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Latest News |
| 19th
January 2010 / Times of India / Mumbai Edition |
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Cloud over UGC, accreditation body
In 2005, D Y Patil Medical College, Kolhapur, and Krishna
Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Satara, were granted
deemed university status when then HRD minister Arjun
Singh saw great potential in them. Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth,
Pune, had received the status in 1987. On Monday, all
three universities were stripped of their rank by the
HRD ministry and reduced to ordinary colleges once again
on the strength of the Tandon Committee recommendations.
Shockingly, the D Y Patil Medical College had been rated
‘excellent’ by the government’s National
Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) less than
a year ago. So, what went wrong? In light of the Tandon
Committee report, questions are being raised about NAAC
inspections and the working of the University Grants Commission
which recommended the status.
The managements still refused to accept the writing on
the wall. D Y Patil College chancellor Sanjay Patil said
he had no clue why the deemed status was being taken away.
“We were called for a meeting in Delhi and the team
was impressed with our presentation. We provide high quality
education. I feel there has been some mistake and I am
going to Delhi tomorrow,’’ he said.
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