Controversies and anomalies in Ph.D admissions in Telangana universities came under severe criticism from the Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan, who asked Vice-Chancellors to prepare a database of all the PhD candidates, topics and the progress of the work immediately.
The Governor, who addressed the Vice-Chancellors’ conference here on Wednesday, was critical of the research topics chosen by the students and approved by the guides saying they had no relevance to society. Taking a few examples, he said guides should be accountable in approving the topics.
Questioning the delay in Ph.D admissions, he suggested that admissions can be done from the national entrance exams and asked the V-Cs not to succumb to the pressure of student groups. He directed the Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) to ensure that the database is prepared at the earliest.
Mr. Narasimhan questioned why biometric attendance has not been adopted in the colleges and universities when it was successful even in government schools, even as he directed the V-Cs to ensure biometric attendance is made mandatory. He also wanted adequate security measures to be taken at all girls’ colleges and hostels.
On the continuation of fake colleges and universities in Telangana, he sought immediate steps to be taken. He advised the TSCHE to verify the antecedents of engineering teachers recruited recently and the degrees they possess.
Deputy Chief Minister Kadiyam Srihari; Special Chief Secretary Ranjeev Acharya; TSCHE Chairman T. Papi Reddy; Commissioner of Collegiate Education Navin Mittal and all the Vice Chancellors and registrars attended the conference.
