Sanskrit varsity to review performance of its centres

Move follows expulsion of eight ineligible students from PG courses

A performance assessment of the regional centres of Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit is on the anvil following the controversy over the admission of ineligible students to the postgraduate programmes for the new academic year.

The decision comes in the wake of reports that the declining number of aspirants in some of the regional centres had prompted the authorities to tweak the admission norms or to bypass it by relaxing the rules.

Eight students, who were admitted to the postgraduate programmes in the new academic year, were expelled after it was found that they had failed to clear the sixth semester exam of the qualifying undergraduate exam. At least six of these candidates were admitted at the regional centre of the varsity in Koyilandy, according to the official estimates. “A performance evaluation of the regional centres over the last two years has to be carried out to identify the various issues. The directors concerned of the regional centres have the responsibility to ensure its proper functioning,” said Prof. M. K. Jayaraj, Vice Chancellor in-charge, on Tuesday.