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Errant minority institutions face action

By J.S. Ifthekhar

HYDERABAD Sept. 16. Has the Government finally decided to crack the whip against errant minority educational institutions in the State? It appears so. Authorities have taken a serious note of the alleged irregularities being indulged in by minority colleges offering professional courses. In view of the spate of complaints from students and parents, the Minorities Welfare Department has convened a meeting on Wednesday to take stock of the things.

Managements of about 35 minority colleges situated in the twin cities and neighbouring Ranga Reddy district have been called for the meeting. The Registrar of Osmania University, officials of the Council for Higher Education and the Education Department have also been invited.

The meeting, which will be chaired by the Principal Secretary, Minorities Welfare, Ramlakshman, is expected to serve an ultimatum on the managements -- follow the rules strictly or face the consequences. The admission methodology and the fee structure of minority institutions will come up for scrutiny. "We will check their position vis-a-vis the rules. If they are found to be deliberately violating the guidelines, they will lose recognition,'' Mr. Ramlakshman told The Hindu.

The meeting will outline the Government policy with regard to admissions and ask managements to adhere to it in letter and spirit. Osmania University and the Council for Higher Education are stated to have received several complaints from students about lack of transparency and "fleecing'' by the institutions and all these will be gone into carefully.

There are also complaints about the institutions admitting students in utter violation of GO 46, which seeks to regulate admissions into MBA/MCA courses. Some of the colleges are accused of admitting students without proper permission from the university and collecting fee far in excess of what is prescribed by the Government. "We will look into all these issues carefully and take a decision,'' Mr. Ramlakshman said.

Most of the minority institutions have a track record of flouting rules and it remains to be seen whether the Minorities Welfare Department will be able to tame them.

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