MANGALURU: Five Muslim girl students of University College, Hampankatta, embroiled in hijab controversy, have written a letter to the college administration seeking transfer certificate.
Days after the hijab controversy, Mangalore University vice-chancellor PS Yadapadithaya announced that the university would make special arrangements for Muslim girls if they were not ready to follow the headscarf rule in class and wanted to take admission in other colleges. , University College principal Anasuya Rai told TOI that a few days back five Muslim girl students had given her a request letter to issue transfer certificates so that they could join other colleges.
He said, “After reading the letters, we found that they were incomplete. I asked them to come up with a new letter after incorporating the changes. However, they are yet to come back. We will submit it again,” he said. Will decide after.”
All the UG classes were shifted online due to the ongoing evaluation work in the campus since last Monday.
The principal said that after the classes were shifted online, barring a few, all other Muslim girls have also started attending classes who protested against the hijab ban.
44 Muslim girls study in UG course in the college.
MU sources said that as per the existing rules, transfer certificates can be issued at the beginning of the odd-semester classes. A source said, “A special provision should be made to do this during the even semester. The vice-chancellor, Yadapaditya, had made an announcement in this regard and the procedures are yet to be followed.”
Mangalore University registrar Kishor CK said that along with the declaration of 2nd PU result, the university will start the admission process for UG 1st year from this week. “We will issue an admission notification on Monday,” he said. “If colleges have adequate infrastructure and resources, they can start offline classes. It is left to the colleges to decide.”
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