MYSORE: It is not mandatory for universities to get approval of the AICTE or Medical Council of India to start technical or medical courses, said former KSOU vice-chancellor Ramegowda.
KSOU's decision to start bachelor and master degree courses in engineering has received a severe jolt with the Distance Education Council (DEC) questioning the powers of KSOU to start such courses. The DEC has said that any decision on this score should have an approval of AICTE, a body established to oversee technical education in the country. KSOU is planning to start BE, BTech, ME, MTech and diploma engineering courses.
Many open universities are conducting various technical and medical courses. Indira Gandhi National Open University has medical courses while Madurai Kamaraj University offers technical courses. When they can run these courses what's wrong in KSOU introducing them? asked Ramegowda.
Chambi Puranik, former dean of KSOU and member of Distance Education Council (DEC), said in distance education there is no compromise on quality of education. For technical education we can share the existing engineering college system and infrastructure, so there is no question of quality being poor.
The world's higher education percentage is nearly 26% but in India it is just 13-14%. By 2020, the government has decided to increase it to 20%. For that more programmes should be conducted especially in distance education mode, said Puranik.
KSOU's decision to start bachelor and master degree courses in engineering has received a severe jolt with the Distance Education Council (DEC) questioning the powers of KSOU to start such courses. The DEC has said that any decision on this score should have an approval of AICTE, a body established to oversee technical education in the country. KSOU is planning to start BE, BTech, ME, MTech and diploma engineering courses.
Many open universities are conducting various technical and medical courses. Indira Gandhi National Open University has medical courses while Madurai Kamaraj University offers technical courses. When they can run these courses what's wrong in KSOU introducing them? asked Ramegowda.
Chambi Puranik, former dean of KSOU and member of Distance Education Council (DEC), said in distance education there is no compromise on quality of education. For technical education we can share the existing engineering college system and infrastructure, so there is no question of quality being poor.
The world's higher education percentage is nearly 26% but in India it is just 13-14%. By 2020, the government has decided to increase it to 20%. For that more programmes should be conducted especially in distance education mode, said Puranik.
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