Editorial
Why Not Go by Standard
In pedagogic circles none is supposed to force an issue nor anyone to declare a reactive ultimatum to it. And were these to happen in BUET of all the universities, which stood out of the bunch for its quiet efficiency, the degree of bafflement would know no bounds. Unfortunately this has been exactly our predicament lately with that otherwise well-led and professionally run engineering and technology university.
The architecture faculty chagrined to the last man at the BUET academic council's new admission rule requiring a physics background for entry into the architectural course wants it withdrawn by February 2 or else they would pull out of university activities. The BUET academic council turned a deaf ear to their 'note of dissent' while mooting the new admission rule - mind you, for none other than the architecture department itself. The non-architect councillors in a majority adopted the rule at the academic council hurting the sensibilities of a minority who were directly involved in the matter.
Their tormentor's argument is that since courses on Mechanical and Structural Engineering are also open to students of architecture, a grounding in physics would be useful, supposedly, in case of transfer.
Architecture has a strong artistic and aesthetic staple. Anyhow, let's find out how other universities have set their admission rules for the architecture faculty and take a cue from them.
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