arose when these students were duped. But this illustrates the functioning of admission schemes, and the institution must act decisively in this regard. The Mumbai University was also urged to permit the Yuva Sena (UBT) to take this exam at this time.
The director of Mumbai University's Board of Examinations and Evaluation, Prasad Karande, acknowledged receiving the letter of complaint and said they would need to review the details before deciding.
The university authorities have assured the applicants that they will look into this matter and take a call accordingly.
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