Stricter B.Ed rules next session
amshedpur, Feb. 23: Getting admissions to Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) courses under Ranchi University (RU) would be a tough task from the next academic session.
Vice-chancellor of the varsity A.A. Khan, who was in the city for a legal aid awareness seminar by Abhiyukti, an NGO run by Jamshedpur Co-operative Law College students, announced this today.
“Aspiring candidates who want to make it through the B.Ed admissions this year should be careful and apply with genuine documents. First the colleges would verify the documents and then the admission procedure will follow,” said Khan.
RU cannot change the policies because the National Council for Teacher’s Training, New Delhi, makes the norms.
Admissions for the B.Ed courses were decentralised expecting better administration on admission issues.
However, the murder of Shashi Bhushan Pramanik, the professor-in-charge of Bahragora College, last month has raised many questions regarding B.Ed admissions. Later, an admission racket was also hinted at.
“There is too much regionalism in the process which is the root cause of everything. Since the principal in the heart and soul of B.Ed admissions, he/she will be responsible for anything that goes wrong. A mistake can be rectified but if the mistake is deliberate, nobody can help it,” said Khan.
Investigations in the four accused colleges, namely Tata College in Chaibasa; Mahila College in Chaibasa; JLN College in Chakradharpur and Bahragora College, have already started.
Very soon the colleges with B.Ed courses will come up with their own infrastructure. RU has also passed the funds to build infrastructure in all colleges.
“The tender will be out within two or three days for the proposed infrastructure for B.Ed studies,” said A.K. Sinha, the principal of Jamshedpur Co-operative College.
Meanwhile, students would have to wait for Masters of Law to start at Jamshedpur Co-operative Law College.
The vice-chancellor who had announced the initiative during a visit last year said that proper infrastructure is required.
“The law college building is not ready and we lack the basic infrastructure. The havoc students created for change of examination centre last year has left an ugly impression on the Bar Council of India. The course is destined to start but I want proper infrastructure. Else, the quality will be in question,” said he.
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