Indore: If you are thinking of doing MEd course from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV), think again. This is because the two-year MEd course is running two years behind the schedule at the colleges affiliated to DAVV. The students, who had taken admission in July 2015, should have been awarded degrees in May 2017 but they still have to clear two more semester examinations.
“Doing MEd from DAVV is a punishment in itself,” said a student wishing anonymity. He said he has taken admission in MEd college affiliated to DAVV in 2015. “Three years have passed but I am still in the second semester of the course,” he said.
The first semester examinations of 2015 batch students were held in February 2017. The second semester examinations were conducted in February 2018 whose results are still awaited. “It is not that only one batch is running behind the schedule. Batches of 2016 and 2017 are also running late,” said Rambabu Sharma, director, Matushree Education College. He said the first semester exams of 2016 batch students were held in April 2018, nearly 20 months after they took admission.
“The students whose exams should have been conducted in December 2016 were made to wait for 15 more months,” he remarked. The students of 2017 batch who took admission in July last year are still waiting for their first semester exams. If this continues, the two-year programme will take four years to complete. When questioned, deputy registrar Prajwal Khare passed the blame of delay in exams to colleges.
“The MEd colleges obtained affiliation for 2015 batch in 2016. Thereafter, the students of 2015 batch were enrolled with DAVV. Same was the case with 2016 batch students. Their college obtained affiliation in 2017. Till colleges obtain affiliation from the university, we can’t hold exams. As the colleges obtained affiliations late, their exams got delayed,” he said.
MEd results below 8 per cent for last one decade
MEd college directors are unhappy over poor results of Med course. Indore Mahavidyalaya director Girdhar Nagar said results have been below 8 percent in last one decade. He said admissions in MEd colleges have dropped drastically. “Last year, less than 20 percent seats were filled in MEd colleges,” he claimed. When inquired, Free Press learnt that the highest passing percentage in MEd course in DAVV in last one decade was 7.5 percent in 2014.
Vice-chancellor Dr Narendra Dhakad blamed colleges for poor results and said colleges don’t appoint good teachers. Meanwhile, the college directors have alleged that university teachers intentionally fail their students. “We have challenged the university authorities to send answer books of our students to other varsities for evaluation but they did not accept our challenge,” Matushree college director Rambabu Sharma said.