Bangalore University (BU) students are not aware of an incinerator in their hostels, dispose of sanitary pads in regular waste. Bangalore: Sanitary pad vending machines are gathering dust and are covered with spider webs, while the incinerators have stopped working in Bangalore University ladies’ hostels. Inmates, however, are not aware of either the sanitary pad […]
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CUET has affected admissions in local colleges in Bengaluru due to delay and other inefficiencies. Bengaluru colleges said that they reported comparatively low admissions this year than last year because students opted to appear in the Common Entrance University Test (CUET) to take admissions to central universities. Professor Satish from National College said in 2021, […]
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High convocation fee with an extended application procedure creates confusion and delay. Students stood in a straight queue holding documents in sweaty hands, waiting for their turn to pay the fee at the bank so that they could show the receipt and collect their certificates. The price they were paying to throw their mortar boards […]
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While some universities provide suitable access to facilities for disabled students, many still lack disabled-friendly infrastructure. Bengaluru: Many universities across Karnataka are far from accessible to Persons with Disability (PWD), despite the University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines and rules and guidelines created under the Rights of Person with Disability Act. A study done in 2019 shows the lack of access to […]
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