PG admissions in 66 colleges stayed over shortcomings: Bamu

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University (Bamu) has asked as many as 66 affiliated colleges not to conduct admissions for postgraduate courses for the academic year 2026-27 owing to different non-compliance issues.A set of shortcomings in these colleges was observed during the first-of-its-kind Academic and Administrative Audit (AAA) carried out by the university at its level in Jan."The evaluation carried out under the AAA has received a negative recommendation for these 66 colleges. These institutions were short of necessary human resources, infrastructure and other basic facilities for the relevant courses," BAMU public relations officer Sanjay Shinde said on Tuesday. The university authorities said the colleges in question have been asked to submit the fresh proposal along with the necessary compliance documents before March 2."The proposal will be examined by competent authorities to decide future course of action and the same will be conveyed to colleges concerned. No admission to the relevant postgraduate course should be given until the final decision of the authorities. Otherwise, the entire responsibility of any legal dispute arising from this will lie with the college administration concerned," Shinde said.The AAA, which was carried out with the help of a committee of experts, saw expenditure to the tune of around Rs15 lakh on visits to different affiliated colleges and other associated expenditure.Welcoming the decision of staying admission to postgraduate courses for want of manpower and infrastructure, student activist Rahul Makasare said Bamu authorities must not take any lenient view while executing its decision."The colleges running with deficiencies are playing with the future of scores of students. These colleges charge hefty fees and drag their feet when it comes to providing adequate numbers of teachers and necessary infrastructure and facilities," he said.