Nagpur: Hundreds of students could find themselves in trouble as there is a possibility of ban on admissions in 380 colleges affiliated to Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU) located in four districts. The Directorate of Higher and Technical Education has warned of debarring colleges that do not have National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) ratings. Out of 507 colleges affiliated to RTMNU, only 127 colleges are accredited by NAAC, a media report said.
According to the report, many colleges affiliated to RTMNU are currently facing the problem of student shortage. Colleges lacking the facilities are unable to find students and every year, 25,000 seats in graduate and post-graduate remain vacant. In spite of this, the State Government is giving sanction to new colleges. These institutes are colleges in name as they lack necessary infrastructure and quality, the report added.
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This is why NAAC accreditation has been made mandatory. However, despite repeated instructions, most of the colleges have not gone for accreditation. Irked by this, the Directorate of Higher and Technical Education has warned of swift action. It has been made mandatory for the educational institutions and colleges which do not have done NAAC assessment to do it before March 31. Those who have done it before but their status is inactive, have been instructed to activate it, the report said.
There are 507 colleges affiliated to Nagpur University. 143 colleges are aided and 10 colleges are government while 354 colleges are permanently unaided. The number of women’s colleges is 52. The number of co-education colleges with Arts, Commerce and Science courses is 306. There are 35 to 40 engineering colleges, 85 teaching and physical education colleges, 15 pharmacy colleges, 10 law colleges and 13 MBA colleges. Out of 143 aided colleges under RTMNU, 80 colleges have received NAAC accreditation.
However, 63 colleges have not done so. It includes 41 colleges in Nagpur, 12 in Wardha, 7 in Bhandara and 3 in Gondia. Earlier too many colleges in Nagpur faced action for not getting NAAC accreditation.
