The college has apologized and said it was an “unintentional mistake”. (representative)
Kolkata:
Amid outrage, Loreto College in Kolkata has withdrawn a policy that banned students from schools where the language of instruction is Bengali and other languages from accessing undergraduate courses.
In its first merit list for admission to seven BA and BSc honors programs, the college said students whose language of instruction in grade 12 was “vernacular” were not considered.
It sparked outrage among the students and the people and many called it discriminatory. Fringe outfit Bangla Pokkho held a rally outside the college to protest the issue.
Calcutta University registrar Debasis Das told PTI that it does not allow member colleges to make such discriminatory rules and discriminate based on a student’s learning method.
He said representatives of the college had been summoned on the matter.
Amid the outcry, the college apologized and said its admissions policy was being withdrawn.
“Loreto College, Kolkata apologizes unreservedly to the people of Bengal and withdraws said admission policy notice with immediate effect,” it said in a statement.
“Loreto College, Kolkata has a rich legacy of service and all-round education in Bengal for over 100 years. The recent admission policy notice does not reflect the values we hold,” it added.
The college also said it was an “unintentional error”.
Sister Christine Coutinho, director of Loreto College, told PTI: “We have issued a new notice and I don’t want to say anything more about it.”
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