PhD aspirant in Lucknow seeks 'mercy killing' over delay in BBAU admission

'While we are waiting for admission, classes in other departments of PhD have already started,' he said. Arun has already qualified for the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) that expires on March 2019. But if he does not get admission to PhD, his fellowship money would be discontinued. Many other PhD aspirants said they were getting restless due to delay in the admission process. 'Our academic career hangs in balance,' they lamented. The candidates gave a representation to vice-chancellor NMP Verma and other university officials demanding immediate attention to the problem. The students claimed this is not the first time they gave a reminder to university officials. 'In the past too, we had requested the department to expedite the PhD admission work. But it did not evoke positive response. We are on the brink of losing an academic year because of laidback attitude of teachers,' said a student. Vice-chancellor NMP Verma said there is some technical problem in the history department that will take two months to be sorted out. Dean of School for Ambedkar Studies of Social Sciences, Ripu Sundan Singh said, 'We are aware about the students' problem. It happened due to some lapses within the department.' 'The departmental research committee will meet again and hopefully the issue will be resolved,' said the V-C. Dailyhunthttps://www.edocr.com/user/jeffbeccossamazon7