The State government may order the shutdown of 146 engineering colleges that have been identified by a Supreme Court-appointed experts’ panel has having failed to meet the norms laid down by the AICTE. The colleges in question were recently disaffiliated by the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTUH) in the light of the earlier inspection committee’s report and the expert panel’s findings.
Moreover, JNTUH officials went on to register a criminal case against several engineering colleges for not having even prescribed minimum faculty strength in.
The disaffiliation of these colleges has not been revoked yet. Going by hints from varsity officials, the participation of engineering colleges in Eamcet counseling this year also appear bleak. These 146 colleges were not given permission to participate in Eamcet 2014 counseling by JNTUH. However, the college managements approached the High Court and also the Supreme Court for affiliation de novo and to participate in the counseling.
The apex court had instructed the JNTU officials last year to form a committee to examine whether these colleges fulfilled AICTE norms. The committee came to a conclusion that most of the colleges were not up to the mark and submitted its report to the JNTUH and the Supreme Court. On the basis of that report, JNTUH officials disaffiliated these colleges. JNTU in-charge vice-chancellor Shailaja Ramaiyer had said that when the inspection was done by experts nominated by JNTUH, the colleges were skeptical and complained of foul play.
But, the Supreme Court-appointed committee established the shortcomings once again, she added. The officials, however said, “The affiliation of these colleges was cancelled for the current academic year in the light of various inspections. Inspections would be conducted again to check the minimum criteria once again for the next academic year and a suitable decision would be taken.” College managements, however, accused JNTUH of not giving them sufficient time to overcome flaws in infrastructure.
JNTUH registrar N V Ramana Rao said that grievances of the private college managements would be looked into. Several representations of college managements to the education ministry and the State higher education council have not yet yielded any results.
Moreover, JNTUH officials went on to register a criminal case against several engineering colleges for not having even prescribed minimum faculty strength in.
The disaffiliation of these colleges has not been revoked yet. Going by hints from varsity officials, the participation of engineering colleges in Eamcet counseling this year also appear bleak. These 146 colleges were not given permission to participate in Eamcet 2014 counseling by JNTUH. However, the college managements approached the High Court and also the Supreme Court for affiliation de novo and to participate in the counseling.
The apex court had instructed the JNTU officials last year to form a committee to examine whether these colleges fulfilled AICTE norms. The committee came to a conclusion that most of the colleges were not up to the mark and submitted its report to the JNTUH and the Supreme Court. On the basis of that report, JNTUH officials disaffiliated these colleges. JNTU in-charge vice-chancellor Shailaja Ramaiyer had said that when the inspection was done by experts nominated by JNTUH, the colleges were skeptical and complained of foul play.
But, the Supreme Court-appointed committee established the shortcomings once again, she added. The officials, however said, “The affiliation of these colleges was cancelled for the current academic year in the light of various inspections. Inspections would be conducted again to check the minimum criteria once again for the next academic year and a suitable decision would be taken.” College managements, however, accused JNTUH of not giving them sufficient time to overcome flaws in infrastructure.
JNTUH registrar N V Ramana Rao said that grievances of the private college managements would be looked into. Several representations of college managements to the education ministry and the State higher education council have not yet yielded any results.
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