Bangalore Varsity segretates boys and girls in

The Bangalore University has stirred up thehornet’s nest by passing a resolution that disallowsboys from sitting next to girls in classrooms.

During a recent meeting of the Bangalore UniversitySyndicate, the members discussed an assault on a girlstudent and unanimously resolved to segregate boys andgirls in classrooms.

“Boys and girls in co-educationalcolleges should not sit next to each other anymore”,the resolution said.But, the student community has roundly criticized theUniversity Syndicate’s decision. Both boys and girlsin the college campuses across Bangalore find theSyndicate’s decision “impractical” and “unnecessary”.

Even if the authorities are successful in making theboys and girls sit away from each other in classrooms,questions have arisen over the practicality of keepingthem away after class hours.

Staring at the practical difficulties in preventingthe boys and girls from interacting outside theclassrooms, the University authorities appear to bereconsidering the proposal. “We will surely rethink onthe issue. It is not a final decision”, Acting ViceChancellor of Bangalore University B G Sudha toldreporters.

The high moral ground adopted by the BangaloreUniversity, one of the country’s largest Universities,has triggered a debate on college campuses across theCity and in the media with many academicians endorsingthe views of the student community against thesegregation of boys and girls in classrooms.