PUNE: The University of Pune (UoP) on Thursday released the names of 71 colleges across Pune, Nashik and Ahmednagar districts where admissions to the first-year of their courses has been banned for the academic year 2014-15 until the university clears them for admitting students.
Students can access the list of these 71 colleges on the university's website: www.unipune.ac.in. This is crucial in the context of the ongoing admissions for senior colleges following the Std XII results which were declared recently by various educational boards. Most of these colleges are into offering studies in arts, commerce, science, BBA and BCA courses.
The university has already issued show-cause notices to these colleges seeking explanation as to why they should be allowed to admit students in the wake of various shortcomings such as inadequate infrastructure, lack of full-time and approved teaching staff and full-time principals.
A bulk of the colleges facing the admission ban are located in the rural and fringe areas of each of the three districts. There are some which are also located in the urban areas including Pune city. Of these, 44 are in Pune district while another 17 and 10 are in Ahmednagar and Nashik districts, respectively.
The UoP's academic council, which is the top body for taking policy decisions on academic matters, had resolved at its meeting on June 3 to crack the whip against the affiliated colleges which are continuing to function without meeting the minimum required norms for teaching and learning standards.
Top priority was accorded to issues like the status of qualified and approved teaching staff and infrastructure at these colleges. An expert panel which had earlier examined these colleges had found several shortcomings and had tabled its report before the academic council, which was presided over by the vice-chancellor W N Gade.
While the university went on to issue show-cause notices, it had so far avoided making the names of these 71 colleges public. This had further drawn criticism from academicians who felt that students seeking admissions must know whether they prefer the right college. Eventually, the university gave in and released the names on its website for students to go through the same before approaching for admission.
Students can access the list of these 71 colleges on the university's website: www.unipune.ac.in. This is crucial in the context of the ongoing admissions for senior colleges following the Std XII results which were declared recently by various educational boards. Most of these colleges are into offering studies in arts, commerce, science, BBA and BCA courses.
The university has already issued show-cause notices to these colleges seeking explanation as to why they should be allowed to admit students in the wake of various shortcomings such as inadequate infrastructure, lack of full-time and approved teaching staff and full-time principals.
A bulk of the colleges facing the admission ban are located in the rural and fringe areas of each of the three districts. There are some which are also located in the urban areas including Pune city. Of these, 44 are in Pune district while another 17 and 10 are in Ahmednagar and Nashik districts, respectively.
The UoP's academic council, which is the top body for taking policy decisions on academic matters, had resolved at its meeting on June 3 to crack the whip against the affiliated colleges which are continuing to function without meeting the minimum required norms for teaching and learning standards.
Top priority was accorded to issues like the status of qualified and approved teaching staff and infrastructure at these colleges. An expert panel which had earlier examined these colleges had found several shortcomings and had tabled its report before the academic council, which was presided over by the vice-chancellor W N Gade.
While the university went on to issue show-cause notices, it had so far avoided making the names of these 71 colleges public. This had further drawn criticism from academicians who felt that students seeking admissions must know whether they prefer the right college. Eventually, the university gave in and released the names on its website for students to go through the same before approaching for admission.
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