India News | After Language Controversy, Kolkata's Loreto College Allows Students of All Mediums to Apply for BA, BSc Courses
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Authorities of Loreto College in Kolkata have issued a fresh notice calling for applications from candidates who could not apply for BA and BSc courses, after withdrawing its earlier notification which barred students from vernacular mediums from admission.
Kolkata, Jul 6 (PTI) Authorities of Loreto College in Kolkata have issued a fresh notice calling for applications from candidates who could not apply for BA and BSc courses, after withdrawing its earlier notification which barred students from vernacular mediums from admission.
The college had issued a notice on July 3 for admission to seven honours subjects, underscoring, "students whose medium of instruction in Class XII was vernacular, have not been considered for admission to BA/BSc".
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The notice triggered a massive outrage on social media as hundreds slammed the missionary college, affiliated with Calcutta University, for discrimination between students of vernacular and English medium schools.
On July 4, the college issued another communique revoking the previous notice with immediate effect and affirmed its resolve to serve "all of West Bengal".
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College Principal Sister Christine Coutinho said that the fresh admission notice was issued two days back in the wake of the developments.
The fresh admission notice read, "We invite applications from those students who have not applied for admission to the BA/BSc Major course 2023 from mediums other than English."
"This portal for applications will remain open from July 5 till 8 pm on July 8. Students who had applied earlier for admission to the BA /BSc Major course 2023 from mediums other than English need not re-apply," the notice stated.
A Calcutta University official said the varsity had asked the Loreto authorities to withdraw the notice.
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