MUMBAI: From this academic year, 14 new colleges in the city may offer innovative courses at the undergraduate level. Following rigorous scrutiny of 57 applications to set up new colleges, the University of Mumbai has approved applications for only 14, which will start the new session only after the state government's approval. Of the 228 applications received from existing colleges to offer new courses or add more divisions, only 70 were forwarded to the government by the university.
According to the university's perspective plan for this academic session, only new colleges offering innovative courses will be permitted to set shop this year. The decision was taken in the management council meeting last year. The perspective plan was designed after studying vacancies in existing courses and colleges' requirement in a given geographic location.
M A Khan, the university's registrar, said, "We scrutinised applications and inspection committees were sent to the colleges. When the proposal was tabled in the management council, it was decided that new societies, which lacked prior experience in running institutions, may not be able to run innovative courses. Very few applications, therefore, were moved forward."
Khan said it was not possible to add too many colleges to the already overburdened university as it would affect good governance and quality of education offered.
Of the 228 applications received for extension of affiliation to existing colleges, around 135 were for undergraduate courses and 93 for postgraduate ones. Around 31 applications were also received for technical institutes offering engineering, pharmacy, architecture and management, but only four got the university's approval. Sanctions were also given for three new community colleges. Of the 47 institutes that received the university's approval to run innovative undergraduate courses, 13 were for offering NCC as a subject.
Most innovative courses were job-oriented, claimed an official. "Courses like BCom in financial management, investment management and transport management are industry-oriented courses for which the syllabus is ready," he said. Similarly, BSc courses like interdisciplinary science and human science, will help students get jobs in any industry, he said. In interdisciplinary science, students will also learn modules of other subjects like law and commerce or psychology and sociology, along with core science subjects. This will enable them to apply for jobs in human resources, law firms, human rights' agencies, etc, said the official.
According to the university's perspective plan for this academic session, only new colleges offering innovative courses will be permitted to set shop this year. The decision was taken in the management council meeting last year. The perspective plan was designed after studying vacancies in existing courses and colleges' requirement in a given geographic location.
M A Khan, the university's registrar, said, "We scrutinised applications and inspection committees were sent to the colleges. When the proposal was tabled in the management council, it was decided that new societies, which lacked prior experience in running institutions, may not be able to run innovative courses. Very few applications, therefore, were moved forward."
Khan said it was not possible to add too many colleges to the already overburdened university as it would affect good governance and quality of education offered.
Of the 228 applications received for extension of affiliation to existing colleges, around 135 were for undergraduate courses and 93 for postgraduate ones. Around 31 applications were also received for technical institutes offering engineering, pharmacy, architecture and management, but only four got the university's approval. Sanctions were also given for three new community colleges. Of the 47 institutes that received the university's approval to run innovative undergraduate courses, 13 were for offering NCC as a subject.
Most innovative courses were job-oriented, claimed an official. "Courses like BCom in financial management, investment management and transport management are industry-oriented courses for which the syllabus is ready," he said. Similarly, BSc courses like interdisciplinary science and human science, will help students get jobs in any industry, he said. In interdisciplinary science, students will also learn modules of other subjects like law and commerce or psychology and sociology, along with core science subjects. This will enable them to apply for jobs in human resources, law firms, human rights' agencies, etc, said the official.
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