Assam: ITI students in Dibrugarh stage hunger strike over delay in examinations

The students from the 2019-20 final year batches of ITI under State Council for Vocational Training, whose examinations were postponed due to the Covid pandemic, alleged that the postponement has rendered them ineligible for various recruitment exams.

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DIBRUGARH:

Alleging that the delay in examinations has cost them jobs, students of various Industrial Training Institute (ITIs) observed a 12-hour hunger strike in front of the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) office at Swahid Bhavan in Dibrugarh on Friday.

The students from the 2019-20 final year batches of ITI under State Council for Vocational Training, whose examinations were postponed due to the Covid pandemic, alleged that the postponement has rendered them ineligible for various recruitment exams.

"Last year our exams were cancelled due to Covid. We not only lost one valuable year, but also several job opportunities since a certificate is required from the institute in order to be eligible for any government post.  On August 24, Oil India Limited (OIL) released an advertisement for filling up 535 technical posts, which could not be filled for the same reason," said an ITI student Sourav Gogoi.

The students have requested the Minister of Skill Development, Chandra Mohan Patowary, to allow them to apply for OIL's latest vacancies. The students also sent a memorandum to the minister urging him to conduct the examinations in the next 15 days and declare the results within three months so that they do not miss out on future examinations conducted by various government departments.

(Edited by Shankar Kumar Turha)

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