Govt asks students not to get admitted into unapproved pvt. institutions
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
The government clamped down on mushrooming clandestine universities and asked the students and their guardians to cease from getting admission into such unapproved local and foreign private institutions, reports UNB.
Students intending to obtain higher studies have been requested not to get admitted into any course of such institutions known as university, college, school, outer campus, regional centre, distant- learning centre, regional resource centre, study centre, admission centre or information centre.
"The government will not be responsible if any unwanted situation arises out of fraudulence in admission and legitimacy of certificates given by the unauthorised educational institutions," the Education Ministry said in a warning letter issued Monday.
It said at present there are 51 private universities in the country, of which validity of provisional certificates of many of those institutions has expired.
Apart from making higher education easily accessible, the government is willing to maintain the qualitative standards of education, the letter said.
The government has taken initiative to update the university-governing rules, it added.
"But, a section of commercial-minded authorities of such universities running after windfall profits degraded the standard of higher studies opening outer campuses randomly even at district, upazila and union levels," says the government note of warning.
The government has closed down the outer-campuses to stop the illegal activities and corruption in the name of disseminating education.
Those who got admitted into those outer-campuses would continue their studies, but there could be no fresh intakes.
"The decision will apply to the University Grants Commission-approved distant-learning programme too," it said.
Students intending to obtain higher studies have been requested not to get admitted into any course of such institutions known as university, college, school, outer campus, regional centre, distant- learning centre, regional resource centre, study centre, admission centre or information centre.
"The government will not be responsible if any unwanted situation arises out of fraudulence in admission and legitimacy of certificates given by the unauthorised educational institutions," the Education Ministry said in a warning letter issued Monday.
It said at present there are 51 private universities in the country, of which validity of provisional certificates of many of those institutions has expired.
Apart from making higher education easily accessible, the government is willing to maintain the qualitative standards of education, the letter said.
The government has taken initiative to update the university-governing rules, it added.
"But, a section of commercial-minded authorities of such universities running after windfall profits degraded the standard of higher studies opening outer campuses randomly even at district, upazila and union levels," says the government note of warning.
The government has closed down the outer-campuses to stop the illegal activities and corruption in the name of disseminating education.
Those who got admitted into those outer-campuses would continue their studies, but there could be no fresh intakes.
"The decision will apply to the University Grants Commission-approved distant-learning programme too," it said.