part time engineering students at jmi are demanding the course to be converted fulltime as their degree is not eligible government jobsthe protest by part time bachelors of engineering be students in jamia milia islamia has entered in its third week now around 1400 students have been protesting at the institute alleging that college prospectus did not mention that the degree was a part time course the students now demand conversion of parttime course to fulltime course which makes them eligible for government jobsthe protesting student claims that the college administration does not mentioned that the course is parttime in its prospectus degree or the fee receipt the prospectus refers this as an evening coursethe students have been staging protest demonstrations since july 23 inside the campus two students on hunger strike have been admitted to the hospital after their condition deterioratedone of our classmates applied for a job at bengal electricity board and his application was rejected at the document verification state the employers told that their degree was not considered as it was part time said a be student requesting anonymitymehtab alam dean department of engineering said the be course was started after ugcs recognition in the late 80s and since then has been a parttime course classes are held in the evening while practicals are held on the weekendsregarding the confusion he said no university ever mentions in the degree provided that the course was conducted on a parttime basissome psus do not hire parttime engineering graduates as a policy rule though our be students are skilled and as competent as the regular ones they should be hired as they get handson training in the labs adds alamalam claims that the protesting students are misguided since some sectors have turned them down they should look for other options including going for masters or appearing in engineering service exam held by upsc