Government to crack whip on 46 dissenter colleges

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsEven as verification of certificates for EAMCET engineering counselling is set to begin on Monday, the state government is getting ready to crack the whip on 46 colleges which have hiked their fees. By issuing a Government Order (GO) on Saturday night, the government has asked the state level task force to inspect these colleges for two consecutive days to verify if the infrastructure and faculty are commensurate with the fee hike announced. Also, the GO fixed the fees of the 67 colleges which are not under the ‘Rs 35,000 annual fee’ category. Deputy chief minister D Rajanarasimha, also the higher and technical education minister, reportedly told the state task force committee, during a meeting with them, not to hesitate in filing criminal cases against the college managements if they are found violating AICTE guidelines and admitting ineligible students under NRI quota. The committee should also verify if the colleges had collected capitation fee from students, and if so it should be ensured that it is immediately returned to the students. The government would take the responsibility of admitting students under category B (management) and to ensure this, a special officer would be appointed. The issue fixing a fee for the colleges which did not submit consent affidavits or undertakings to the Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (AFRC) will be taken up on Monday by the High Court. The court had directed the AFRC to award these colleges a fee of Rs. 50,200 per annum on Friday and the state government’s appeal to reconsider the directive will be heard on Monday.Meanwhile some of the engineering colleges which had submitted their undertakings to AFRC accepting the Rs.35,000 fee are now having second thoughts over their decision. “If the court decides to award these colleges a fee of Rs. 50,200, it should be applicable to all the colleges,” said N. Ramesh, chairman of the Consortium of Engineering and Professional Colleges Managements Association (CEPCMA). first published:August 27, 2012, 12:25 ISTlast updated:August 27, 2012, 12:25 IST
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Even as verification of certificates for EAMCET engineering counselling is set to begin on Monday, the state government is getting ready to crack the whip on 46 colleges which have hiked their fees.

By issuing a Government Order (GO) on Saturday night, the government has asked the state level task force to inspect these colleges for two consecutive days to verify if the infrastructure and faculty are commensurate with the fee hike announced.

Also, the GO fixed the fees of the 67 colleges which are not under the ‘Rs 35,000 annual fee’ category.

Deputy chief minister D Rajanarasimha, also the higher and technical education minister, reportedly told the state task force committee, during a meeting with them, not to hesitate in filing criminal cases against the college managements if they are found violating AICTE guidelines and admitting ineligible students under NRI quota.

The committee should also verify if the colleges had collected capitation fee from students, and if so it should be ensured that it is immediately returned to the students.

The government would take the responsibility of admitting students under category B (management) and to ensure this, a special officer would be appointed.

The issue fixing a fee for the colleges which did not submit consent affidavits or undertakings to the Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (AFRC) will be taken up on Monday by the High Court.

The court had directed the AFRC to award these colleges a fee of Rs. 50,200 per annum on Friday and the state government’s appeal to reconsider the directive will be heard on Monday.

Meanwhile some of the engineering colleges which had submitted their undertakings to AFRC accepting the Rs.35,000 fee are now having second thoughts over their decision. “If the court decides to award these colleges a fee of Rs. 50,200, it should be applicable to all the colleges,” said N. Ramesh, chairman of the Consortium of Engineering and Professional Colleges Managements Association (CEPCMA).