Re: [WhatsUpUoH] UoH to Conduct Interviews on Eid Day!!!

It is insensitive from the UoH administration side.

On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 4:41 PM, Abu Saleh <abusalehenglish@gmail.com> wrote:

Admissions are going on at the University of Hyderabad. Written test results are out and there are interviews this week. Surprisingly, the university has decided to have interviews on Eid day too. On 5^th July while it was quite clear that Eid is not happening on 6^th July, the Government of India notified 7^th July a holiday. But UoH thought to go ahead with the interviews on 7^th July which is the Eid day. UoH has sent a mail and also put it in the academic website about the same.

Well, I buy the argument that it was notified in advance, many students might have planned their journey and thus it is pointless to change it in the last moment. No, this is not a last moment case. In its Calendar, the university which declares 6^th July as holiday for Eid, in the admission notification on the same day, it lists interviews for several departments. That might be a mistake? I don't understand the section which plans day wise academic events for the whole year can do this mistake. This is either incompetence or insensitivity or arrogance.

On 1^st May, I brought it into the notice of the concerned section including the registrar's office that Eid and then NET examination in the same week (10^th of July) will be problematic for many candidates. I also pointed out that since Eid happens on the movement of moon, it can be on 5^th/6^th/7^th too. Student Union also sought for a solution to this and suggested if the week can be avoided.

I did not get any reply but through others came to know that they are working on it. Soon found a revised notice where most of the interviews are kept on either 7^th or 8^th of July. So, by this time they could establish their mistake that they kept interviews on 6^th July.  And also quite sure that Eid will happen on that day only thus kept everything on 7^th. On 6^th morning a mail was issued saying all interviews will be as per schedule. So, tomorrow on the occasion of holy Eid in the midst of festivity UoH will have its interviews.

Most of the friends in UoH and elsewhere know what kind of 'religious' person I am and I am not taking this in negative communal angle, but could you think of interviews on Dussera, Christmas or Ganesh Chaturthi Day? Even after bringing it into the notice, I am amazed on this majoritarianism and carelessness. Anyway, I don't have any interview and my best wishes to all the candidates. I also hope my university will not repeat this mistake again in any festival days.

Thank you.

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