Assam | All Bodo Students' Union Demands Ouster of CIT Director

Kokrajhar, June 12, 2019:

The All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) has demanded the ouster of the present Director of the Central Institute of Technology (CIT) located in Kokrajhar dostrict of Assam. This was announced in a statement released by the student body today undersigned by Kwrwmdao Wary, the Assistant General Secretary of ABSU.

"Since some time it has been evident that the CIT has been deviating from the very purpose it has been established after the long Bodoland Movement, which has been established as per the BTC Accord signed with the BLT and Government of India. This is very unfortunate that the entire process in the recruitment and admission process has been seen to be flouted by some vested interest keeping the objective of CIT aloof", read the communique.

The All Bodo Students' Union has further alleged that the current session CIT Admission Entrance Test for the Diploma course has been found to be conducted with the same question papers of the previous year for several diplomas.

The same entrance exam was conducted on 19^th May 2019. This is very unfortunate suspected to have some foul play to dilute the admission process. ABSU demands to stay the declaration of the CIT entrance results of diploma.

The ABSU has demanded the removal of the CIT Director and demanded that the CIT Diploma entrance test be conducted again.

The ABSU has stated that the post graduate admission policy which is already in process the reservation policy of the CIT, be implemented in the Diploma and Degree programs and must be continued in the PG and Ph.D level.

The ABSU has also accused that in the recent recruitment notices, it has been seen that there is no reservation for the Schedule Tribes in the entire vacancies advertised.

"It’s very unfortunate that the STs are denied for job opportunity in CIT which is in the Sixth Schedule districts", the student body lamented.

It may be mentioned that the ABSU have also communicated with the CIT authority to stay the diploma entrance results.

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