M M Jasim :
The University Grants Commission (UGC), a regulatory body of higher educational institutions, is not paying heed to the Education Ministry for taking action against the irregularities of the private universities, the UGC sources said.
As a result, the top bosses of the UGC are in embarrassing situation as they have failed to ensure quality education and to stop corruption in the private universities.
The UGC formed a probe committee following the ministry’s direction to investigate the overall situation of Central University of Science and Technology. UGC Chairman Professor Abdul Mannan along with the members of the probe committee visited the university and detected many irregularities.
UGC chairman sent many recommendations to the ministry not to allow the university to run academic activities. Contrarily the ministry asked the UGC to give permission to the University for running academic activities.
A UGC team led by its Chairman paid a sudden visit to the University of South Asia in August 2016. The team found huge irregularities during three hours visit. A report was submitted to the Education Ministry for taking measures against the university. The UGC also recommended to stop all the academic activities and to cancel its approval.
But the Ministry is yet to take any action in this regard. Rather, the Ministry gave an approval to the University Administration to arrange convocation held in November last year.
There are only two examples out of many incidents.
The UGC officials said, it is very difficult to conduct its activities if the ministry promotes the corrupt and sub-standard higher educational institutions.
UGC Chairman Professor Abdul Mannan told The New Nation that it was UGC’s duty to oversee the academic and administrative activities of the higher educational institutions across the country.
“We usually make a report after analysing the information collected during visits and investigation. Sometimes we form probe committees to find out authentic information. Finally we send the report with some recommendations to the Education Ministry for taking action. But in most of the cases, the ministry delayed to take measurers and the irregularities remain untouched,” the UGC chairman said.
Meanwhile, the educationists in the country have been emphasising to make the UGC Higher Education Commission to improve the quality of the education and to check all irregularities. But no initiative has yet been taken by the ministry.
Former Chairman of UGC and former VC of Dhaka University Professor AK Azad said, the UGC was established in 1973 to oversee six universities only. Of them, four were supervised as per their own laws. Now, the number of universities (Public and Private) is about 150. So, it is impossible for UGC to supervise the universities perfectly, he said.
“The UGC oversees all the activities of the public and private universities in the country. But it has not power to execute any decision. It can just recommend and the ministry implements it. It is not fruitful process,” Professor Azad said.
According to the latest report of the UGC, it is being treated as the weakest institution in the South East Asia.
The University Grants Commission (UGC), a regulatory body of higher educational institutions, is not paying heed to the Education Ministry for taking action against the irregularities of the private universities, the UGC sources said.
As a result, the top bosses of the UGC are in embarrassing situation as they have failed to ensure quality education and to stop corruption in the private universities.
The UGC formed a probe committee following the ministry’s direction to investigate the overall situation of Central University of Science and Technology. UGC Chairman Professor Abdul Mannan along with the members of the probe committee visited the university and detected many irregularities.
UGC chairman sent many recommendations to the ministry not to allow the university to run academic activities. Contrarily the ministry asked the UGC to give permission to the University for running academic activities.
A UGC team led by its Chairman paid a sudden visit to the University of South Asia in August 2016. The team found huge irregularities during three hours visit. A report was submitted to the Education Ministry for taking measures against the university. The UGC also recommended to stop all the academic activities and to cancel its approval.
But the Ministry is yet to take any action in this regard. Rather, the Ministry gave an approval to the University Administration to arrange convocation held in November last year.
There are only two examples out of many incidents.
The UGC officials said, it is very difficult to conduct its activities if the ministry promotes the corrupt and sub-standard higher educational institutions.
UGC Chairman Professor Abdul Mannan told The New Nation that it was UGC’s duty to oversee the academic and administrative activities of the higher educational institutions across the country.
“We usually make a report after analysing the information collected during visits and investigation. Sometimes we form probe committees to find out authentic information. Finally we send the report with some recommendations to the Education Ministry for taking action. But in most of the cases, the ministry delayed to take measurers and the irregularities remain untouched,” the UGC chairman said.
Meanwhile, the educationists in the country have been emphasising to make the UGC Higher Education Commission to improve the quality of the education and to check all irregularities. But no initiative has yet been taken by the ministry.
Former Chairman of UGC and former VC of Dhaka University Professor AK Azad said, the UGC was established in 1973 to oversee six universities only. Of them, four were supervised as per their own laws. Now, the number of universities (Public and Private) is about 150. So, it is impossible for UGC to supervise the universities perfectly, he said.
“The UGC oversees all the activities of the public and private universities in the country. But it has not power to execute any decision. It can just recommend and the ministry implements it. It is not fruitful process,” Professor Azad said.
According to the latest report of the UGC, it is being treated as the weakest institution in the South East Asia.
