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Andhra University administration has decided to put a check on some teachers who are liberal in awarding internal marks to their favoured students in the mid-term examinations.

Two mid-term examinations have to be conducted in each subject with maximum marks of 15 to be awarded in each examination. The average of two examinations is taken as the marks obtained in the internal examinations for a term.

But it is alleged that some teachers are awarding the maximum of 15 marks to some students to buy their favour. This is not only fair but also causing heartburn among other students who helplessly watch their classmates score better marks without much effort.

The administration in the past had issued a circular to all departments not to award maximum marks to the students in the internals undeservedly. Vice-Chancellor L. Venugopal Reddy is reportedly concerned about non-compliance with this notice and another circular was sent to the teachers just before the internal exams held last week cautioning them of stringent action against those awarding maximum marks. It has to be seen what the teachers will do and how the V-C reacts if the rule is flouted.

BRAOU

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University is issuing the eligibility test application forms for admission into degree programmes offered by the university.

Forms can be obtained in person from all the university study centres by submitting a demand draft for Rs.160 (which includes cost of application forms and registration fee).

Forms can also be obtained from any of the identified post offices and at all e-seva centres by paying Rs. 170 in cash. Last date for submission of the forms is March 6.

ANU

Acharya Nagarjuna University will host a three-day international conference on `Grammar and meaning' from Monday to Wednesday on the campus with a host of resource persons from India and abroad participating in it.

Department of English will organise the symposium with economic assistance from University Grants Commission, according to Vice-Chancellor V. Balamohandas. Andhra Pradesh State Council for Higher Education Chairman K.C. Reddy will inaugurate the symposium. More than 100 research papers have already been received by the department, according to symposium coordinator K. Ratnasheilamani.

Both aspects of research and pedagogy will be the focus of the symposium. The forum is likely to provide scope for presenting and exchanging new work and ideas in the areas of syntax, semantics, morphology, phonology, phonetics and functional perspectives on language.

Eminent professors who have confirmed participation include:

Christian Matthiessen (Sydney), John Gibbons (Sydney), Bernard Mohan(Canada), David Rose(Sydney), Gordon Tucker (UK), Fran Christie (Sydney), Maria Herke-Couchman(Sydney), V.Prakasam (Hyderabad), Amritavalli (Hyderabad), K.N. Sivaraman(Chennai), George Bishop(USA), Anne Murray (Tokyo), Vincent Chang(Taiwan), Marashdeh (Jordan), Joodaki (Iran), Hossein Najjari (Iran), Ahmed Yaghoubi(Iran), Biook Behnam (Iran), Md. Husseini(Iran), and Khadim Hussain(Pakistan).

Rajahmundry-based Adikavi Nannayya University Vice-Chancellor K. Niruparani will attend the valedictory as chief guest while several parallel sessions have been planned on various aspects of English grammar, language, usage and literature.

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