A day after the Centre moved an affidavit in the Supreme Court seeking de-recognition of 44 deemed universities, including three in the
state, it has sent shock waves among academicians and students. These universities were declared unfit for Deemed to be University' status on account of offering courses fragmented with concocted nomenclatures' and seats intake beyond capacity.
The three universities are Mody Institute of Technology (Sikar), Institute of Advanced Studies in Education University (Sardarsahar) and Janardhan Rai University (Udaipur). After losing the status of Deemed to be Universities' these universities can function as a affiliated college of state-owned university.
According to an estimate, over 8,000 students are currently enrolled in various undergraduate, post-graduate, diploma and certificate programmes. The decision of the Centre came as a bolt from the blue for the students. However, Union HRD minister Kapil Sibal's statement that students can complete their ongoing courses with the university concerned and obtain the certificate from state-owned university has given some respite to the students.
Meanwhile, the deemed universities have decided to challenge the recommendation in the Supreme Court. They argued that they were not given any prior information relating to deficiencies found by the inspection team. "Preferably, they should have given us a time frame to address the shortcomings rather than taking a decision in haste," said R S Tripathi, registrar, Janardhan Rai University.
Mody Institute of Technology (MIT) claimed that in terms of infrastructure and course content, we are way ahead of many premier technical universities. "The five-member inspection team had given positive remarks about the institute. It had also considered our institute as Oasis in the Desert' for offering technical education to women in conservative areas," said a MIT official.
On the contrary, TOI has learnt that the inspection team had asked them to make major changes in research and development activities, besides suggested to revise course content in some degree programmes.
Source :http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Students-academicians-in-a-state-of-shock/articleshow/5478252.cms
state, it has sent shock waves among academicians and students. These universities were declared unfit for Deemed to be University' status on account of offering courses fragmented with concocted nomenclatures' and seats intake beyond capacity.
The three universities are Mody Institute of Technology (Sikar), Institute of Advanced Studies in Education University (Sardarsahar) and Janardhan Rai University (Udaipur). After losing the status of Deemed to be Universities' these universities can function as a affiliated college of state-owned university.
According to an estimate, over 8,000 students are currently enrolled in various undergraduate, post-graduate, diploma and certificate programmes. The decision of the Centre came as a bolt from the blue for the students. However, Union HRD minister Kapil Sibal's statement that students can complete their ongoing courses with the university concerned and obtain the certificate from state-owned university has given some respite to the students.
Meanwhile, the deemed universities have decided to challenge the recommendation in the Supreme Court. They argued that they were not given any prior information relating to deficiencies found by the inspection team. "Preferably, they should have given us a time frame to address the shortcomings rather than taking a decision in haste," said R S Tripathi, registrar, Janardhan Rai University.
Mody Institute of Technology (MIT) claimed that in terms of infrastructure and course content, we are way ahead of many premier technical universities. "The five-member inspection team had given positive remarks about the institute. It had also considered our institute as Oasis in the Desert' for offering technical education to women in conservative areas," said a MIT official.
On the contrary, TOI has learnt that the inspection team had asked them to make major changes in research and development activities, besides suggested to revise course content in some degree programmes.
Source :http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Students-academicians-in-a-state-of-shock/articleshow/5478252.cms
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