SILCHAR, May 20 � The North East Environment Science Students� Association (NEESSA) has urged the Union Minister of State (HRD), Ram Shankar Katheria, to look into the problems faced by the students of environmental science in the region.
In a memorandum submitted to Katheria, the students mentioned that despite a degree in environment science, the graduates do not get jobs. According to the members of the NEESSA, environmental studies is being taught as a compulsory subject in all degree colleges and higher secondary schools and the subject was introduced in 2004-05 as a compulsory subject after the Supreme Court�s verdict in 1992 and the University Grants Commission (UGC) directives. But it is observed that the subject has always been taught by teachers from other disciplines since then.
The NEESA also said that due to the non-inclusion of the subject in the State Level Eligibility Test (SLET), the students are unable to appear in the examination and eventually miss out on the employment opportunities. Dipankar Debnath, on behalf of the NEESA said that despite giving repeated appeals to the SLET commission, it has not responded to their demand.
Moreover, Debnath said, due to the non-inclusion of environment science in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examinations, the students also could not appear in most of the exams conducted by UPSC.
On the other hand, the NEESA has also requested the Union minister to include environment science as a major subject in the degree course and make it an optional paper at the higher secondary level for generating more awareness on environmental issues. The student body has also pressed for recruitment of environmentalists in industries, PHE, gram panchayats, development blocks, etc.
SILCHAR, May 20 � The North East Environment Science Students� Association (NEESSA) has urged the Union Minister of State (HRD), Ram Shankar Katheria, to look into the problems faced by the students of environmental science in the region.
In a memorandum submitted to Katheria, the students mentioned that despite a degree in environment science, the graduates do not get jobs. According to the members of the NEESSA, environmental studies is being taught as a compulsory subject in all degree colleges and higher secondary schools and the subject was introduced in 2004-05 as a compulsory subject after the Supreme Court�s verdict in 1992 and the University Grants Commission (UGC) directives. But it is observed that the subject has always been taught by teachers from other disciplines since then.
The NEESA also said that due to the non-inclusion of the subject in the State Level Eligibility Test (SLET), the students are unable to appear in the examination and eventually miss out on the employment opportunities. Dipankar Debnath, on behalf of the NEESA said that despite giving repeated appeals to the SLET commission, it has not responded to their demand.
Moreover, Debnath said, due to the non-inclusion of environment science in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examinations, the students also could not appear in most of the exams conducted by UPSC.
On the other hand, the NEESA has also requested the Union minister to include environment science as a major subject in the degree course and make it an optional paper at the higher secondary level for generating more awareness on environmental issues. The student body has also pressed for recruitment of environmentalists in industries, PHE, gram panchayats, development blocks, etc.
