Thursday, January 5, 2012

FUTA Statement on Mishandling of AL Results

Missing A/L papers found

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Five A/L examination papers of students who had sat for the examination on Buddhist Civilisation which had gone missing, were discovered on Tuesday (3), the Ceylon Teachers Services Union said yesterday.

The union’s General Secretary Mahinda Jayasinghe said the discovery was made at an Advanced Level results assessment centre at the Embilipitiya Maha Vidyalaya. The second part of the answer scripts which include essay type questions had gone missing while the Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) in part one of the answer scripts were intact.

He said it was found that the students of the aforesaid answer scripts had faired well in the MCQ section but could not pass the Advanced Level exams and was not eligible to further their studies.

“The reason for such a problem to occur is because answer scripts were not collected and distributed at the right time from the examination centres to the assessment and correction centres and due to this failure students have had to suffer,” Jayasinghe said.

“Students and parents have already refused to accept the Advanced Level results. These types of errors will increase their suspicion and distrust over their results and the education system in the country,” he said. (OJ)

Ruhunu Uni. Agri  student protested demanding hostel  facilities

, The Island.

by Dasun Edirisinghe

Undergraduates of the Ruhuna University protested yesterday (04) demanding hostels for all students in the Faculty of Agriculture.

Convener of the Inter University Students Federation Sanjeewa Bandara told The Island that the university administration provided hostels for all students until 2010, but now they have asked students to pay for the facility.

"Our demand is for them to provide the facility to all without charging for it," he said.

Bandara said that that Ruhuna University’s Agriculture Faculty, located at Mapalana in Kamburupitiya was a remote area. Therefore, hostel facilities must be provided to the students. There are several vacant hotels inside the faculty premises, he said.

According to him, there are 500 students in the faculty at present. The university administration removed two batches of students from the hostels recently.

"University administration’s newest decision is to provide hostel facilities for only two years," he said.

Bandara said that they would protest until their demands were met.

Ruhunu Uni. Agri  student protested demanding hostel  facilities

, The Island.

by Dasun Edirisinghe

Undergraduates of the Ruhuna University protested yesterday (04) demanding hostels for all students in the Faculty of Agriculture.

Convener of the Inter University Students Federation Sanjeewa Bandara told The Island that the university administration provided hostels for all students until 2010, but now they have asked students to pay for the facility.

"Our demand is for them to provide the facility to all without charging for it," he said.

Bandara said that that Ruhuna University’s Agriculture Faculty, located at Mapalana in Kamburupitiya was a remote area. Therefore, hostel facilities must be provided to the students. There are several vacant hotels inside the faculty premises, he said.

According to him, there are 500 students in the faculty at present. The university administration removed two batches of students from the hostels recently.

"University administration’s newest decision is to provide hostel facilities for only two years," he said.

Bandara said that they would protest until their demands were met.

J’pura u’grads to protest against suspension of colleagues

, Yhe Island.

by Dasun Edirisinghe

Undergraduates of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura would launch a protest against the suspension of 10 colleagues by the university administration.

Representative for the students K. Chandananda thera told The Island that the university administration suspended 10 students of the Management Faculty for allegedly organizing students against the government.

He said that this was the latest step by the Vice Chancellor of the University Dr. N. L. A. Karunaratne to suppress student leaders.

"Since Dr. Karunaratne assumed duties as the VC, nearly 130 students have been suspended on various grounds. The suspensions were finally lifted due to our protests," Chandananda thera said.

According to him, the university administration banned all student activities, including cultural festivals and arranged for a police post at the university to prevent peaceful protests organized to highlight academic and welfare problems.

Chandananda thera said that the university administration banned Students’ Council and all Faculty Student Unions three years ago.

"Maintaining students’ unions was enabled by the University Act," he said adding that it had been violated by the VC.

He said that they would launch a protest campaign with the support of their colleagues in other universities against the latest suspensions.

As the first step in the protest, flags will be hoisted in the university premises while students and parents will be made aware of what was taking place, Chandananda thera said.

VC Dr. Karunaratne was not available for immediate comments.