HYDERABAD: A Regulatory Commission will soon by constituted by the government to monitor the quality of education in engineering colleges and other institutes of higher education. This was announced by Minister for Higher Education D. Sridhar Babu in the Legislative Council on Wednesday 
after members pointed out lacunae in colleges such as shortage of faculty, lack of infrastructure and poor academic standards. Minister for Technical Education M. Venkata Ramana announced a vigilance cell would be constituted to check whether the 630 engineering colleges were functioning in tune with the norms laid down by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The admission process in Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) would be made fool-proof. Polytechnic and ITIs were also being strengthened, he said. Mr. Babu said the government was keen on filling vacancies of lecturers through the A.P. Public Service Commission, increasing the grant to (42) universities and facilitating students to choose an elective subject at degree level to improve their employability. Evaluation by National Accreditation Council would be made mandatory. He accepted a suggestion of K. Nageshwar (Graduate) to consider giving broadband connectivity for teaching the students web-based lessons. He assured members that steps would be taken to revive reputed aided colleges which had fallen into bad times.
For further details visit as : http://www.hindu.com/2009/08/20/stories/2009082058980100.htm
after members pointed out lacunae in colleges such as shortage of faculty, lack of infrastructure and poor academic standards. Minister for Technical Education M. Venkata Ramana announced a vigilance cell would be constituted to check whether the 630 engineering colleges were functioning in tune with the norms laid down by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The admission process in Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) would be made fool-proof. Polytechnic and ITIs were also being strengthened, he said. Mr. Babu said the government was keen on filling vacancies of lecturers through the A.P. Public Service Commission, increasing the grant to (42) universities and facilitating students to choose an elective subject at degree level to improve their employability. Evaluation by National Accreditation Council would be made mandatory. He accepted a suggestion of K. Nageshwar (Graduate) to consider giving broadband connectivity for teaching the students web-based lessons. He assured members that steps would be taken to revive reputed aided colleges which had fallen into bad times.For further details visit as : http://www.hindu.com/2009/08/20/stories/2009082058980100.htm
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