Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 5: A group of aspirants for diploma courses at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir (SKUAST-K), today alleged “irregularities” in the ongoing admission process.
The aspirants claimed that the university allotted seats to candidates who were already enrolled in other courses without verifying their documents or collecting provisional certificates.
In a joint representation, the aggrieved students said SKUAST-K has this year reduced the number of seats for diploma courses and failed to ensure fair allocation during and after counselling.
They alleged that the university allotted seats to students who were already enrolled in other courses since April, without any admission cancellation letter or provisional certificate.
“How is it possible to allot seats to those students who have already been enrolled for months?” the aspirants questioned.
They demanded that the university reverify the documents of all selected candidates and issue a notification to fill remaining seats purely on merit.
The aspirants further urged SKUAST-K to make it mandatory for all candidates to submit provisional and character certificates during document verification, as is the norm for undergraduate admissions.
They alleged that the absence of this requirement this year allowed students with existing admissions elsewhere to secure multiple seats, depriving deserving candidates of a fair chance.
“Only 10 out of 35 students have joined the classes at KVK Pulwama,” the aspirants claimed, adding that many of the admitted candidates have not reported to their respective campuses.
“This clearly indicates that some of them are already studying in other institutions.”
The students have also demanded that SKUAST-K add a provisional certificate column in the document verification process to prevent dual admissions and reverify the allotted seats, cancel admissions of candidates already enrolled elsewhere.
They said that these seats should be reallocated to eligible aspirants based on merit, and fill all remaining vacant seats on merit basis while also considering an increase in paid seats for diploma courses similar to undergraduate programs.
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