K’handi engineering students threaten class boycott

The Pioneer, Oct 3, 2011
The students of the Government College of Engineering, Kalahandi on Friday threatened to boycott classes indefinitely if their demands are not met by the Government.
The students told reporters here that the college has no laboratory even as they are going to enter the third semester this year. After a year, they will pass out from the college without any practical experience, they alleged.
The students also alleged that the college gets `29.72 lakh every year towards the fees from 743 students, but it has failed to provide books in the library for 3rd year students.
It was also alleged that the college started without hostel facility, and now even after two years only the foundations of a hostel building has been laid.
Owing to the adverse condition after their admission in the college, 15 students have already taken TC from the college, they pointed out.

The students said violating the AICTE guidelines, BTech pass-out faculties have been appointed in the college instead of minimum pass-out of MTech to teach the engineering students.