While there has been no official communication from the government on reopening of colleges under its administration, many private engineering colleges in and around the city have asked their students to get back to classes on Monday after close to a month’s closure owing to the anti-Sri Lanka protests.
Releasing land bought for setting up private universities in Himachal Pradesh just got tougher with the state assembly today passing a law increasing the time frame from 25 to 40 years for permitting any land use change should an institution fail to function during the period.
Even as the state government has paved the way for the opening of private universities in Bihar, the higher education scenario is unlikely to change much. A vast majority of the state's youth would continue to receive their higher education in the existing colleges and universities which depend solely on government grants. And, the state exchequer would have to cough up big grants to these government-funded institutions.
There is absolutely no demand for more engineering colleges in the state. It is going to be tough for the new private colleges to find students and faculty. Nearly 25,000 BE seats were vacant last year and it will be extremely difficult to woo students
Various teachers and student organisations opposed the proposal to allow autonomous colleges in the state at the hearing organised by the N R Madhva Menon committee appointed by the Kerala State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) on Thursday to discuss the draft report on the scheme.
The delay by the State government in deciding on fee structure and seat-sharing matrix for admission to professional colleges through the Common Entrance Test (CET) has irked private engineering colleges.
All Kerala Private College Teachers’ Association (AKPCTA) has called upon the Higher Education Council not to make recommendation for the introduction of autonomous colleges in the State.
Hurt by Medical Council of India's apathy towards government medical colleges in Vidarbha, which has led to refusal of increased post-graduation seats, the Nagpur branch of Indian Medical Association (IMA) has demanded resignation of all three members from the state on the MCI board of governors.
Receiving an increasing demand from students across the country, private universities have started the entrance exams in both offline and online formats.
The Bangalore University Task Force has recommended the varsity not to approve admissions made by private colleges that do not have the university affiliation.
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) will file a review petition in the Supreme Court next week on the apex court’s order allowing private colleges to conduct MBA and MCA courses without AICTE’s permission.
Federation of Associations of Managements of Unaided Professional Educational Institutions in India has appealed to the Kerala government to go ahead with the reforms in education sector.
Several private colleges in the state have siphoned off crores of rupees of the government-sponsored post-matric scholarship scheme by faking identities of 25,000 poor students, a top higher education department official said.
DAVV students are in jitters. Semester examinations are delayed and private colleges blame it on the university. The students have been forwarding applications and protesting constantly over the issue.
Governor H.R. Bhardwaj has cleared all private university Bills that were awaiting his assent. Sources in Raj Bhavan told The Hindu that there were no Bills proposing the establishment of private universities now pending with the Governor.
In a major decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that private colleges need not seek approval from the All India Council for Technical Education to conduct courses in computer application and management at the postgraduate level. However, AICTE Chairman S.S. Mantha said the Council would file a review petition against this order early next week.
The fate of students pursuing higher studies in the privately-run CMJ University in the state appears to be hanging in the balance as Meghalaya governor R.S. Mooshahary has brought out various irregularities in the functioning of the university.
Some student organisations and academics may oppose the setting up of as many as 17 new private universities in the State, but a few former Vice-Chancellors (VCs) have pledged their support for their establishment.