The state government will give another hearing to the self-financing engineering college managements before taking a final call on recommending to the all-India council for technical education (AICTE) not to give extension of approval to underperforming colleges, as directed by the high court.
The government had earlier decided to recommend to the AICTE not to give extension of approval to six engineering colleges that did not satisfy the minimum stipulated criteria of 25% average pass in the first and second semesters in 2013 results.
The high court directive came after colleges approached it claiming that the government had given only a prospective effect to its January order, which said students not clearing the first semester cannot be admitted to the sixth semester and those not clearing the fourth semester cannot be admitted to the eighth semester.
The managements want a similar prospective effect to be given to the order regarding the performance of engineering colleges as well. The decision not to recommend the extension of the AICTE approval of the underperforming colleges was made through an earlier order dated January 31, 2012.
"Our demand was that the order on January 31, 2012, regarding performance of colleges also should have only a prospective effect, and the performance of colleges should be tested only from the performance of those who joined the BTech course in 2012," said T A Vijayan, secretary of Kerala Self-financing Engineering Colleges Managements' Association. Education minister P K Abdu Rabb said the government had already taken a stand on the matter not to extend approval to six colleges that have failed to satisfy the criteria set by the government, but it would abide by the court's directive.
"Since the court has asked the government to give them a hearing before taking a call on the matter, the government will do so and inform the court our view without delay," he said.
Source: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-24/thiruvananthapuram/37269281_1_aicte-council-for-technical-education-colleges
The government had earlier decided to recommend to the AICTE not to give extension of approval to six engineering colleges that did not satisfy the minimum stipulated criteria of 25% average pass in the first and second semesters in 2013 results.
The high court directive came after colleges approached it claiming that the government had given only a prospective effect to its January order, which said students not clearing the first semester cannot be admitted to the sixth semester and those not clearing the fourth semester cannot be admitted to the eighth semester.
The managements want a similar prospective effect to be given to the order regarding the performance of engineering colleges as well. The decision not to recommend the extension of the AICTE approval of the underperforming colleges was made through an earlier order dated January 31, 2012.
"Our demand was that the order on January 31, 2012, regarding performance of colleges also should have only a prospective effect, and the performance of colleges should be tested only from the performance of those who joined the BTech course in 2012," said T A Vijayan, secretary of Kerala Self-financing Engineering Colleges Managements' Association. Education minister P K Abdu Rabb said the government had already taken a stand on the matter not to extend approval to six colleges that have failed to satisfy the criteria set by the government, but it would abide by the court's directive.
"Since the court has asked the government to give them a hearing before taking a call on the matter, the government will do so and inform the court our view without delay," he said.
Source: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-24/thiruvananthapuram/37269281_1_aicte-council-for-technical-education-colleges
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