To accommodate Class XII passed students who wish to complete their higher education in the State, State Government has allocated seats on various bachelor degree courses for evening classes to the Government and Government- aided degree colleges in the State. As many as 980 seats for the evening classes on various degree courses in DAV (PG) College were allocated by Sri Dev Suman Uttarakhand University. Moreover, walk-in interview for retired teachers who wish to take evening classes in these colleges will be held at Garhwal and Kumaon division Commissioner offices on September 22.
State High Education deputy director NP Maheshwari said that the State Government has allocated seats for evening classes to 20 Government and Government- aided colleges in Garhwal division. The academic session for evening classes in these colleges is expected to begin from October 1.
He further said that walk-in interview for retired teachers who wish to take evening classes in these colleges will be held at Garhwal and Kumaon division Commissioner offices on September 22. Retired teachers aged below 70 years can appear in the walk-in interview at Garhwal and Kumaon Commissioner offices and after their selection, they will be paid same salary as they had received when they retired sans the pension amount. If seats are still vacant in these colleges for evening classes, the students who had passed National Eligibility Test (NET) and State Eligibility Test can appear in the interview which will be conducted by a committee headed by district magistrate in each district. These teachers will be paid Rs250 per class.
Around 240 seats have been allocated for evening classes on various bachelor degree courses by SDSUU to DBS (PG) College while around 300 seats to MKP (PG) College and around 400 to SGRR (PG) College for evening classes by SDSUU. DBS (PG) College principal OP Kulshrestha said that except reserved seats for SC/STs, admissions for evening classes have been completed in the college. DAV (PG) College principal Devendra Bhasin said, “College was allocated 980 seats for evening classes on various degree courses. We will soon start admission process on these courses,” he added.
It should be mentioned here that in the wake of the continuous stir of students’ leaders of various groups following High Court ruling on admissions, the State Government had asked the university officers to approve seats for admissions on various bachelor degree courses during morning and evening classes, using the infrastructure that exists in the government degree colleges and government -aided degree colleges in the state to the optimum level.