Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan urges Odisha CM to hurry up marksheet issuance for college students

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: With quick approaching deadlines for admission into post-graduate programs in Central universities and different universities of the nation, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has sought intervention of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for rapid subject of provisional marksheet and go certificates to college students who’ve appeared within the closing semester examination.

In a letter to the Chief Minister, Pradhan stated that college students who’ve appeared for the ultimate (sixth) semester examination via on-line mode by second week of August, 2021, are unable to use for admission in universities outdoors the State. Since the outcomes of the sixth semester are anticipated to be declared later within the month of September, they could miss admission deadlines of various universities.

The Union Minister additional highlighted that many college students have already missed admission deadlines for Central University of Mizoram and Bharathiar University, and are below extreme stress as a result of fast-approaching deadlines for different institutes similar to Mumbai University and Kumaon University. “Despite repeated pleas to colleges and State education authorities, these students have not been provided provisional marksheets,” stated Pradhan.

His letter said that the late publication of provisional end result/non issuance of marksheet is inflicting nice struggling and jeopardising the profession prospects of Odisha college students as they’re required to submit their closing marksheet, or an attested provisional marksheet, for searching for postgraduate admission in varied State and Central universities outdoors Odisha, the place the admission process has already commenced.

Pradhan additional stated that Odisha college students will even be disadvantaged from showing in any offline college entrance examinations being held outdoors the State. “Keeping in mind career prospects of final semester undergraduate students in Odisha, I seek your urgent attention in undertaking necessary action for immediate issue of final marksheet, or an attested provisional marksheet to them so that they may be able to pursue postgraduate admissions into various State and Central universities in India,” the Union Education Minister stated.