Member of Parliament Demands Second Shift in JNRM, MGGC and ANCOL to Accommodate Maximum Number of Students

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Port Blair, Aug 23: The Member of Parliament, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Chief Secretary, A&N Administration to start a second shift in JNRM, MGGC (Mayabunder) and ANCOL from 2022-2023 session, so that maximum number of students can get admission in degree programmes and study in their dream subjects in these Islands.

In a letter addressed to the Chief Secretary, the Member of Parliament mentioned that this year out of 4782 students, who appeared in class XII from the Government and Private Schools in A&N Islands, 4631 students have passed class XII exams and every year on an average 3500 to 4500 students pass class XII in Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Most of them look for their admission in local degree colleges.

The local degree colleges viz ANCOL, JNRM and MGGC have collective intake capacity of nearly 1800 students every year and hence almost every year Islanders witness a large number of local students are not getting seats in local degree colleges.

He pointed out that while some students can afford education in mainland colleges, most of the students of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, especially those who hail from remote villages and Nicobar District can’t afford education in mainland colleges and hence they have to drop out and look for jobs in private sectors.

The Member of Parliament mentioned that in 2012/2013 Islanders had seen that after intervention of Administration the JNRM had run the college in double shifts, thus doubling the number seats for aspirants and increasing their chances of admission. The double shift in JNRM was widely appreciated by students and the general public.

Presuming that this year also there will a tremendous rush for new admission in local degree colleges and considering the fact that seats are limited in local colleges, the Member of Parliament requested the Chief Secretary to start a second shift in JNRM, MGGC (Mayabunder) and ANCOL from 2022-2023 session, so that maximum number of students can get admission in degree programmes and study in their dream subjects in these Islands.