Succumbing to the pressure of the State administration’s take-over threat, the Jindal Education and Welfare Society in Raigarh, which manages the OP Jindal Institute of Technology (OPJIT), reverted its decision of declaring 2013-14 academic year as ‘zero session’ as well as closing down the institute.
According to a statement of the institute issued on Tuesday night, the decision was taken after MP Navin Jindal called up Chief Minister Raman Singh on Tuesday night, stating that the institution will not be closed down in the interest of the students.
Senior officials of Jindal Education and Welfare Society also called on CM Dr Singh on Tuesday night at his residence in which they handed over a letter to the Chief Minister declaring that they are reverting the decision of declaring 2013-14 academic session at OPJIT as a ‘Zero Session.’
Director, Technical Education, Santosh Mishra informed that 168 students were allocated seats at OPJIT in the first phase of counselling.The students can now take admission in the institute by tomorrow evening (Wednesday). Thereafter, the students who are allocated seats at OPJIT in the next three rounds of counselling would be able to seek admission at the institute, he said.
For any reason, if the 168 students are unable to get themselves admitted at OPJIT, their application will surely be considered for a review, Mishra said.Also present on the occasion at the Chief Minister's residence were Secretary to Chief Minister and Secretary, Public Relations, Aman Singh, Principal Director, OPJIT, Raigarh, Dr B K Sthapak, Director (HR) Rajiv Bhadouriya, Director (Communication) Manu Kapoor and Executive Vice President of Jindal Group Pradeep Tandon.