JAIPUR: The higher education department is in a fix over starting 47 new colleges from the current session which was announced in the budget in July.
The two major problems that the government is facing is finding makeshift campuses and arranging teaching and non-teaching staff from its limited pool.
So far, the department has been able to release funds and allocate teachers in three colleges at Jahazpur, Pahari and Sachore. The department has allocated 7 teachers in each college and required administrative staff to begin its maiden session.
The uncertainty over the remaining colleges continues as the state has only claimed to have identified makeshift campuses, but are unsure of arranging other resources like teachers, adminstration staff and facilities for students.
“The district administrations have identified campuses for all announced colleges. We are under process of arranging teachers and allocating funds for these colleges. Soon, the offline admission process will start,” said Pradeep Borad, state college commissioner.
The department was not ready to start all the 47 colleges at one go, but minister Bhanwar Singh Bhati insisted to to go ahead from the current session. “Incessant rains in several parts of the state is also hindering progress of these newly announced colleges,” said an official, who claimed that it would delay the academic session in these colleges.
TOI has learnt that makeshift campuses shortlisted by the department includes school and abandoned public buildings such as community centres/halls. “The state has taken a very good decision to open new colleges, but they shouldn’t hurry to open it in haste. The makeshift campuses they are looking for will have atleast bare minimum facilities as it will remain the campus for atleast 3-4 years,” said KB Kothari, educationist.
He also questioned what facilities they (government) will be providing to students. “They are taking minimum of seven teachers in each college which means 350 teachers from humanities will be sent on deputation in these colleges without hiring a single teacher. Officials further added that they are starting with humanities courses first while science and commerce courses will be introduced from the next year. This is for the time the state is introducing 47 colleges thereby creating at least 5,000 additional seats,” sources said.
The two major problems that the government is facing is finding makeshift campuses and arranging teaching and non-teaching staff from its limited pool.
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While the state government lost no time in announcing 47 new colleges, most of them in semi-rural areas, it seems to be nothing more than a weak populist move. With the academic session well into the second month, the state is in no position to ensure that all the 47 colleges can start functioning with necessary infrastructure. Most of these, if they open within the next one month, will be run in makeshift campuses and may employ only temporary teachers. The announcement has come without a blueprint, as a result of which the students are likely to suffer. The state should have prepared well in advance and now must work promptly to announce admission procedures and follow it by deputing teachers and administrative staff at the earliest.
So far, the department has been able to release funds and allocate teachers in three colleges at Jahazpur, Pahari and Sachore. The department has allocated 7 teachers in each college and required administrative staff to begin its maiden session.
The uncertainty over the remaining colleges continues as the state has only claimed to have identified makeshift campuses, but are unsure of arranging other resources like teachers, adminstration staff and facilities for students.
“The district administrations have identified campuses for all announced colleges. We are under process of arranging teachers and allocating funds for these colleges. Soon, the offline admission process will start,” said Pradeep Borad, state college commissioner.
The department was not ready to start all the 47 colleges at one go, but minister Bhanwar Singh Bhati insisted to to go ahead from the current session. “Incessant rains in several parts of the state is also hindering progress of these newly announced colleges,” said an official, who claimed that it would delay the academic session in these colleges.
TOI has learnt that makeshift campuses shortlisted by the department includes school and abandoned public buildings such as community centres/halls. “The state has taken a very good decision to open new colleges, but they shouldn’t hurry to open it in haste. The makeshift campuses they are looking for will have atleast bare minimum facilities as it will remain the campus for atleast 3-4 years,” said KB Kothari, educationist.
He also questioned what facilities they (government) will be providing to students. “They are taking minimum of seven teachers in each college which means 350 teachers from humanities will be sent on deputation in these colleges without hiring a single teacher. Officials further added that they are starting with humanities courses first while science and commerce courses will be introduced from the next year. This is for the time the state is introducing 47 colleges thereby creating at least 5,000 additional seats,” sources said.
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