<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Despite there being available seats under the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Jagannath University, they have to start new session classes leaving the available seats empty. Current students from those departments feel that these seats remain vacant because the students who have been allocated for the department change quota from the science unit are not interested in taking admission to those departments.&nbsp;</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>According to them, if these seats allocated for science units were reduced and increased for students of arts and social science units,&nbsp; more students would have got the opportunity for admission in those departments.</div><div><br></div><div>According to sources, Jagannath University started the classes in the 2021-22 session with 190 seats vacant. Despite repeated notifications, it is difficult to get students in all the departments under Arts and Social Sciences. The teachers and students are blaming the clustering, and allotment of seats in arts and social science faculty for the students of the science unit.</div><div><br></div><div>Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Professor Dr. Md Raees Uddin said, currently there are more seats allotted in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for the students of the Science Unit, as a result of which the admission process is getting longer. This time, it is being considered to reduce the seats by discussing with the department chairmen.</div><div><br></div><div>Dean of Science Faculty Prof. Dr. Md. Shahjahan said, in the education process, the students of the Science Department should change their department and study humanities. However, whether 270 seats is more or not is not a matter of individual decision, what the administration decides through collective discussion will be done.</div><div><br></div><div>General Secretary of Jagannath University Teachers' Association Professor Dr. Abul Kalam Md. Lutfar Rahman said that one vacant seat is a loss for the University and the country. If a student from the science department does not want to be admitted, the seat can be filled by a student from the humanities department, but it is not desirable to keep the seat vacant in any way.</div><div><br></div><div>According to information sources, several departments are thinking about reducing the seats. A decision will be taken after a collective discussion between the departmental chairmen.&nbsp;</div><div>by Mahamudur Rahman Najid</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24</div>