More than 16% of Muslim girl students in second, third, fourth and fifth semesters of government and aided colleges affiliated with Mangalore University in Karnataka have collected their TC (Transfer Certificate) following the hijab ban, Deccan Herald reported.
In May, the vice Chancellor of MU Prof. PS Yadapadithya had announced that TCs would be issued to girl students who did not wish to attend classes without a headscarf.
145 out of the total 900 Muslim girl students who had enrolled for various courses in 2020-21 and 2021-22 had collected TCs from government, aided and constituent colleges of MU in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, according to RTI filed by DH.
Meanwhile, few students have also dropped out due to reasons like inability to pay the fee and some of them students took admission in colleges where hijab is permitted.
In Kodagu district, however, all 113 Muslim girl students continue studying in their colleges. There are 10 government, aided and constituent colleges of MU in the district.
Compared to aided colleges (8%), the number of Muslim girl students seeking TC is higher in government colleges (34%). In Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, there are 39 government, 36 aided colleges. There is higher percentage of students who sought a transfer in Udupi district (14%) compared to Dakshina Kannada district (13%).
With as many as 35 out of 51 Muslim girl students collecting their TC, Dr P Dayananda Pai-P Satisha Pai Government First Grade College in Carstreet has topped the list among government-run colleges in Dakshina Kannada.
20 female students who had attended classes in first, third and fourth semesters have collected TCs from Haleangadi Government First Grade College, while being in second, fourth and sixth semesters.
The epicentre of the hijab row, Government First Grade College in Ajjarkad topped the list of government colleges in Udupi with nine students collecting their TC.
SDM College in Ujire (11) and Bhandarkars College (13) in Kundapur witnessed the highest percentage of Muslim girl students collecting their TCs among aided colleges.
Uppinangady First Grade Government College in Uppinangady which had witnessed clashes over the hijab issue declared that no students had dropped out. However, college principal Prof Shekar told DH that two Muslim girl students had discontinued college.
Athavulla Punjalkatte, Campus Front of India (CFI) district president told the daily that the data being compiled by them shows that the percentage of dropouts was much higher.
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Rabia Shireen is a Staff Reporter at The Cognate.
