Due to new universities plan, there will be less than 100 first class colleges under UOM
Due to new universities plan, there will be less than 100 first class colleges under UOM
Since the government’s move to set up universities in Mandya, Chamarajanagar and Hassan, the jurisdiction of the century-old University of Mysore (UOM) will be restricted to Mysuru district instead of four districts. The control of UOM will now be limited to less than 100 first class colleges.
The number of students studying in UOM will also come down from 1.26 lakh to around 40,000 students.
UOM Vice Chancellor G Hemantha Kumar told Hindu That the number of colleges affiliated to UOM will be reduced to 75. “We may be asked to go ahead with PG admissions, but if everything goes as expected then new universities may start admissions in November. If not, then this year’s PG admission may have to be continued by UOM itself. Further details in this regard are awaited,” he said.
The vice-chancellor said that the final year undergraduate examination was scheduled for September. “We are planning to declare the result in October and go for PG admission in November. If the notification of new universities comes at the earliest, we will have to see how the admission process will be carried out,” he said.
Pro. Kumar said that 1.26 lakh students are now studying in UOM and that number may come down to around 40,000 once the colleges get affiliated with the new universities. However, the number of students at the Manasagangotri campus cannot be reduced, as many students can continue to study here given the infrastructure and laboratory facilities, he felt.
The government is yet to announce whether new universities will come up in UOM’s PG centers in Hassan, Mandya and Chamarajanagar.
In fact, Professor Kumar headed an expert committee to study the feasibility of setting up a university at Chamarajanagar.
In March, the chief minister had announced seven model universities along with the government’s plan to have universities in every district to improve the functioning and supervision of degree colleges.
Chamarajanagar, which is backward, was among the seven districts where model universities were proposed to meet the higher education needs of the people, apart from Kodagu and Hassan.
It was stated that the proposed universities would have to be smart and function with minimum infrastructure and manpower to maximize the use of information technology for their overall functioning.
Pro. Kumar said the committee had recommended ₹100 crore set aside for the university in Chamarajanagar.