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The Second MCM of AMUCT for the year 2015-16 was held on December 12  2015 at 2. 30 pm at AMUCT Office. The president briefed the house about the recent developments in higher education at national, state and regional levels. The major issues discussed were acceptance of the case registered in the High Court of Karnataka on the issue of UGC arrears,  meeting with Registrar (Academic) and Registrar (Evaluation), extension of Ph. D increments on non-compoundable basis, extending API for placement of  Physical Directors and Librarians, Efforts to implement enhanced HRA under Mangalore City Corporation, Valuation boycott call given by some leaders at the state level.
   

Dr. Ummappa Poojary and Sri Joslyn Lobo , Sri Vishn Bhat, Sri Herald D’ Souza, Sri Melwin Rego, Dr Vasappa Gowda expressed their views on various issues related to university examination. The members strongly  expressed their disappointment regarding the delay in the conduct of odd semester end examination and consequent delay in the reopening of the even semester thereby disturbing the academic calendar of events for the year 2015-16.   The house unanimously resolved to urge the authorities of the University to conduct the  Complementary Examination within 15 days after the announcement of VI Semester results and the complementary examination shall be restricted  only to the VI semester failed students. The examination shall be conducted in a few selected examination centers.

The Manageing Council welcomed the organization of supplementary examination along with the regular examination. It was further resolved that  the regular examination shall be conducted first and there afterwards  supplementary examination shall be organized in some selected examination centers.

It was also resolved to strongly oppose the move the University  to allow students to write the end semester examination in Hindi for valid academic and examination related reasons and requests the decision making bodies to stick to English and Kannada Medium only. It was also resolved to demand leave for all the valuation centers  from 24th to 27th December for Christmas celebration .