Andhra Pradesh Assembly has passed a bill for the establishment and regulation of private universities

Updated on: Friday, January 01, 2016

andhra The Andhra Pradesh Assembly has passed a bill for the establishment and regulation of private universities to promote higher education in the state. The bill aims at creating world-class centres learning with an objective to establish universities, said the state Minister for Human Resource Development, Ganta Srinivasa Rao.

According to PTI reports, he also said that the government would like to see world-class universities like Stanford set up institutions in the state. "The ultimate intention is to develop Andhra Pradesh as a sustainable knowledge hub which would provide high quality, research-oriented and industrial relevant education," he said.

The BJP leader Vishnukumar Raju, however, said that the private universities should not become money- spinning institutions and government should exercise control on them. The courses offered by them should be guided by requirements of the country and state. Replying to the debate, Rao said that there will be no compromise with regard to public interest. An expert committee and a screening panel have been proposed to look into the establishment and regulation of the private varsities.

Recently, Punjab Higher Education and Languages Minister, Surjit Singh Rakhra had expressed concern over the exploitation of students by private universities. He had instructed the department officials to prepare a draft of the regulatory authority to monitor them.

Andhra Pradesh Assembly has passed a bill for the establishment and regulation of private universities

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