Leaders of various student unions have mixed opinion about the decision of the Tribhuvan University (TU) to implement semester system at its central departments.

The oldest varsity is implementing the semester system from the upcoming academic year for the masters program at its central departments mainly to ensure that all courses meet their academic calendar.

Similarly, the authority has also said that admission of students after passing the entrance exam, students attendance and their presentation in the classroom throughout the semester would have additional value after the semester system is implemented.

Although the student leaders have said implementation of semester system is a welcome decision, they have demanded the varsity to assure the quality teaching and the rights of students to study in their own ways.

Kishor Malla, chairperson of the CPN-UML aligned student union All Nepal National Free Student Union (ANNFSU), raised concern over the evaluation of regular students who cannot attend classes every day.

“Many students enrolled at masters level are job holders and it?s unfair for them if attendance is made one of the basis of evaluation,” he added.

Meanwhile, the Nepali Congress (NC) affiliated Nepal Student Union (NSU) leader Lekhnath Pokhrel claimed that few student leaders who fear losing their control over administrative and managerial activities in the central departments are trying to disrupt the semester system.

He added that the student leaders of all the unions need to hold discussion to create a common voice to help improve the TU?s reputation.

source: republica,21 Dec 2013