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morungexpress | S. Daiho Mao
Kohima | September 2 : The only two science colleges run by the Nagaland government, Kohima Science College in Jotsoma and Fazl Ali College in Mokokchung, are soon likely to be passed on to Nagaland University as constituent institutions.
The state government had recently moved Nagaland University towards converting the two science colleges as constituent colleges under the university. The Nagaland University in turn agreed and recommended the matter regarding Kohima Science College to the UGC for consideration and approval while a similar process for Fazl Ali is in progress. Once the UGC gives the green signal, both Kohima Science College and Fazl Ali College, including their entire management and further development, will be taken over by the Nagaland University.
Nagaland Higher Education Minister Dr.Shurhozelie Liezietsu revealed this during an exclusive interview with The Morung Express. The state government’s move came after both the managing authorities of the colleges agreed to the State government’s proposal ‘as the state government has failed in many of its plans for upgrade and improvement of the two colleges due to paucity of funds’.
Once the two colleges are converted into constituent colleges of Nagaland University, the entire funding will be made through the UGC, thereby relieving the state from the fiscal burden. The minister said once the state is relieved of “the burden”, new science courses in other government colleges such as Kohima College can be started. The state was said to be facing ‘acute shortage’ of science colleges, depriving’ many desiring students who want to pursue science studies.
Citing an example, the minister pointed out that the present intake capacity of students for Kohima Science College is just 240 while the college receives more 2000 applicants every year, ‘depriving’ more than 1700 aspiring students.
On the state government’s plan and policy to encourage private institutions and colleges to start science streams to make up for the shortage of science colleges in Nagaland, Dr.Shurhozelie said the government is providing grant-in-aid to private institutions and colleges. This is to encourage them to start science streams in their respective institutions, he said. In the current financial year alone, the state government had earmarked Rs.1.65 crore as grant-in-aid to help private institutions and colleges, he added.
The state government had recently moved Nagaland University towards converting the two science colleges as constituent colleges under the university. The Nagaland University in turn agreed and recommended the matter regarding Kohima Science College to the UGC for consideration and approval while a similar process for Fazl Ali is in progress. Once the UGC gives the green signal, both Kohima Science College and Fazl Ali College, including their entire management and further development, will be taken over by the Nagaland University.
Nagaland Higher Education Minister Dr.Shurhozelie Liezietsu revealed this during an exclusive interview with The Morung Express. The state government’s move came after both the managing authorities of the colleges agreed to the State government’s proposal ‘as the state government has failed in many of its plans for upgrade and improvement of the two colleges due to paucity of funds’.
Once the two colleges are converted into constituent colleges of Nagaland University, the entire funding will be made through the UGC, thereby relieving the state from the fiscal burden. The minister said once the state is relieved of “the burden”, new science courses in other government colleges such as Kohima College can be started. The state was said to be facing ‘acute shortage’ of science colleges, depriving’ many desiring students who want to pursue science studies.
Citing an example, the minister pointed out that the present intake capacity of students for Kohima Science College is just 240 while the college receives more 2000 applicants every year, ‘depriving’ more than 1700 aspiring students.
On the state government’s plan and policy to encourage private institutions and colleges to start science streams to make up for the shortage of science colleges in Nagaland, Dr.Shurhozelie said the government is providing grant-in-aid to private institutions and colleges. This is to encourage them to start science streams in their respective institutions, he said. In the current financial year alone, the state government had earmarked Rs.1.65 crore as grant-in-aid to help private institutions and colleges, he added.
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Why not make it easier for institutes to upgrade their infrastructure through much larger low interest loans and similar measures. Its a fact that most college do not have the facilities, infrastructure or financial muscle to to be affiliated to the UGC where they can have access to its benefits.
Our present educational system is one where students are educated in our schools and immediately sent out of the state for further studies in super expensive colleges. Colleges in Nagaland can't afford experienced teachers,infrastructure and their students can't afford to pay the high fees required to maintain such facilities. No facts, but I am sure the amount of money going out of Nagaland due to students studying out is enormous.
This exodus will probably continue until a more imaginative policy elminates wasteful expenditure, corruption and the many ill's plagueing our entire higher educational system.
For example, one wonder's about the usefulness of distributing scholarships to so-called "farmers" children studying in institutes where the fees cost more than any farmers house, or if the meager scholarship amount given to merit students changes their lives in anyway apart from allowing them to purchase a new wardrobe.
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