Indian colleges reopen after Indian tamil issue

Engineering, arts and science colleges reopened in the state on Wednesday after a two-week holiday in view of closure on the Indian Tamils issue. Managements of colleges plan to conduct classes even on Saturday and Sundays to make up for the lost time.
Several students with whom this newspaper spoke after they returned to campus were seen pretty worried as they had missed lessons for the past two weeks. “We have to complete one full unit but we don’t have much time to study it. We are not sure if teachers can complete the syllabi. Even if they teach us at a faster pace, how can we study everything in a short time span,” K. Subash, a third year engineering student, asked.
Shravanthi, another engineering student, felt that Anna University should postpone semester exams as colleges were closed for over a week. “I am sure that most of the students may not score good marks if the exam is conducted within one or two months as we need more time to prepare,” she said.
The chairman of a private engineering college said the lost days will have to be compensated. “Even thou­gh it will be tough for us to run the college keeping the logistics in mind, we have to use the weekends and public holidays. We are waiting for a clear-cut directive from the university about conduct of exams,” he added.