Calicut University is no longer Lakshadweep’s sole varsity
The Hindu
Vice Chancellor asked to take steps to migrate students to Pondicherry University
Calicut University’s status as the sole institute of higher learning in Lakshadweep for the past 16 years has officially ended with the administration there asking its Vice Chancellor M.K. Jayaraj to take steps to migrate students to the undergraduate and postgraduate courses being offered by Pondicherry University.
A letter from Vishal Sah, Director (Education), Union Territory of Lakshadweep, says “no further memorandum of understanding will be executed with the University of Calicut for running CUCs [Calicut University Centres] on the islands”.
The university has been asked to provide records of the existing students who are pursuing their undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including B.Ed courses. Information on course curriculum and syllabus, database of exams, course-wise regulations, fee structure, and exam fee, has also been sought. The university is supposed to settle its financial commitments by March next year. The letter is dated November 6. The Department of Education, Lakshadweep, meanwhile, called for applications for admissions to degree and diploma courses for the 2021-22 academic year at the Government College for Higher Education, Kadmat Island.
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