Standards must be set for affiliation of colleges, says Kapil Sibal

Updated on: Monday, March 28, 2011

Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday said there was a need to set standards for the affiliation of colleges to a university.

Speaking at the valedictory of the two-day meeting of Central and State university Vice-Chancellors here on Saturday, Mr. Sibal pointed out the absence of standards defining which colleges deserved affiliation to universities.

Advocating that colleges with a good track record be allowed to grant degrees, Mr. Sibal said such a move would also encourage other colleges to improve their performance. Stating that colleges needed to be given freedom regarding the hiring of faculty, he called for a “paradigm-shift in mindset from that of control [to that] of flexibility.”
Knowledge parks

Mr. Sibal also felt the universities should move towards amending statutes that constrained their growth. Educational institutions should come together to set up knowledge parks.

The Minister asked the Vice-Chancellors of the State universities to give their reports, within four weeks, on the recommendations arising from the meeting. Action should be taken immediately on recommendations which were implementable. Those that required approval from the State governments should be pursued with the administration. The meeting was organised by the University Grants Commission.

Standards must be set for affiliation of colleges, says Kapil Sibal

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