Thirty new colleges have got affiliation under Bangalore University (BU) for 2014-2015. With this, 530 colleges (other than non-B.Ed colleges) are now affiliated to BU. The decision was taken at the syndicate meeting on Wednesday.
Similarly, of 502 colleges that have applied for renewal of affiliation, 500 colleges were approved. The decision was taken based on reports of 25 Local Inquiry Committees (LIC).
Briefing presspersons after the syndicate meeting, Prof B. Thimme Gowda, BU Vice-Chancellor, said all the colleges would be informed about their affiliation by the end of the month. He also said that while new guidelines for the LIC to bring uniformity and qualitative observations were followed for deciding affiliation, the norms were relaxed in rural colleges.
“As we want to facilitate access to education in rural areas, we have been particularly liberal while granting affiliation in rural women’s colleges,” he said and added that the affiliation guidelines would be further refined based on suggestions from experts and academicians.
Same principal Meanwhile, the syndicate found that the Mangalore Institute of Management in Science as well as MES Gurukula Degree College for Women had the same principal. Therefore, Prof. Gowda said the syndicate had decided to grant affiliation only to Mangalore Institute of Management in Science.
Similarly, the syndicate also decided to form a committee to decide on affiliation of Bangalore Institute of Management Studies and Bangalore Institute of International Management. This is following media reports that stated that one college existed and both the institutes were headed by one principal.
The syndicate has also approved 163 Braille scholarships for visually challenged students. This includes a Rs. 500 per month for a period of 10 months.
Second goof up
Meanwhile, in another case of error by the University, Divya M.C., a B.Ed student of the Regency College of Education who took her practical exams in September 2012 was marked absent for two subjects – English and Chemistry, despite appearing for it. “When the result was announced in May 2013, my result was not announced and I was relieved from my job as I did not have a B.Ed degree. Later, the University acknowledged that I was present for the Chemistry practical exam but said that I was absent for the English exam,” she said.
Responding to her plight, Prof Gowda said that the fault was with the college and said that her results would be announced soon.
A similar incident came into light a fortnight ago when a student from MES Institute of Management, Rajajinagar who had appeared for second semester B Com examination in 2012 April was marked absent in business statistics paper. The syndicate decided to award him average of the marks scored by him in other subjects.
