TISS students unite against CUET, call policies authoritarian.
TISS students, excluding DSSF, say measures aligned with govt’s ‘saffronisation’ agenda.
Describing recent policy decisions and academic alterations at the esteemed Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) as draconian, exclusionary, and authoritarian, students assert that these changes align with the Union government’s purported endeavour to âsaffronise’ admissions and academics. In response, student unions are gearing up to protest.
All student organisations at TISS Mumbai, with the exception of the Democratic Secular Students’ Forum, have united in opposition to CUET (Common University Entrance Test), advocating against restrictions that impede financially disadvantaged students’ access to classes. Furthermore, they are challenging the institute’s indirect ban on organising events within the campus.
“All student groups, organizations have come together for this cause, except DSSF, which is a masked form of ABVP. Our demands are roll back CUET, eelink fee payment and semester registration and remove scrutiny of student-led academic events. We are challenging all these decisions. The institute’s indirect ban on organising events, seemingly driven by concerns that students might criticise the Narendra Modi government, is wrong,” said one of the student part of these groups.
TISS students unite against CUET, call policies authoritarian
08 January,2024 02:07 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
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