Udupi: The Sri Poorna Prajna Evening College organized a national seminar sponsored by the University Grants Commission on “Restructuring of Social Sciences courses in the present context” here on December 15 and 16.

P. Sripati Tantri, scholar and former Principal of Madhav Pai Memorial College, while delivering the keynote address said, “Students are forced to follow a particular syllabus, they don’t have the liberty to choose their options in India, the art students were given study materials which will not help them to have a better career”.

“The number of students enrolling in arts section is the least, it is high time to introduce a reformed updated version of social science”, he said

Such seminars may attract many students to the Arts stream. UGC is trying hard to bring reforms in the structure. “Arts should not be the last choice of the students”, he added.

“Even if students wanted to join the Social Science courses for some reason, their parents oppose it”.

Madhavi Bhandary, Principal of PPC and Radhakrishna Acharya, Former principal of PPC also spoke on the occasion.