ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
site_logo
  • Campus
  • Happening
  • Opinion
  • People
  • News
  • #BeInspired
  • Careers
  • 40 under 40
  • Exams
  • What The FAQ
  • Videos
    • Straight Up
    • Odisha Literary Festival 2020
    • Campus Convo
    • Careers After Corona
    • Express Expressions
    • Q&A With Prabhu Chawla
    • ThinkEdu Awards 2020
  • Web Stories
  • edex_worksEDEXWORKS
ADVERTISEMENT
college

Published: 20th March 2023     

Karnataka: Educationists hit out at gov't for allowing financial autonomy to UVCE colleges

"The goal of modelling UVCE as IIT is good. But the government should not shy away from the responsibility of providing funds under the guise of autonomy," said Prof MN Sreehari 

Edex Live
Edex Live
f_icon t_icon i_icon l_icon koo_icon whatsapp_icon email_icon Google News

Share Via Email

Screenshot_2023-03-20_at_12

Pic: @UVCEPlacements

On Saturday, March 18, educationist Prof B Narayanappa said that while the University of Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE) has been able to produce many prominent figures, it has been reduced to a commercialised version of itself due to government negligence, as stated in a report by The New Indian Express. 

He was speaking at a consortium organised by IGNITE - the All Karnataka Engineering Students' Forum, and the Engineering Colleges Faculty Association (ECFA) on the Impact of Financial Autonomy in Higher Education. "After producing many eminent engineers and scientists, now UVCE is becoming commercial only because of the negligence of the government and officials,” he said.

Similarly, several other educationists and professors echoed the same sentiments, as the government is currently in the process of formulating an IIT model for UVCE, including allowing financial autonomy to UVCE’s affiliated colleges. Commenting on this, an advisor to the government on traffic, transportation and infrastructure Prof MN Sreehari said, "The goal of modelling UVCE as IIT is good. But the government should not shy away from the responsibility of providing funds under the guise of autonomy."

Read Also : Karnataka: HC allows state gov't to conduct board-level assessment for Classes V, VIII

Further, he added, "If a prestigious college, like UVCE, is converted into a self-financed institution, only those with money will be able to study. The fight against educational financial autonomy should involve students, teachers and parents," as stated in a report by The New Indian Express. 

IGNITE Convenor, Abhaya Diwakar said that the government is shirking from its responsibility to provide basic facilities to its colleges. “The government is shying away from its basic responsibility of providing funds to educational institutions. To label such a college as financially autonomous is exactly to levy expensive fees on students and parents. We fear that this policy will curtail engineering education in the future,” she said.

telegram
TAGS
college engineering UVCE Visvesvaraya IGNITE ECFA University of Visvesvaraya College of Engineering Engineering Colleges Faculty Association Karnataka

O
P
E
N

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
telegram
ADVERTISEMENT
Write to us!

If you have campus news, views, works of art, photos or just want to reach out to us, just drop us a line.

newsletter_icon
Mailbox
edexlive@gmail.com
fb_icon
Facebook
twitter_icon
Twitter
insta_icon
Instagram
ADVERTISEMENT
Facebook
ADVERTISEMENT
Tweets by Xpress_edex
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

FOLLOW US

The New Indian Express | The Morning Standard | Dinamani | Kannada Prabha | Samakalika Malayalam | Cinema Express | Indulgexpress | Events Xpress

Contact Us | About Us | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use

Home | Live Now | Live Story | Campus Trip | Coach Calling | Live Take

Copyright - edexlive.com 2023. All rights reserved. Website Designed, Developed & Maintained by Express Network Private Ltd.