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Employed students admitted to full-time M.Tech courses
The Institutional Malpractice Committee (IMC), headed by B.S. Sonde, in its report (placed in the meeting of VTU's Executive Council held last week) observed: “The BET and the outstation students admitted to the M. Tech. programmes at the college have violated the provisions of VTU Regulations on M. Tech. course in engineering, fulltime/part time, especially OM (Ordinance for M.Tech.) 3.8-3.11.”
Vice-Chancellor H.P. Khincha had formed the IMC with a view to address all such issues/violations/irregularities/malpractices even by affiliated engineering colleges and its staff, including faculty members a couple of months ago.
Notably, the committee apparently shied away from recommending any punitive action against the college administration or persons directly and indirectly responsible for what was seen as blatant violation of VTU regulations.
The IMC said: “No outstation student who is in full time employment, like faculty members in other colleges, can be admitted by the college as full time students, however distant, the college may be from their places of work.”
The BEC, which admitted such students to full time M.Tech. course, does not seem to have bothered to check/verify their employment status before admitting them. The candidates appear to have not disclosed their employment status to the college before getting themselves admitted to the programme. But for the complaint lodged by former principal of Dr. M.V. Shetty Institute of Technology (MVSIT), Mangalore, K.G. Chandrashekar, on these violations last year, the matter would not have come to light.
The VTU, which is already in the grip of controversies for its dos and don'ts, including the latest episode of issuing MBA degree certificates to failed students early this year, had received a complaint (name of the complainant not mentioned in the report) on violations last year following which it appointed a committee under the chairmanship of the university Dean. Subsequently, the VTU referred the matter and report of Dean's committee to IMC for its consideration and recommendation.
Now, having confirmed the violations, the IMC apparently shied away from advising any punitive action against the guilty persons, but recommended issuance of a show-cause notice to BEC and evolve a method to delay the course completion of such students as one time measure. Given the possibility of similar problems in many other colleges affiliated to VTU, the university “may have to work out a robust and fool-proof method to combat such tendencies which violate the university regulations. Besides, this problem may need to be nipped in the bud in future,” the IMC recommended.
The Principal of BEC, R.N. Herkal, had issued a legal notice through his lawyer threatening to file defamation suit vis-à-vis latter's complaint on violations.
When contacted, Dr. Chandrashekhar told The Hindu that the observations made by IMC had vindicated his stand. But, unfortunately punitive action had not been recommended against guilty persons. He pointed that the IMC seemed to have not taken cognisance of professors who give attendance to all such students in question and therefore, also responsible for violation of VTU regulations.
VTU Registrar (Evaluation) S.A. Kori, who is also the Member Convener of the IMC, refused to respond stating that he was not authorised to speak to the media on any issue.
Panel says engineering college violated norms
Employed students admitted to full-time M.Tech courses
- Institutional Malpractice Committee refrains from recommending any action
- University advised to evolve foolproof methods of admission
The Institutional Malpractice Committee (IMC), headed by B.S. Sonde, in its report (placed in the meeting of VTU's Executive Council held last week) observed: “The BET and the outstation students admitted to the M. Tech. programmes at the college have violated the provisions of VTU Regulations on M. Tech. course in engineering, fulltime/part time, especially OM (Ordinance for M.Tech.) 3.8-3.11.”
Notably, the committee apparently shied away from recommending any punitive action against the college administration or persons directly and indirectly responsible for what was seen as blatant violation of VTU regulations.
The IMC said: “No outstation student who is in full time employment, like faculty members in other colleges, can be admitted by the college as full time students, however distant, the college may be from their places of work.”
The BEC, which admitted such students to full time M.Tech. course, does not seem to have bothered to check/verify their employment status before admitting them. The candidates appear to have not disclosed their employment status to the college before getting themselves admitted to the programme. But for the complaint lodged by former principal of Dr. M.V. Shetty Institute of Technology (MVSIT), Mangalore, K.G. Chandrashekar, on these violations last year, the matter would not have come to light.
The VTU, which is already in the grip of controversies for its dos and don'ts, including the latest episode of issuing MBA degree certificates to failed students early this year, had received a complaint (name of the complainant not mentioned in the report) on violations last year following which it appointed a committee under the chairmanship of the university Dean. Subsequently, the VTU referred the matter and report of Dean's committee to IMC for its consideration and recommendation.
Now, having confirmed the violations, the IMC apparently shied away from advising any punitive action against the guilty persons, but recommended issuance of a show-cause notice to BEC and evolve a method to delay the course completion of such students as one time measure. Given the possibility of similar problems in many other colleges affiliated to VTU, the university “may have to work out a robust and fool-proof method to combat such tendencies which violate the university regulations. Besides, this problem may need to be nipped in the bud in future,” the IMC recommended.
The Principal of BEC, R.N. Herkal, had issued a legal notice through his lawyer threatening to file defamation suit vis-à-vis latter's complaint on violations.
When contacted, Dr. Chandrashekhar told The Hindu that the observations made by IMC had vindicated his stand. But, unfortunately punitive action had not been recommended against guilty persons. He pointed that the IMC seemed to have not taken cognisance of professors who give attendance to all such students in question and therefore, also responsible for violation of VTU regulations.
VTU Registrar (Evaluation) S.A. Kori, who is also the Member Convener of the IMC, refused to respond stating that he was not authorised to speak to the media on any issue.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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