[Resolved]  Manipal University — Withdrawal from course

Address:

Udupi, Karnataka

Dear Sir/Madam,
This is to inform you that I had applied for the withdrawal of my son Kingshuk Mazumder[protected] from BDS course (at MCODS, Manipal), and shift him to MIC for BAJC course, in an application made to the Manipal University on 18th August, 2012. The Dean, MCODS Manipal had approved the withdrawal and the Director, MIC had approved his admission to the BAJC course. We were under the impression that though one requires to pay the full course fees to withdraw from a course, one is not required to do the same if he merely chooses to move to another college of the same university.
Yet, the registrar had denied us permission for the same, and had asked us to pay the full remaining year fees, to withdraw from the course. I know a few people in my son's college who have been allowed to switch colleges (under the Manipal University), yet my son's case has been differently treated. So much so that, the Registrar himself is hardly reachable to students/guardians, and he had disagreed to meet us on the said date, even though we had travelled more than 2500 kilometres for this issue. And the Registrar's secretary had on that date verbally instructed us to pay the full course fees for the withdrawal. (There was no written communication, which was unexpected on the part of a reputable university's registrar).
I had also mentioned in my letter to the University, (dated: 18th August,2012) that my son is feeling unsettled with the BDS course and at MCODS, and he does not want to continue in the same. He is not psychologically prepared to pursue the course further. So, I had decided to allow him to pursue BAJC (a course of his choice) at Manipal University itself. But the University Registrar's demands are not only financially unfeasible for us, but also unjustified, and unequal treatment has been meted out to my son.
I demand a written explanation from the university regarding the same. And the University is solely responsible to damage my son's career and for denying him his right to higher education. I hope that you shall provide us with a suitable and justified solution for this matter.

Thanking you-
Yours faithfully,
Kamalesh Mazumder.
(Contact: [protected]@gmail.com)