GMC Srinagar paramedical students say careers at risk due to Kashmir University, GMC mismanagement

Srinagar, Sep 07: Paramedical students at Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar have expressed deep anguish over what they termed as “injustice and negligence” by the authorities after being barred from appearing in their second-year regular examinations due to pending first-year backlogs, despite no supplementary exams having been conducted.

Students said that they were informed just two days before the commencement of their examinations that they would not be allowed to sit in the second-year papers. They alleged that this sudden decision has created chaos and mental distress among hundreds of aspirants.

“Our first paper was scheduled on 2 September. After we raised our voices on social media, it was postponed with an assurance that the matter would be resolved soon. But till now, nothing concrete has been done. Every day, we are given false hopes that tomorrow the issue will be fixed,” the aggrieved students said.

They added that their next paper is scheduled for Monday, yet uncertainty continues. “This delay is playing with our careers and mental health. We are being punished for no fault of ours, while no supplementary exams were ever arranged by the authorities,” they said.

The students squarely blamed both GMC Srinagar and Kashmir University for mismanagement, negligence and insensitivity. “Education is our right. Authorities are making students suffer due to administrative failures. This is nothing short of cruelty,” they remarked.

They appealed to the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and higher education authorities to intervene immediately and ensure justice so that their academic future is not put at risk. [KNT]