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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Najib tries to pre-empt uproar: Cabinet to discuss Varsity entry woes

Najib tries to pre-empt uproar: Cabinet to discuss Varsity entry woes
The rejection of students seeking entry into local universities will be raised at the cabinet meeting this week, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said.
In a statement through his Twitter account today, Najib told those who did not get a place in the universities not to give up.
"(I) will discuss at cabinet this week how to best help these students," he tweeted.
Deputy Education Minister Mary Yap, meanwhile, urged the 18,222 students concerned to appeal their cases by Sunday.
"You can reapply through e-Rayuan. The ministry is aware of the situation. Students have sent us e-mails, text messages and have even come to see us in person," she told theSun in Parliament today.
She said that the ministry would work with the University Intake Unit (UPU) to resolve the problem for students left in the lurch, some with perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point average scores in their matriculation or STPM examinations.
"The most important thing is that these students have to go through the process and respect the system. They have to use the e-Rayuan pro-cess," she said.
Asked about disgruntled students who had sought help from Barisan Nasional component parties such as MCA and MIC, Yap said that it was entirely up to students to choose who they wished to approach.
"We are trying our very best to look at the situation," said Yap.
Some 68,702 applied for first degree courses in the 2013/2014 academic session, but only 41,573 candidates gained admission to IPTA, the Higher Education Department announced last Thursday.
Meanwhile, Deputy Education Minister II P. Kamalanathan said he was working hard to address the education woes faced by the Indian community which had been raised by MIC.
"The increase in allocation of matriculation places for Indian students from 300 to 1,500 places is a clear example of the government's steadfastness in helping the Indian community," he said.
Kamalanathan said his office was always open to parents to visit and file their appeals.
He said he has received more than 100 appeals which the ministry was working to resolve.
"There are limitations but I assure you the Indian students are offered places based on merit and availability of places in the chosen subject," said Kamalanathan.
He had been reported earlier as saying places for "critical" courses were limited.
On the other side of the political divide, Subang MP R. Sivarasa said Pakatan Rakyat MPs were concerned over the cases that were brought up.
"It is not right that these top 1% of students cannot get the course they want. There is also a complete lack of transparency on how these places are allocated and the criteria," he aid Sivarasa.
He said it was important that students who deserved places should get them, with needs-based and not race-based affirmative action to see that deserving students could afford to enter the course of their choosing.
- theSundaily

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