KSU asks educational institutions to give first preference to local students

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaJuly 20, 2020

The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) has demanded the educational institutions including colleges and universities to give first preference to local students of the state for admission.

The Education Cell of the KSU said that with the results of the SSLC and HSSLC being out, most of the students would not be able to or will be refrained from taking admission in colleges/universities outside the state and abroad.

“This will indeed make them rush in colleges and universities in the State. Hence, the Education Cell of the Union requests you to give first preference to local residential students of the state rather than students belonging from other states,” said a letter addressed to the various educational institutions on Monday.

The KSU has also asked the educational institutions to have an alternative offline mode for admission and to reserve a certain amount of seats for students hailing from the outskirts part of the state.

According to the union, the online admission has created a lot of hurdle for students belonging from the outskirts part of the state as most of the area has poor cellular network connectivity and are deprived of internet facilities and cyber cafes for applying admission online.