Over 50 students from Jammu and Kashmir pursuing B.Sc Nursing at Mewar University in Rajasthan are facing academic and physical challenges due to the university's failure to obtain necessary approvals for the course. The convenor of Jammu and Kashmir Students Association has sought the intervention of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, alleging that the university has been misleading students with false promises and infringing on their right to seek justice. The students have been protesting for months and their future remains uncertain as the university has failed to provide a resolution. The association has also accused the university of pressurizing the students to abandon their protests and threatening suspension and fee reimbursements under the Jammu and Kashmir Student Scholarship Scheme.
Students from Jammu and Kashmir Face Challenges at Rajasthan University
Over 50 students from Jammu and Kashmir pursuing B.Sc Nursing at Mewar University in Rajasthan are facing academic and physical challenges due to the university's failure to obtain necessary approvals for the course.
The Indian Nursing Council (INC) has not approved the B.Sc Nursing program at Mewar University, rendering the degrees invalid. This means that students will not be eligible to practice nursing in India or abroad.
In addition, the students allege that the university has been misleading them with false promises and infringing on their right to seek justice. They have been protesting for months, but their future remains uncertain as the university has failed to provide a resolution.
The convenor of the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association, Muhammad Rafiq, has sought the intervention of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Rafiq alleges that the university has been pressurizing the students to abandon their protests and threatening suspension and fee reimbursements under the Jammu and Kashmir Student Scholarship Scheme.
Background
The students from Jammu and Kashmir were admitted to Mewar University in 2017. They were promised that the university had obtained all necessary approvals for the B.Sc Nursing program. However, it was later discovered that the INC had not approved the program.
The students have repeatedly approached the university administration to resolve the issue, but they have been met with indifference. The university has also failed to provide any alternative options for the students, such as transferring them to another university or refunding their tuition fees.
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