Agreed Pear Fashions is a very old institute. JD sprang up when they saw the availability of scope for such specialized course. I know of two more such specialized Institutes in Gurgaon and Delhi.... LCBS - Luxury Connect Business School, Gurgaon & LISAA Institute of Fashion, Okhla, Delhi. Both have foreign tie-ups with Monaco & have twining program where students could opt for a semester abroad. Since these are specialized niche courses, the candidate selection process with special emphasis on spoken english & their paying capacity is criteria for selection as the course come with a high fee. Having said this....I wonder if Industries look for specialized skills or degrees and diploma's when they hire. A candidate from a polytechnic or a government run institute may not have the ability or vision as the exposure and the curriculum which are on a leash does not enable the candidate to explore and exploit his potential whereas in Private Institutions, there is more scope of experimenting and letting the dreams and visions take wings for creativity.
So ultimately who is the loser? The Institutes? The students? Or the Industry? By sticking to norms of Government recognized institute norms, the industry may be overlooking a good candidate. Where on one hand Government is now trying to rope in private sector players for course correction and engineers are being re-skilled. Even IT companies are now looking to reskill staff as they take to automation in the entry level jobs.
I quote NASSCOM President Mr.R. Chandrasekhar: Today no student can expect to be guaranteed placement unless they have the requisite skills.
So if you have the skills but the Institute from which you got it is not recognized, does that mean that your skills are questionable?
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On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 9:30 AM, 'Digital India Payments' via Management Teachers Consortium, Global <join_mtc@googlegroups.com> wrote:
I am glad that Mr.Ashuthosh Pandey agreed that degrees are only tags. i have students who possess 3 M.Sc degrees in Bio-Technology, Genetic Engineering and at 30, now is a language trainer (minting money). which is nothing to do with his degree.Many M.Sc. Agri & M.E Industrial Engineers in Civil/Mechanical have become EDs in Banks at 30 without knowing what is Debit and what is credit and what is banking. They are very successful. Because they have learnt business skills & Managerial skills.S.ChandrasekarB-School & Corporate TrainerSubasri Nivas, 13 & 14R R Meadows Apartments RoadUttarahalli, Bengaluru 560 061M:9844511954/080-26390335
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Sorry to say but if corporate world wants just the skill and not degree, then i doubt why this institutions such as JD institute of Fashion technology & Pearl academy are running courses such as diploma, BSc and MSc in Fashion technology, why not they get rid of this diploma, BSc, MSc Tag??--If the corporate world prefer skill over degree then these institutes should immediately stop using this BSc, MSc tags and rather they should use term like skill development program of 1, year, 2 year 3 year or 4 year but i guess none of the institute will do after all the tag mattersOn Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 9:26 PM, 'Digital India Payments' via Management Teachers Consortium, Global <join_mtc@googlegroups.com> wrote:Really I am not worried about who gives the diploma/degree. Are they employable using the diploma. to share my experience, I have come across a student of JD Inst. of Fashion Technology with just 10th Std. is with world class companies like, Aditas, Tesco etc. and occupying high positions with skills they learn from these institutes. Corporate world want skill not degree from Universities.Industry recognizes the skill they impart. Corporate do not much bother about your scores/marks/grades.Some corporates give guidelines not to select certain specific universities when we select candidates during /filtering/selection/interview process. .S.ChandrasekarMD EmpoVer HR Solutions Pvt. Ltd.B-School & Corporate TrainerSubasri Nivas, 13 & 14R R Meadows Apartments RoadUttarahalli, Bengaluru 560 061M:9844511954/080-26390335
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Hello All,Even a similar institute in this institute by name of J.D. Institute of Fashion Technology is having centres all over country. Can anyone please share whether its authorised to give diplomas/degrees etc. as they have monitoring/regulations and control by any of the bodies.RegardsVikas GuptaPrincipal, Doon Public SchoolGwalior (M.P.)--On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 12:27 PM, 'JAYASRI INDIRAN' via Management Teachers Consortium, Global <join_mtc@googlegroups.com> wrote:--I think this is a continuation to something like this we had during last year this time. Prof Bhola was the one who sent the news item which carried the UGC's order to check on certain terms and conditions defined otherwise, to close down the institution.Now, the UGC should not only close down the institution, but also check on who all were involved in accrediting / authorizing the institution for such a long duration and chuck out all of them without any further allowance for them to continue their such worthless job in their respective positions. Such an action only will teach such people of approval bodies to do their job with little of justice at least. It should also pass orders to the apex institutions in fashion to take over the students in maximum number like how integrated programs work.Regards,DR. JAYASRI INDIRANAssistant Professor-HRRajagiri Centre for Business StudiesRajagiri Valley PostKakkanadCochin-682039Mob.: +91-8129650401Email: jayasri@rajagiri.eduIf you think you can or you can't, you are right...!!! - H FORDOn Wednesday, 13 July 2016 10:40 AM, Virendra Goel <goel.virendra@gmail.com> wrote:
I think Dr. Ganesh has summed up the problem very well. My Compliments. Let me clarify that I neither know anything about fashion business not any individual from peon to director in the Academy.RegardsVirendra GoelFrom: join_mtc@googlegroups.com [mailto:join_mtc@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ganesh L S
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Subject: Re: [MTC Global] UGC orders Pearl Academy to close all its centresAll of this happens in our country, and perhaps elsewhere too, because "the establishment" finds it easier to deal with and take action against perceived violators of "letter" than actual violators of "spirit". This is clearly an ongoing battle between upholding "letter" vs. "spirit". Of course, one can uphold both, "letter" and "spirit", but with the kind of complex mess and self-knotting we have created through our statutes, laws, rules, guidelines, norms and so on, this is rather difficult and perhaps impossible.We find that it is far easier to identify violations of "letter" since they represent low-hanging fruits. However, it is the violations of "spirit" that are actually worse and far more dangerous and destructive of our systems. I have observed too often that it is very easy to uphold "letter" while grossly and even casually violating "spirit". But, who cares? After all, conscience is meant for those who do not know how to survive and prosper.Prayers and best wishes for the return of sanity and dignity in our world,L. S. Ganesh,Professor,Department of Management Studies,INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS,Chennai 600036.--------------------------------------------------------From: join_mtc@googlegroups.com <join_mtc@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Varun Arya <aimvarun@gmail.com>
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Subject: RE: [MTC Global] UGC orders Pearl Academy to close all its centresI fully agree with Virendraji.Let us not get carried away by what the news-item says or an extremely corrupt body like UGC does. As responsible citizens truly concerned about the good of our nation, we should always go by the facts, which are as under :- I personally know Mr. Deepak Seth, promoter and Chairman of Pearl Academy and the entire family for the last around three decades. He has ensured the best quality standards for Pearl Academy since its inception over two decades back. They have a very good faculty including many senior IITs & IIMs alumni, some of whom are personally known to me. They have excellent facilities and infrastructure matching the best in the industry. Pearl Group of Companies has been in the business of fashion garments for around four decades, with exports to several countries. Their students are respected and well-placed in leading organisations all over India and abroad.- In India, the Constitution is supreme, the laws are made under the Constitution and the rules are made under the laws. The legislative mandate of the relevant acts as per which the various higher education regulatory bodies like AICTE, UGC, NCTE, MCI, etc. have been established clearly stipulate that these bodies will be responsible for and ensure the qualitative grows of respective areas of education in the country. However, because of the rent-seeking habits and vested interests of leadership of these bodies, what we have in our country is mushrooming of mediocre educational institutions and throttling of quality educational institutions.- Pearl Academy of Fashion has not violated the Constitution of India and has also not violated the UGC Act. It has in fact upheld the legislative mandate and sanctity of these. Yes, it has perhaps violated the crazy rules made under the UGC Act. Therefore, there is no violation of laws by Pearl.- The fact is that in the context of all these regulatory bodies, whenever the quality institutions refuse to compromise and do not surrender to the whims & fancies of vested interests then fake, fictitious and fraudulent complaints are generated by these bodies, shown as received in these bodies and then sadistic and vindictive action is taken by these bodies.- Courtesy the rampant corruption in all these bodies, we have a staggering over 93% under-employment and/or unemployment rate of the students passing out from so called "approved" institutions - in which there is everything except quality education - as I told to late Dr. Kalam at Rashtrapati Bhawan, when he was President of India.- A bigger question is what is UGC doing when a large majority of private universities are actually teaching shops fleecing the students with very high fees and capitation fees, underpaying their faculty and getting their signatures on higher salaries, hardly any classes are conducted, etc. etc. For example, the private university at Jodhpur was caught having issued mind-boggling 32,000 fake degrees since its inception around a decade back. What was UGC doing all these years?Thanks and best regardsVarun Arya=At 19:55 11-07-2016, Virendra Goel wrote:While discussing the technical aspects of the problem, we should not forget that the Academy is the only respected entity after NIFT about fashion designing education in the country. Its alumni are perhaps equally well placed as that of NIFT.
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Virendra Goel
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Dr Waghodekar makes very valid observations.
.
This issue also raises a few additional questions .
1. If Pearl is not an institution with degree awarding powers whose degree are they awarding their students ?
2. Since Govt of India regulations do not permit award of foreign degrees in India, what is Pearl's academic collaboration arrangement with Nottingham Trent University (NTU) ? so are they mis representing facts
3. Doesn't Pearl ( like all other HE Institutions) need to seek govt approval and re accreditation on a periodic basis ? if so how did this arrangement of offering overseas degrees never get flagged / detected on the regulatory and governance radar ?
4. Why has UGC woken up today after much water has flown under the bridge .. Surely the apex body charged with the upkeep of Quality provision in Indian HE should know and do better . what will be the fate of the students who are yet to qualify? and those who have qualified ? their qualification is unrecognised in India ?
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We, the stakeholders and Regulatory authorities, awake when much water has flown under the bridge. The basic issues are:
- Why do regulatory bodies fail to hammer out the defaulters?
- Defaulters are permitted to play, public gets attracted, business grows proclaiming we are having World Class Education, and one fine morning we wake up. Why? At whose interests?
- Have you head about any severe punishment to such defaulters? Defaulters come, make money and go!
- Do you see the law in any corner?
- Have come across any time to see that the so called masters of Constitution (who refer to Constitution at the right moment!) invoke such issues?
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The University Grants Commission (UGC) has instructed Pearl Academy, a Delhi-based fashion and management institute with centres in Noida, Jaipur and Mumbai, to stop awarding joint degrees with Nottingham Trent University (NTU) of Britain and close all its centres.
The higher education regulator's order follows mounting complaints against private institutes tying up with foreign universities to offer degrees, which is not legally allowed in India.
"Pearl Academy is not authorised to grant any degree either in a standalone mode or in collaboration with any foreign university," reads the UGC notice to Pearl Academy.
It said the institute is not a "university", according to a 1956 law that governs India's higher education system.
The CEO of Pearl Academy, Sharad Mehra, denied any wrongdoing, saying the institute has a heritage of more than two decades of excellence in education.
Many private institutes have collaborated with foreign universities and offer courses, promising an "international degree". These degrees are invalid as Indian universities don't recognise them. Their international acceptance is questionable too.
"It has become a matter of grave concern as many students are becoming victims of the fraudulent act of the institution," the UGC said, barring Pearl Academy from enrolling "students for the coming academic session for any degree programme".
Pearl Academy had acknowledged offering joint degrees with NTU, in response to a query from the education regulator.
A senior UGC official said the disclosure could invite legal action because only a university can offer degrees in India, not an institute. "A foreign university can only collaborate with an Indian university with prior approval from the UGC."
The latest action came after Hindustan Times asked UGC through provisions in the right to information (RTI) act if it had taken any action against the institute.
The institute had admitted that 4,100 students were getting education at its four branches and the NTU-Pearl agreement went back to 1995. The official response has no name and designation of the signatory authority, though.
"The commission was not happy with Pearl Academy's reply. After an inquiry, we decided to ask the institute to close down its centres," the UGC official said.
A similar collaboration between Mewar University and Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) was declared illegal last year. Mewar had collaborated to offer degrees on behalf of FDDI.
More than 4,000 students suffered then and were fighting a legal battle now.
[Source: Hindustan Times]
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