St Xavier's University Vice Chancellor Father Felix Raj has said the new university will never allow politics inside the campus to protect the academic atmosphere of the institution.
"We have a tradition in St Xavier's.....we discouraged politics inside the campus to maintain the academic atmosphere," Raj told PTI here Friday on the sidelines of university foundation day programme.
He was asked about students' agitation rocking many higher educational institutions in recent times but the St Xavier's having been freed from such activities.
Observing the students and their parents are very much in favour of the stance of the St Xavier's management on this issue, he said, "if you allow politics, if you allow parties, if you allow all these things coming into the campus...there will be no academic atmosphere."
Claiming students are not in favour of being divided, Raj said, "you ask students, they are not in favour of being divided."
He said, "the CM cited the St Xavier's example for discipline and for quality education and suggested this type of students council be promoted in other institutions."
To another question, Raj said in another five year's time the new St Xavier's University will be able to "fully functionally well."
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