The Indian Nurses Association (INA) have called for an indefinite strike from today after the admission of about 640 nursing students was rejected by college authorities, post their first-year exams. The future seems to be at stake for these students from private colleges across Maharashtra, after they gained admission under the management quota, without appearing for the Common Entrance Test (CET). Recently they were informed that their first-year results had been withheld.

“We had taken admission under the management quota for the academic year 2012-14, in the month of October 2012. At the time of admission, neither the management, nor the principal of our respective colleges informed us that we need to appear for the CET,” said Sujo Jose, member of the INA and a student at VSPM College of Nursing and Research in Nagpur.