PATNA: The University Grants Commission (UGC), in a bid to shape up the education scenario, has introduced several "ambitious" development schemes over the years. However, most of the higher education institutions of the state failed to take advantage of them.
According to a recent UGC notification, no university or college will be eligible for grants from the central government unless accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). If any unaccredited institution is getting grants, the commission will issue a notice and stop the allocation immediately.
"As things stand today, only five universities — Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), L N Mithila University (LNMU), Magadh University (MU), Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University (BRABU) and Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University (KSDSU) — have been accredited by NAAC. While CNLU has got grade A, MU has been accredited with grade C. The remaining universities, including the 100-year-old Patna University (PU), have not yet applied for accreditation," an education department source said, adding, "Only 57 colleges out of more than 260 constituent colleges have so far been accredited, eight of which received grade A. The rest have been accredited with grade B or C."
Besides, only five colleges, including Patna Women's College, Magadh Mahila College and A N College (all in Patna), Gaya College (Gaya) and Mahant Darshan Das Mahila College (Muzaffarpur), have been accorded CPE (college with potential for excellence) status by the UGC.
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The UGC's scheme of converting some selected colleges into model degree colleges also fell flat in the state. Few years ago, the state education department had announced that at least eight selected colleges would be upgraded as model degree colleges with the funds received from the central government under the Rashtriya Uchchtar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA). Even the much-needed repair and construction work was taken up, but the progress is so slow that the scheme is yet to materialize.
The colleges selected for upgradation are Patna Science College and Vanijya Mahavidyalaya (PU), S D College-Kaler (MU), Mahila College-Dalmianagar (Veer Kunwar Singh University), M J K College-Bettiah (BRABU), Samastipur College(LNMU), K K M College-Jamui (Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University) and B S S College-Supaul (B N Mandal University).
Yet another ambitious scheme of the UGC for awarding the status of degree-awarding college to institutions during the 12th Plan also came a cropper in the state. No college has been made an autonomous institution till date. Only colleges having CPE tag, accredited by NAAC and having the status of autonomous institution are to be upgraded as degree-awarding institutions. Patna Women's College has, of late, reportedly initiated a move for the award of autonomy status by the UGC.
Patna University Teachers' Association president Randhir Kumar Singh, however, pointed out that universities and colleges in the state could not maintain even the minimum basic standard in education unless they had sufficient number of teachers. "The authorities must fill up all the vacant posts of teachers before initiating any other exercise of infrastructure development," he said.--
-- According to a recent UGC notification, no university or college will be eligible for grants from the central government unless accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). If any unaccredited institution is getting grants, the commission will issue a notice and stop the allocation immediately.
"As things stand today, only five universities — Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), L N Mithila University (LNMU), Magadh University (MU), Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University (BRABU) and Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University (KSDSU) — have been accredited by NAAC. While CNLU has got grade A, MU has been accredited with grade C. The remaining universities, including the 100-year-old Patna University (PU), have not yet applied for accreditation," an education department source said, adding, "Only 57 colleges out of more than 260 constituent colleges have so far been accredited, eight of which received grade A. The rest have been accredited with grade B or C."
Source: TOI, Patna
Besides, only five colleges, including Patna Women's College, Magadh Mahila College and A N College (all in Patna), Gaya College (Gaya) and Mahant Darshan Das Mahila College (Muzaffarpur), have been accorded CPE (college with potential for excellence) status by the UGC.
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The UGC's scheme of converting some selected colleges into model degree colleges also fell flat in the state. Few years ago, the state education department had announced that at least eight selected colleges would be upgraded as model degree colleges with the funds received from the central government under the Rashtriya Uchchtar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA). Even the much-needed repair and construction work was taken up, but the progress is so slow that the scheme is yet to materialize.
The colleges selected for upgradation are Patna Science College and Vanijya Mahavidyalaya (PU), S D College-Kaler (MU), Mahila College-Dalmianagar (Veer Kunwar Singh University), M J K College-Bettiah (BRABU), Samastipur College(LNMU), K K M College-Jamui (Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University) and B S S College-Supaul (B N Mandal University).
Yet another ambitious scheme of the UGC for awarding the status of degree-awarding college to institutions during the 12th Plan also came a cropper in the state. No college has been made an autonomous institution till date. Only colleges having CPE tag, accredited by NAAC and having the status of autonomous institution are to be upgraded as degree-awarding institutions. Patna Women's College has, of late, reportedly initiated a move for the award of autonomy status by the UGC.
Patna University Teachers' Association president Randhir Kumar Singh, however, pointed out that universities and colleges in the state could not maintain even the minimum basic standard in education unless they had sufficient number of teachers. "The authorities must fill up all the vacant posts of teachers before initiating any other exercise of infrastructure development," he said.--
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