Hyderabad: Private colleges' inspections a pain, say officials

Hyderabad: Telangana government’s decision to inspect all professional educational institutions has not gone down well with managements.
Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao recently directed officials to inspect colleges and cancel affiliations of those that are found violating guidelines.

Mr M. Goutham Rao, chairman, Telangana Professional Colleges Managements Association, said the AICTE and the JNTU-Hyderabad had already inspected the institutions and fresh round of checks would affect the atmosphere in the colleges.

“These inspections are creating a headache for the managements. What is the use if one agency after the other conducts the same process every year,” he asked. Meanwhile, Mr S. Prabhakar Reddy, president, B.Ed and D.Ed College Managements Association, warned of graft dominating the inspection process.
He urged the government to solve problems in universities first.

“All varsities, including Osmania and Kakatiya, are facing a staff crunch with no permanent recruitment for over a decade. How can you expect varsities to keep a tab on all institutions under it? These are interlinked,” he said.

Asked about the concerns, Deputy Chief Minister Kadiam Srihari, who handles the education portfolio, said the government’s intention was to improve the standard of education. “There are colleges with excellent facilities and some that are not up to the mark. Our focus is to identify those that are duping students,” he said.