Colleges get time to apply for new courses, divisions
Process Put On Hold, Deadline May Be Extended
Process Put On Hold, Deadline May Be Extended
College managements will get
more time to apply for a new college, a new course or a division this
year as the state government has asked universities to not accept
proposals as per the old schedule and stall the current process.
The
deadline for applying for new colleges, which usually ends on October
31, is likely to be extended till December 31. After not giving
sanctions for new colleges in the current academic year, the government
is in the process of drafting a uniform perspective plan for all public
universities for the next year.
Mumbai University registrar MA Khan said that the government has asked universities to not go ahead with the old plan as a new schedule, with certain extension of time, is under consideration. A government resolution asking uni versities to stall the current process was issued last week. A source from the department said that the government is likely to come up with a new set of parameters or guidelines for preparing the perspective plan.He added that the plan will be prepared based on the requirement of new colleges in any given area. Last year, Mumbai University alone had received around 70 applications for new colleges.However, during the fag-end of the academic session, the government issued a resolution stating that no new permissions will be granted for 2015-16 academic session.
Colleges, therefore, are wary about the delay in issuing the guidelines. “It takes a lot of time to process the applications and then approve it after the local committee's visit. Also there is a lot of uncertainty on what the uniform perspective plan will look like. Many colleges had already built their infrastructure last year, after which the permissions were denied at the eleventh hour. We hope the perspective plan is favourable for all the stakeholders,“ said a principal. Also a change in the deadline will need the government to make changes in the ordinances in the Maharashtra Universities Act. Higher and technical education minister Vinod Tawde said enough time will be given to colleges for submitting their proposals.
The perspective plan is usually prepared by the Board of College and University Development (BCUD) and is then approved by the academic and management councils of the university .Though Mumbai University had already held a few BCUD meetings, the officials are now awaiting fresh orders from the government. A principal said that in the absence of all the academic bodies, the state government is trying to bring about control in several university-related activities.
Source | Times of India | 27 October 2015
Mumbai University registrar MA Khan said that the government has asked universities to not go ahead with the old plan as a new schedule, with certain extension of time, is under consideration. A government resolution asking uni versities to stall the current process was issued last week. A source from the department said that the government is likely to come up with a new set of parameters or guidelines for preparing the perspective plan.He added that the plan will be prepared based on the requirement of new colleges in any given area. Last year, Mumbai University alone had received around 70 applications for new colleges.However, during the fag-end of the academic session, the government issued a resolution stating that no new permissions will be granted for 2015-16 academic session.
Colleges, therefore, are wary about the delay in issuing the guidelines. “It takes a lot of time to process the applications and then approve it after the local committee's visit. Also there is a lot of uncertainty on what the uniform perspective plan will look like. Many colleges had already built their infrastructure last year, after which the permissions were denied at the eleventh hour. We hope the perspective plan is favourable for all the stakeholders,“ said a principal. Also a change in the deadline will need the government to make changes in the ordinances in the Maharashtra Universities Act. Higher and technical education minister Vinod Tawde said enough time will be given to colleges for submitting their proposals.
The perspective plan is usually prepared by the Board of College and University Development (BCUD) and is then approved by the academic and management councils of the university .Though Mumbai University had already held a few BCUD meetings, the officials are now awaiting fresh orders from the government. A principal said that in the absence of all the academic bodies, the state government is trying to bring about control in several university-related activities.
Source | Times of India | 27 October 2015
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