A news item published in The New Nation on Friday has exposed the ugly loopholes of our education system. It said, the government approval to 204 colleges may be cancelled due to zero students at Higher Secondary level and for no pass in different public examinations. These colleges are running under six education boards includes Dhaka Board, where no inspection could detect the open cheating. Otherwise allowing them to siphon government allocation running these colleges in name-sake essentially under protection of politically influential persons.
Citing the Ministry sources the news report said, Education Ministry is preparing show-cause notices for sending to the respective colleges asking to explain as to why their approval will not be cancelled. Disclosure said out of the 204 colleges, no student was admitted into 184 colleges at Higher Secondary level and the candidates did not pass in the HSC examination from the remaining 20 colleges this year.
Teachers, students and managing authority compose an educational institute and get government’s approval. Without a single student how nearly 200 colleges could obtain approval of Education Ministry and continue is a mystery. Definitely, there is a strong ground that some underhand dealings played a vital role in these abnormal approvals. No student could pass in HSC examination from 20 colleges is also a shameful reality of our education system. After 10 years of continuous study in schools and passing SSC examination one gets admission in colleges and then study for two years before sitting for HSC examination. Then if none of the students of 20 colleges could cross the pass mark how we can explain it. Suspicion arises whether or not they are fake students enrolled for cheating. Again are these really educational institutes worthy of name? Is there no mechanism in the Education Ministry and Boards to monitor educational activities of the colleges? Most of the 204 colleges now under fire are receiving allocation of MPO programme of the government. That means the lion’s share of salary of these college teachers comes from government exchequer and some people have taken away much of this money. Government is paying money for promoting educational activities, but not checking what is going on there; it is not acceptable.
We often say that education is backbone of a nation. But in practice we probably do not mean it seriously. This is no secret that our total education system is riddled with corruption and indiscipline at every level. In the case of 204 colleges we can apprehend how deep the irregularities are. We must say the irregularity must be properly investigated and wrong-doers must be sternly dealt with.
Citing the Ministry sources the news report said, Education Ministry is preparing show-cause notices for sending to the respective colleges asking to explain as to why their approval will not be cancelled. Disclosure said out of the 204 colleges, no student was admitted into 184 colleges at Higher Secondary level and the candidates did not pass in the HSC examination from the remaining 20 colleges this year.
Teachers, students and managing authority compose an educational institute and get government’s approval. Without a single student how nearly 200 colleges could obtain approval of Education Ministry and continue is a mystery. Definitely, there is a strong ground that some underhand dealings played a vital role in these abnormal approvals. No student could pass in HSC examination from 20 colleges is also a shameful reality of our education system. After 10 years of continuous study in schools and passing SSC examination one gets admission in colleges and then study for two years before sitting for HSC examination. Then if none of the students of 20 colleges could cross the pass mark how we can explain it. Suspicion arises whether or not they are fake students enrolled for cheating. Again are these really educational institutes worthy of name? Is there no mechanism in the Education Ministry and Boards to monitor educational activities of the colleges? Most of the 204 colleges now under fire are receiving allocation of MPO programme of the government. That means the lion’s share of salary of these college teachers comes from government exchequer and some people have taken away much of this money. Government is paying money for promoting educational activities, but not checking what is going on there; it is not acceptable.
We often say that education is backbone of a nation. But in practice we probably do not mean it seriously. This is no secret that our total education system is riddled with corruption and indiscipline at every level. In the case of 204 colleges we can apprehend how deep the irregularities are. We must say the irregularity must be properly investigated and wrong-doers must be sternly dealt with.
