Mou Chakraborty
Kolkata, May 31, 2007
Presidency College, which was on the verge of gaining autonomy, will probably stay under Calcutta University, but they might be given special concessions that are not granted to colleges under the university.
This has been suggested by a 7-member committee formed by the state government. Headed by the vice-chairman of West Bengal Sate Council of Higher Education, Subimal Sen and famous alma mater of Presidency College — Barun Dey, Bhobotosh Dutta, Chittotosh Mukherjee, Bimal Jalan, Pradip Narayan Chattopadhyay and Ashesh Prasad Mitra has submitted the report on May 30 — to the state higher education department.
The focus of the report is on ways to develop the academic quality of Presidency College and turn the college into an ideal institution for turning out meritorious students at much lower fees.
Many pages in the report are dedicated to the issue of autonomy for Presidency College. But, the suggestions are very different from the kind of autonomy granted to colleges by the UGC. The biggest difference is that while, UGC autonomy gives colleges the right to detach themselves from the parent university, Presidency College has been asked to stick to CU.
Unlike other autonomous colleges, it will not frame its own syllabus and neither will it conduct its own exams. The report states that CU is more famous than Presidency College and if the College is de-linked from the university, then it will face hindrances. Instead, the committee wants the government to give certain facilities to Presidency College, which it does not provide, to other government colleges.
The report suggests that if the college wants to churn out meritorious students then the government must not transfer the best professors to other government colleges. Some teaching posts should be created where talented teachers will join and who will never get transferred. “It is because of this transfer policy that many well-known teachers have left Presidency College and joined other universities. We do not want it to happen,” said one of the committee members.
The government is not looking at the governance issue as just another bureaucratic policy. Hence, the idea will be to create an institution of excellence without giving it financial autonomy. “I have not seen the report yet. Let me see what they have suggested. Only then would I make any comments,” said Sudarshan Roychoudhuri, state higher education minister.
The report has suggested that the college be given the privilege to create some professorial posts. The department professors will have the right to invite legendary academicians to join as chair professors. The committee has also suggested that the principal of the college be given the power to let teachers go for seminars and symposiums across the globe and grant them sabbatical leave. Currently, college teachers have to obtain permission from the higher education department, which is a very laborious process.
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Thursday, May 31, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Record number of students clear Madhyamik hurdle
Mou Chakraborty,
Kolkata, May 30, 2007
A record ten per cent increase in the pass rate and students scoring heavily has been the new trends as Madhyamik results came out on Wednesday.
This year 6,58,914 students appeared in the examination and 74.57 per cent of students passed compared to 64.95 per cent last year. The probable topper, Md Arif Shekh, has scored 795 out of a possible 800, something unthinkable in the Madhyamik examinations even two years back.
Another significant trend is the gap in the success rate of districts and Kolkata has decreased. As in the last few years, most of the toppers are from the districts and there is only one student from Kolkata in the top ten. However, the overall pass percentage of students in the city was good, with 73.71 per cent boys passing compared to 75.62 per cent of girls.
While East Midnapore has the highest pass percentage among boys with 86.63 per cent, Hooghly has 77.54 per cent of pass rate among the girls, which is the highest. Purulia on the other hand has the lowest boys and girl pass percentages, 56.28 per cent and 45.61 per cent respectively.
Explaining why the students have scored so heavily, the president of West Bengal Board of Secondary Education Ujjal Basu said, “All national boards and the council has seen an upward trend in total percentage of marks obtained by the students. This is an all India phenomenon.” He added, “The flood of marks is because all boards have followed the recommendations of National Curriculum Frame Work, which has asked us to decrease stress among students by cutting down on their academic load.”
Apart from this, Basu pointed out that the board from this year had changed their question pattern and evaluation procedure, which helped the students to score heavily. “I do not remember seeing an increase of 10 per cent in the pass figures. This shows that the new syllabus has suited the students,” Basu added.
The school education minister, Partha De, said the good results were expected. “We anticipated a surge of high marks. Students had been selected rigorously in the pre-board examinations and only the meritorious were allowed to sit for Madhyamik. The weaker students were detained.”
The board had published the result within 42 days. A total of 34,588 students got star marks, 37 per cent are girls and 63 per cent are boys. Though there has been a glut of high scores, few students have been able to score full marks in any subject. Mathematics, physical science and additional mechanics were the subjects where students got full marks. A total of 582 students (372 from Kolkata) compared to 558 last year have scored full marks in mathematics. In physical science 32 students scored 100, while 105 scored full marks in mechanics.
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Kolkata, May 30, 2007
A record ten per cent increase in the pass rate and students scoring heavily has been the new trends as Madhyamik results came out on Wednesday.
This year 6,58,914 students appeared in the examination and 74.57 per cent of students passed compared to 64.95 per cent last year. The probable topper, Md Arif Shekh, has scored 795 out of a possible 800, something unthinkable in the Madhyamik examinations even two years back.
Another significant trend is the gap in the success rate of districts and Kolkata has decreased. As in the last few years, most of the toppers are from the districts and there is only one student from Kolkata in the top ten. However, the overall pass percentage of students in the city was good, with 73.71 per cent boys passing compared to 75.62 per cent of girls.
While East Midnapore has the highest pass percentage among boys with 86.63 per cent, Hooghly has 77.54 per cent of pass rate among the girls, which is the highest. Purulia on the other hand has the lowest boys and girl pass percentages, 56.28 per cent and 45.61 per cent respectively.
Explaining why the students have scored so heavily, the president of West Bengal Board of Secondary Education Ujjal Basu said, “All national boards and the council has seen an upward trend in total percentage of marks obtained by the students. This is an all India phenomenon.” He added, “The flood of marks is because all boards have followed the recommendations of National Curriculum Frame Work, which has asked us to decrease stress among students by cutting down on their academic load.”
Apart from this, Basu pointed out that the board from this year had changed their question pattern and evaluation procedure, which helped the students to score heavily. “I do not remember seeing an increase of 10 per cent in the pass figures. This shows that the new syllabus has suited the students,” Basu added.
The school education minister, Partha De, said the good results were expected. “We anticipated a surge of high marks. Students had been selected rigorously in the pre-board examinations and only the meritorious were allowed to sit for Madhyamik. The weaker students were detained.”
The board had published the result within 42 days. A total of 34,588 students got star marks, 37 per cent are girls and 63 per cent are boys. Though there has been a glut of high scores, few students have been able to score full marks in any subject. Mathematics, physical science and additional mechanics were the subjects where students got full marks. A total of 582 students (372 from Kolkata) compared to 558 last year have scored full marks in mathematics. In physical science 32 students scored 100, while 105 scored full marks in mechanics.
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Madhyamik result leaked!
Mou Chakraborty
Kolkata, May 30, 2007
Surprise, surprise, though the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education was supposed to announce the Madhyamik results at a news conference after 4 pm, several TV channels jumped the gun and aired interviews with probable toppers from the morning. The results were uploaded on websites at 5.30 pm.
Going through the marks of 6,58,914 students and anointing toppers is virtually impossible before the results are published on the web or the mark sheets reach the schools. Mark sheets are meant to be confidential documents before the results are declared. Nowhere in India does a section of the media take interviews of toppers, even before the results are declared.
The school education minister, Partha De, has been appalled by the act. “This is strange. How can a section of the electronic media take interviews of the toppers even before the results have been declared. If the marks declared by some channels tallies with the official version, then we may launch a probe,” De said. Various teachers’ organisation have lodged a protest with the school education minister.
It is clear that the channels, which have aired the interviews, had access to the results, which cannot happen without the help of an insider. Questions have now risen whether the president of the board, Ujjal Basu, will resign? “I will think about it only after the results flashed by the electronic media, tallies with the real marks,” Basu said.
Basu however rubbished such claims and equated the release of early results by the channels with exit polls during elections. “These are just like exit polls, some will match, while most will be different. To the best of my knowledge, no one had access to the results before it was published,” said Basu. However, he refused to comment how the students or the channels could know the total marks even before the board had published the results. Basu said, “I cannot take the responsibility for some media houses that aired the interviews before the results were published. They should be quizzed, not us.”
Last year too the probable toppers were interviewed by some section of electronic media even before the results were announced. However, the board refused to term it as a leak, because the results were faxed to districts much before the schedule time. But this year nothing such has happened and the board does not know what reason to give.mou.hindustantimes@yahoo.com
Kolkata, May 30, 2007
Surprise, surprise, though the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education was supposed to announce the Madhyamik results at a news conference after 4 pm, several TV channels jumped the gun and aired interviews with probable toppers from the morning. The results were uploaded on websites at 5.30 pm.
Going through the marks of 6,58,914 students and anointing toppers is virtually impossible before the results are published on the web or the mark sheets reach the schools. Mark sheets are meant to be confidential documents before the results are declared. Nowhere in India does a section of the media take interviews of toppers, even before the results are declared.
The school education minister, Partha De, has been appalled by the act. “This is strange. How can a section of the electronic media take interviews of the toppers even before the results have been declared. If the marks declared by some channels tallies with the official version, then we may launch a probe,” De said. Various teachers’ organisation have lodged a protest with the school education minister.
It is clear that the channels, which have aired the interviews, had access to the results, which cannot happen without the help of an insider. Questions have now risen whether the president of the board, Ujjal Basu, will resign? “I will think about it only after the results flashed by the electronic media, tallies with the real marks,” Basu said.
Basu however rubbished such claims and equated the release of early results by the channels with exit polls during elections. “These are just like exit polls, some will match, while most will be different. To the best of my knowledge, no one had access to the results before it was published,” said Basu. However, he refused to comment how the students or the channels could know the total marks even before the board had published the results. Basu said, “I cannot take the responsibility for some media houses that aired the interviews before the results were published. They should be quizzed, not us.”
Last year too the probable toppers were interviewed by some section of electronic media even before the results were announced. However, the board refused to term it as a leak, because the results were faxed to districts much before the schedule time. But this year nothing such has happened and the board does not know what reason to give.mou.hindustantimes@yahoo.com
IIT list out, but no OBC quota
Mou Chakraborty,
Kolkata, May 30, 2007
THE IIT-JEE results were declared on Wednesday. However, there was no OBC quota list.
Beginning this year and till 2009, IIT-Kharagpur was to implement 9 per cent OBC quota each year taking the total number of reserved seats for OBC to 27 per cent, as prescribed by the central government. “We will publish the OBC quota list for this session if the government asks us to do so,” said director of IIT Kharagpur Prof SK Dube.
Under the OBC quota policy, IIT-KGP was to add 334 seats this year. But if the OBC quota it not implemented this year then IIT-KGP would have 845 seats, as it was last year. But even if OBC quota list is not published this year, IIT-KGP plans to begin upgrading its infrastructure so that it can accommodate 27 per cent OBC students in the near future. For the purpose, the institute had asked for Rs 680 crore from the HRD ministry.
As for this year’s IIT-JEE results, the good news from Bengal is that WB-JEE topper Subhasish Das from Bolpur Nichupati Nirad Barani High School has bagged the all India 4th rank and has topped in the IIT-KGP region.
Subhasish, who plans to study aeronautical engineering at IIT-Kharagpur or IIT Mumbai, said, “This year the WB-JEE had upgraded its syllabus to IIT-JEE standards. So there was no need to prepare separately. This helped me to make it among the toppers in both IIT-JEE and WB-JEE”.
But Dube credits Subhasish’s success to the reform IITs have brought about in their examination process. “We restructured the syllabus and exam pattern in a manner that students from the districts got a better chance to get in. It has made school education more relevant and coaching centres redundant.”
This year over 2.43 lakh candidates took the exam. The merit list has 7,200 students to fill up 5537 seats at the seven IITs. The merit list has 537 girls. Anamika Sharma from IIT Mumbai zone has topped among girls with an all-India rank of 55. Though 10 per cent more girls have made it to the merit list this time, only 48 girls (2.24 per cent) have been successful from the IIT-KGP region.
Counseling will start from June 18 and will continue till June 22. The preparatory course and their counseling will be held on July 6 and classes at IIT-Kharagpur will start from July 23.
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BOX
ü Total number of students appeared 2, 43, 029
ü Total number of students qualified 7200
ü Total number of students appeared from IIT-Kharagpur region 32,693
ü Total Number of students qualified from IIT-Kharagpur region 733
ü Total number of girls appeared 54,025
ü Total number of girls qualified 537
ü Total number of girls appeared from IIT Kharagpur region 6990
ü Total number of girls qualified from IIT Kharagpur region 48
ü Total number of seats in 7 IITs 5537
ü Total number of seats at IIT Kharagpur 845
ü Counseling for admission - from June 18 to June 22.
ü The preparatory course and their counseling will be held on July 6
ü Classes at IIT Kharagpur begin on July 23.
ü IIT’s published the result minus OBC category
ü If OBC category were included IIT Kharagpur would have offered 125 extra seats all reserved under OBC quota.
ü The IIT’s may publish another list comprising of OBC quota students if it gets nod from the MHRD before the beginning of the session.
IIT-Kharagpur region includes – West Bengal, Jharkhand, Orissa, Part of Bihar, Sikkim, Agartala and Andaman & Nicobar Island.
Kolkata, May 30, 2007
THE IIT-JEE results were declared on Wednesday. However, there was no OBC quota list.
Beginning this year and till 2009, IIT-Kharagpur was to implement 9 per cent OBC quota each year taking the total number of reserved seats for OBC to 27 per cent, as prescribed by the central government. “We will publish the OBC quota list for this session if the government asks us to do so,” said director of IIT Kharagpur Prof SK Dube.
Under the OBC quota policy, IIT-KGP was to add 334 seats this year. But if the OBC quota it not implemented this year then IIT-KGP would have 845 seats, as it was last year. But even if OBC quota list is not published this year, IIT-KGP plans to begin upgrading its infrastructure so that it can accommodate 27 per cent OBC students in the near future. For the purpose, the institute had asked for Rs 680 crore from the HRD ministry.
As for this year’s IIT-JEE results, the good news from Bengal is that WB-JEE topper Subhasish Das from Bolpur Nichupati Nirad Barani High School has bagged the all India 4th rank and has topped in the IIT-KGP region.
Subhasish, who plans to study aeronautical engineering at IIT-Kharagpur or IIT Mumbai, said, “This year the WB-JEE had upgraded its syllabus to IIT-JEE standards. So there was no need to prepare separately. This helped me to make it among the toppers in both IIT-JEE and WB-JEE”.
But Dube credits Subhasish’s success to the reform IITs have brought about in their examination process. “We restructured the syllabus and exam pattern in a manner that students from the districts got a better chance to get in. It has made school education more relevant and coaching centres redundant.”
This year over 2.43 lakh candidates took the exam. The merit list has 7,200 students to fill up 5537 seats at the seven IITs. The merit list has 537 girls. Anamika Sharma from IIT Mumbai zone has topped among girls with an all-India rank of 55. Though 10 per cent more girls have made it to the merit list this time, only 48 girls (2.24 per cent) have been successful from the IIT-KGP region.
Counseling will start from June 18 and will continue till June 22. The preparatory course and their counseling will be held on July 6 and classes at IIT-Kharagpur will start from July 23.
mou.hindustantimes@yahoo.com
BOX
ü Total number of students appeared 2, 43, 029
ü Total number of students qualified 7200
ü Total number of students appeared from IIT-Kharagpur region 32,693
ü Total Number of students qualified from IIT-Kharagpur region 733
ü Total number of girls appeared 54,025
ü Total number of girls qualified 537
ü Total number of girls appeared from IIT Kharagpur region 6990
ü Total number of girls qualified from IIT Kharagpur region 48
ü Total number of seats in 7 IITs 5537
ü Total number of seats at IIT Kharagpur 845
ü Counseling for admission - from June 18 to June 22.
ü The preparatory course and their counseling will be held on July 6
ü Classes at IIT Kharagpur begin on July 23.
ü IIT’s published the result minus OBC category
ü If OBC category were included IIT Kharagpur would have offered 125 extra seats all reserved under OBC quota.
ü The IIT’s may publish another list comprising of OBC quota students if it gets nod from the MHRD before the beginning of the session.
IIT-Kharagpur region includes – West Bengal, Jharkhand, Orissa, Part of Bihar, Sikkim, Agartala and Andaman & Nicobar Island.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
English and Math help to rise in top
Mou Chakraborty
Kolkata, May 29, 2007
CBSE toppers who shone in Class X exams did so thanks to English and Maths. And yes all want to become engineers when they grow up.
Explaining why he wants to take up engineering, Abhishek Sharraf of Laxmipat Singhania Academy, who scored 97.2 per cent said, “I love Science and Maths is one of my favourite subject. I have always wanted to be an engineer. I will try to get admission to IIT and after that go for an MBA from IIM.” Sharraf added, “Whenever I studied, I gave it my maximum.”
Incidentally, Laxmipat Singhania Academy students did exceedingly well in English, with 43 students scoring above 90 in English. The highest mark in the subject is 99.
Preetha Saha of Kendriya Vidyalaya Haldia, scored 97 per cent marks. She loves reading storybooks during her free time and dreams of becoming an engineer like her father. “My dad works for Indian Oil Corporation and I want to be like him. My next target is IIT. Biology has never been my favourite subject and becoming a doctor was never an option.”
Sharmila Sinha from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan has got 96.8 per cent and wants to study electronics engineering in IIT. “I did not expect so much but I studied thoroughly and avoided watching television. I am on top of the world and I would love to shine in Class XII exams again,” Sharmila said. Speaking about Sharmila, school principal Anindita Chatterjee said, “She has always been a very bright kid. She lost her father at an early age and we gave her concession on her tuition fee. She was always serious about her studies.”
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan students also did well in English with 53 students scoring above 90 per cent. In Maths too, the students scored high marks. “We think the marking pattern in English was lenient. Practicals helped the students score high marks in maths,” said Jaya Misra, exam coordinator of the school. From this year, there were 20 marks practical in Maths. Similarly, Science theory exams were of 60 marks, with 40 marks left for practicals.
Becoming computer engineer from IIT is what Shatabdi Senapati of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan dreams of. She has scored 95.8 per cent and gives credit to her teachers and parents. While preparing for her exams, Shatabdi did not burn the midnight oil. “Sleeping helps you rejuvenate your mind. I made sure that I had adequate rest. I revised the NCERT books thoroughly and whenever I needed a break, I turned to music,” said Shatabdi.
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Kolkata, May 29, 2007
CBSE toppers who shone in Class X exams did so thanks to English and Maths. And yes all want to become engineers when they grow up.
Explaining why he wants to take up engineering, Abhishek Sharraf of Laxmipat Singhania Academy, who scored 97.2 per cent said, “I love Science and Maths is one of my favourite subject. I have always wanted to be an engineer. I will try to get admission to IIT and after that go for an MBA from IIM.” Sharraf added, “Whenever I studied, I gave it my maximum.”
Incidentally, Laxmipat Singhania Academy students did exceedingly well in English, with 43 students scoring above 90 in English. The highest mark in the subject is 99.
Preetha Saha of Kendriya Vidyalaya Haldia, scored 97 per cent marks. She loves reading storybooks during her free time and dreams of becoming an engineer like her father. “My dad works for Indian Oil Corporation and I want to be like him. My next target is IIT. Biology has never been my favourite subject and becoming a doctor was never an option.”
Sharmila Sinha from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan has got 96.8 per cent and wants to study electronics engineering in IIT. “I did not expect so much but I studied thoroughly and avoided watching television. I am on top of the world and I would love to shine in Class XII exams again,” Sharmila said. Speaking about Sharmila, school principal Anindita Chatterjee said, “She has always been a very bright kid. She lost her father at an early age and we gave her concession on her tuition fee. She was always serious about her studies.”
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan students also did well in English with 53 students scoring above 90 per cent. In Maths too, the students scored high marks. “We think the marking pattern in English was lenient. Practicals helped the students score high marks in maths,” said Jaya Misra, exam coordinator of the school. From this year, there were 20 marks practical in Maths. Similarly, Science theory exams were of 60 marks, with 40 marks left for practicals.
Becoming computer engineer from IIT is what Shatabdi Senapati of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan dreams of. She has scored 95.8 per cent and gives credit to her teachers and parents. While preparing for her exams, Shatabdi did not burn the midnight oil. “Sleeping helps you rejuvenate your mind. I made sure that I had adequate rest. I revised the NCERT books thoroughly and whenever I needed a break, I turned to music,” said Shatabdi.
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Kendriya Vidyalayas shine in CBSE class X
Mou Chakraborty
Kolkata, May 29, 2007
It is raining marks in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV) and students of Class X have done very well in the CBSE results.
A total of 4043 students have appeared for the exams and for the first time, there have been no failures. However, 103 students have got compartmental, where they have failed in one subject. These students will sit for a retest in 3 months.
The pass percentage has also gone up by six per cent compared to last year. While Abhishek Sharraf from Laxmipat Singhania Academy has scored 97.2 per cent and is the probable topper from Kolkata, Preetha Saha from KV, Haldia has scored 97 per cent and has secured second position.
“Kendriya Vidyalayas all over the state have done consistently well and the credit goes to the teachers who have motivated the students,” said V. K. Shrivastava, assistant commissioner of KV schools in West Bengal, Sikkim and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
However, teachers feel that all schools have done well. “This year the checking was lenient and not only the KVs, but all schools have performed very well,” said Anindita Chatterjee of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan from where Sharmila Sinha has scored 96.8 per cent and is most probably the third candidate in the state.
KV officials obviously are thrilled to bits. “Unlike the private schools, we take in mediocre students and it feels great to see that many of them have scored over eighty per cent in the board exam. It is a big feet, considering the fact that many of the students are first generation learners in their families,” said Shrivastava. The KVs had taken steps to ensure a good result. “We conducted two centralised pre-board tests. Weak students got remedial teaching in school and had separate learning materials. To keep tab on the situation, we had three surprise inspections this year. Our excellent teachers also pitched in,” said P. Devakumar, education officer of the KVs.
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Kolkata, May 29, 2007
It is raining marks in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV) and students of Class X have done very well in the CBSE results.
A total of 4043 students have appeared for the exams and for the first time, there have been no failures. However, 103 students have got compartmental, where they have failed in one subject. These students will sit for a retest in 3 months.
The pass percentage has also gone up by six per cent compared to last year. While Abhishek Sharraf from Laxmipat Singhania Academy has scored 97.2 per cent and is the probable topper from Kolkata, Preetha Saha from KV, Haldia has scored 97 per cent and has secured second position.
“Kendriya Vidyalayas all over the state have done consistently well and the credit goes to the teachers who have motivated the students,” said V. K. Shrivastava, assistant commissioner of KV schools in West Bengal, Sikkim and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
However, teachers feel that all schools have done well. “This year the checking was lenient and not only the KVs, but all schools have performed very well,” said Anindita Chatterjee of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan from where Sharmila Sinha has scored 96.8 per cent and is most probably the third candidate in the state.
KV officials obviously are thrilled to bits. “Unlike the private schools, we take in mediocre students and it feels great to see that many of them have scored over eighty per cent in the board exam. It is a big feet, considering the fact that many of the students are first generation learners in their families,” said Shrivastava. The KVs had taken steps to ensure a good result. “We conducted two centralised pre-board tests. Weak students got remedial teaching in school and had separate learning materials. To keep tab on the situation, we had three surprise inspections this year. Our excellent teachers also pitched in,” said P. Devakumar, education officer of the KVs.
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Two state colleges granted provisional autonomy
Mou Chakraborty
Kolkata, May 29, 2007
Close on the heels of St Xavier’s College, two more colleges from the state, Ramkrishna Mission Residential College and Belur Shikkhon Mondir B.Ed College have been granted provisional autonomy on Tuesday.
The state government has given the go-ahead to these two institutions and asked the syndicate of Calcutta University (CU) to pass the proposal. Autonomy will enable the colleges to frame its own syllabus and conduct the exams. This will include, setting the question papers and evaluating the answer scripts without any university interference.
“The colleges will now have to apply to UGC by May 31. After which there will be an inspection from the university followed by one by the UGC, to check infrastructure and capability of the institutions. The report will be submitted to the executive council of the UGC, which will in turn, decide upon whether the colleges deserve the tag. The whole process will take about two months time,” said Samir Bandhyopadhyay, registrar of the university.
However, Presidency College, which had also been shortlisted, will have to wait for some more time. “The high powered committee formed by the state government to decide upon the mode of governance is yet to submit its report. Necessary steps will be taken, once the report is submitted,” said Haren Bhattacharya, general secretary of Government College Teachers Association and a teacher at Presidency College.
RMRC is planning many changes after it is granted autonomy, but it will take place slowly. “To begin with, we would like to stick to the syllabus and exam pattern of CU. In future, we will see whether the semester system will suit us or not,” said the principal of the college Swami Suparnananda.
The college, which was established in 1960, currently has 650 students, and offers courses including, physics, chemistry, maths, statistics, computer science, economics and English at the undergraduate level. Physics and chemistry are also available for PG students.
“By setting up our own exam routine, we will be able to ensure speedy results, making our students eligible for admission in various universities and they can sit for the all-India level competitive exams,” said the vice principal Swami Puratanananda.
Belur Shikkhon Mondir B.Ed College, on the other hand, is ready to implement the semester system after it gets autonomy. Speaking about the matter, principal Ramendra Maharaj, said, “It will be one of the first items on our agenda and our board of studies will also revise and update the syllabus.”
Following autonomy, the colleges would be granted Rs 6 lakh per year by UGC for the next 6 years. After the term, CU and UGC would review the progress made by the institutions. Following a satisfactory report, they will be granted permanent autonomy.
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Kolkata, May 29, 2007
Close on the heels of St Xavier’s College, two more colleges from the state, Ramkrishna Mission Residential College and Belur Shikkhon Mondir B.Ed College have been granted provisional autonomy on Tuesday.
The state government has given the go-ahead to these two institutions and asked the syndicate of Calcutta University (CU) to pass the proposal. Autonomy will enable the colleges to frame its own syllabus and conduct the exams. This will include, setting the question papers and evaluating the answer scripts without any university interference.
“The colleges will now have to apply to UGC by May 31. After which there will be an inspection from the university followed by one by the UGC, to check infrastructure and capability of the institutions. The report will be submitted to the executive council of the UGC, which will in turn, decide upon whether the colleges deserve the tag. The whole process will take about two months time,” said Samir Bandhyopadhyay, registrar of the university.
However, Presidency College, which had also been shortlisted, will have to wait for some more time. “The high powered committee formed by the state government to decide upon the mode of governance is yet to submit its report. Necessary steps will be taken, once the report is submitted,” said Haren Bhattacharya, general secretary of Government College Teachers Association and a teacher at Presidency College.
RMRC is planning many changes after it is granted autonomy, but it will take place slowly. “To begin with, we would like to stick to the syllabus and exam pattern of CU. In future, we will see whether the semester system will suit us or not,” said the principal of the college Swami Suparnananda.
The college, which was established in 1960, currently has 650 students, and offers courses including, physics, chemistry, maths, statistics, computer science, economics and English at the undergraduate level. Physics and chemistry are also available for PG students.
“By setting up our own exam routine, we will be able to ensure speedy results, making our students eligible for admission in various universities and they can sit for the all-India level competitive exams,” said the vice principal Swami Puratanananda.
Belur Shikkhon Mondir B.Ed College, on the other hand, is ready to implement the semester system after it gets autonomy. Speaking about the matter, principal Ramendra Maharaj, said, “It will be one of the first items on our agenda and our board of studies will also revise and update the syllabus.”
Following autonomy, the colleges would be granted Rs 6 lakh per year by UGC for the next 6 years. After the term, CU and UGC would review the progress made by the institutions. Following a satisfactory report, they will be granted permanent autonomy.
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