No annual inspection of private BEd colleges in Haryana, DHE issues directives

Ravinder Saini
Tribune News Service
Rohtak, July 4

In a significant development, the Department of Higher Education (DHE) has stopped the annual inspection of self-financed B.Ed colleges. It has also authorised them to approve admissions on its own level at the third counselling.

There are more than 490 private B.Ed colleges across the state.

 As per the new directives, the inspection would be conducted after every five years, but the data regarding the infrastructure, faculty, etc, has to be submitted online every year by December 31.

The data has to be shared on an online web protal/MIS link—whih would be created by the DHE. The college would have to shared it with the affiliated university through a link.

The aim of these decisions is to bring transparency by making all the data available, and to avoid corrupt practises.

In the order, the DHE said the first, and the second online counselling for admission for B.Ed and M.Ed courses would be conducted by the university while colleges concerned would be allowed to take admissions—on it own—during the 3rd counseling—which would be conducted from October 15 to October 31.

The order also clarified that no admission would be made after October 31, so that the  academic calendar of university/NCRE/UGC is adhered to.

The Haryana Self-Finance Private Colleges Associated has hailed these decisions, stating that it would not only prove instrumental in curbing the inspector, but would also ensure transparency as everything will be available on the online web portal.

“Annual inspection was a sword that always remained hanging on the head of private colleges as the inspection committee many times deliberately used to highlight minor deficiencies to mount pressure on the colleges. Even, teachers of the university concerned had to spend considerable time in carrying out the inspections. Now, they will be able to devote this time to teaching,” said, chief of the association, Satish Khola.

Khola maintained the private colleges had been raising the demands for a long time as the system was being followed already in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and several other states.