IT News
Imphal, Sept 20:
A statement by the University of Hyderabad Manipuri Students has stated that the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic has hard hit the marginalized and the economically poor sections of the society
Drawing the attention of the Education Minister of the Government of Manipur the students’ body stated that the entrance test center allotted at Imphal has been cancelled for admission to the students from Manipur in University of Hyderabad, has put forth the following issues to our Honourable State University of Hyderabad and the academic session for 2020-2021 is starting from 24th of September 2020. For that many students from Manipur who had opted for Imphal as the test centre have to either go to Dimapur or Guwahati to write the said exam.
As travelling to outside the state for giving entrance exam is risky the students’ body urged the education Minister t allow students wanting to admit at the University to allot center at Imphal.
University of Hyderabad is among the top 10 Central Universities in India. Every year,
many students from Manipur apply for this university and since 2016, the University has been allotting test centre in Manipur in an attempt to give fair chances to all the applicants irrespective of which states they are from.