DERA GHAZI KHAN: Indus International Institute students have been protesting the non-issue of their transcription sheets and degrees despite completing academic years.

Students admitted to the institute in Dera Ghazi Khan in the disciplines of business management, mass communication, economics, environment science, English language and literature and microbiology in 2011 have completed all academic requirements. The private institute was established by a influential political leader.More than 1,600 candidates have been struggling to get valid result cards and degrees by staging demonstration and meeting with authorities.

Mass communication degree candidate Adnan told Dawn the institute had changed its affiliation with degree awarding institutions three times over the years.

First the institute was affiliated with the Urdu University, followed by the NCB&E of Lahore and the Government College University, Faisalabad (GCUF).

Private varsity keeps students in the dark

Another student, Abdul Rasheed, told Dawn the institute had issued two result cards of the same examination and every time the name of the institute was misspelled.

The matter is of a great concern for those students who have got admission to MPhil.

One of the ‘graduates’ of the institute, Sher Afgan, said he had taken admission to MPhil in history from the Allama Iqbal University on the basis of the documents issued by the institute. He had to leave the study for his invalid degree.

Indus International Institute Executive Director Dr Tariq Subhan told Dawn that the chancellor/governor had issued a stay order against the cancellation of affiliation with the GCUF and the matter would soon be resolved.

He said the new head of the affiliation committee, who was allegedly against his predecessor Zubair Khan, wanted to tarnish the affiliation process done by Zubair.

Mr Tariq said the institute had given up affiliation with the NCB&E over a litigation between the NCB&E and the Higher Education Commission. He said the Indus International Institute had paid Rs120 million to the GCUF for affiliation.

He said the governor and GCUF Vice-Chancellor Muhammed Ali had also attended a ceremony at the Indus International Institute but later the university cancelled the affiliation.

Published in Dawn, February 25th, 2017