Patna, April 22: The incident of two MCom students threatening invigilators at the examination hall in Patna College yesterday has raised a few eyebrows in the Patna University (PU) administration.

Sources in the varsity told The Telegraph the authorities are contemplating closing down vocational courses that lack basic infrastructure.

The reason behind this thought is the constant protest by students of vocational courses against poor infrastructure, lack of facilities and teachers, said the source.

The matter has once again come up after two MCom students threatened invigilators at Patna College with “dire consequences” after they were allegedly stopped from cheating in the exam.

Rahul Kumar and Rajesh Kumar, MCom second-year students, along with some outsiders, created a scene after the examination, outside the hall and shouted slogans against teachers. They threatened to attack the invigilators with bombs and weapons.

Patna University Teachers’ Association (Puta) has taken a strong exception to the incident and has even threatened to withdraw from the examination if quick action is not taken against the two students.

PU vice-chancellor Sudipto Adhikari told The Telegraph: “It has been found that students from some courses which lack basic infrastructure are generally found creating nuisance on the university campus. They demand improvement in basic infrastructure, increase in teachers’ strength and job placements. But the university is unable to meet the demands as it depends on the state government and the University Grants Commission for funds.”

The vice-chancellor said a meeting of university officials will be organised soon and some vocational courses, which have limited number of seats for students and a low strength of teachers besides lack of basic infrastructure, will be closed down from the next session.

Apart from students of vocational courses creating nuisance on the university campus, the university is also struggling because of student bodies that create problems for administration by protestingover some issue of the other.

Adhikari said: “I am fed up with such student bodies as they have made a habit for creating nuisance and protest on the university campus over various issues.”

Puta general secretary Randhir Kumar Singh agreed with vice-chancellor that the students who do not have the minimum attendance percentage should not be allowed to sit for the examination.

Singh said: “Whenever students are barred from sitting for the examination because of their low attendance percentage, they sit on a dharna. They are also supported by the student bodies who start protesting against the university.”