Quality Audits for Private Colleges

Private Institutions, expecially those associated with foreign education providers, may have to undergo a quality audit soon. The government is exploring the option of asking the University Grants Commission (UGC) to undertake a review of institutions so as to help parents and students make an informed choice when it comes to admissions.

High cut-off marks for admission to colleges mean that many students opt for a place in a private college. Often it is the chance to pursue an innovative course or too acquire a foreign degree siting at home that takes students to these institutions. This provides fly-by night operators an opportunity to prof it. In the absence ofa regulatory frame work that could thwart such operators, especially those with foreign partners or outside the existing Indian system, the government is considering an audit. "As a parent, there has to be assurance that the institution will live up to the promises it makes," a senior official said. Sukhdeo Thorat, chairman of UGC, said:" All institutions come under the purview of the UGC but there are different modalities for reviewing different types of universities."

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