Partha for transparency in Jadavpur Univ admission process

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West Bengal Education minister Partha Chatterjee has said there should be transparency in the admission process of Jadavpur university.

Chatterjee told reporters he was fully aware of all the developments in the JU but did not wish to interfere, when asked about the university's decision to put on hold the process of history admission and sit-in demonstrations of the arts faculty students which began on August 8.

"I have been watching the developments from a distance and if someone took up the issue with my department, we will talk to the JU authorities to ascertain the situation," he said here yesterday.

Without naming anyone, Chatterjee said, "We also believe in the autonomy of JU. But those having talked about no interference into autonomy, won't they agree to the point that talent should be the only yard stick in assessing a student."