NU yet to publish errant colleges’ list as UG admissions begin

Nagpur: Even though the Nagpur University (NU) has notified admission process for undergraduate (UG) courses, it is yet to publish the list of errant colleges that do not have sufficient facilities like classrooms, labs, and full time teachers.
The college section said it had prepared the list but needed to revise it after certain colleges fulfilled the criteria. “The names of blacklisted colleges and courses will be soon published,” officials said.
In the last couple of years, NU has been cracking down on errant colleges by freezing their admissions at the start of academic year. This practice had been helping students and parents in making an informed decision while preferring a college.
Many fly-by-night operators and fraudulent institutions running from single rooms or flats go unchecked in the absence of the list that usually used to come by May-end. The list also reflagged several unapproved courses at well-known institutions too helping students not to go for them.
An official said though the list would be published, students need not worry, as the UG admission registration was online where only approved colleges are included in the menu.
Meanwhile, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) city president Amit Patle submitted a memorandum to Amravati VC Murlidhar Chandekar, who is holding additional charge of NU VC post. Patle demanded offline form filling and submission for students as many did not have the internet facility available.
Patle also questioned NU’s move to cancel all exams in view of the pandemic. “If they can conduct online admissions, why can’t the NU not hold exams,” he asked. NU also extended the date for regisration to August 12 and August 14 for hard copies.