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  • Ayurvedic colleges in State face closure threat, Permission for six colleges cancelled.

    Vijayawada, Nov 01: All except one Ayurvedic College in the State are on the verge of closure with the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) withdrawing permission for intake of undergraduate (degree) and post-graduate students for 2011-12 academic year.

    Ironically, the counselling for the post-graduate seats began at the Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences here, but only for a few seats in one private college, amid careless attitude of the State government in fulfilling the norms with regard to number of beds in attached hospitals and faculty, though it was feasible, sources said.

    Lack of faculty, beds

    The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Department of AYUSH, has cancelled permission for three Government Ayurvedic Colleges in Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Warangal and three private Ayurvedic colleges in Medak, Karimnagar and Bollikunta (Warangal) on the grounds that they do not have the stipulated faculty and the teaching hospitals do not have the stipulated number of beds.

    The S.V. Ayurvedic College, Tirupati, is the only college that has been granted permission to admit 40 students to BAMS course, six students into PG Rasashastra and six more into PG Dravyaguna. But, even this college has not been permitted to admit students into PG courses in Panchakarma, Kaumarbhritya, Shalya Tantra-Kshar avum Anushastra Karmna and Ayurved Siddhanta.

    Seats denied

    CCIM member M.L. Naidu told The Hindu that permission had not been granted to admit students to 280 BAMS seats and 14 PG seats.

    He said the Central government did not grant permission because of shortage of eligible faculty and bed-strength.

    Ineligible teachers

    Five of the teachers at the Hyderabad College were found to be ineligible, according to CCIM Assessment Visitation Reports.

    Similarly, four staff members in Vijayawada Government College do not have the stipulated qualifications and six in the Warangal College.

    When it comes to bed-strength, the hospital of the Hyderabad College was short of 35 beds and in Vijayawada 50 beds were short.

    Mr Naidu said that unless the State government took the initiative, filled the vacant posts and provided additional beds, these colleges would be in trouble.

    Consent to three government and three private colleges in State withdrawn.

    S.V. Ayurvedic College given permission to admit 40 students to BAMS course, 12 to PG courses.

    Source : The Hindu

  • BIE plans syllabus change ahead of MCI decision.

    HYDERABAD: The state is gearing up for National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET), an all India medical test that MCI is planning to introduce from 2012, and has started revising the Intermediate syllabus for the same.

    The new syllabus is expected to be similar to the one followed by NCERT. However, there are some concerns as the state is going ahead with the changes even before the Medical Council of India deciding on its syllabus for NEET.

    It has been almost a decade since the Intermediate Board made major changes to its syllabus, though about four years ago, officials did introduce new material as an appendix to the existing texts. A meeting regarding the syllabus change is expected to start next week, officials said. Several stake holders, including private and government college lecturers are expected to participate in the meeting.

    Officials said major changes are being made in Biology and Zoology as they are core subjects for NEET. Even teachers and officials have suggested that changes in the syllabus should enable students to prepare for both Intermediate and the National Entrance Test, as against preparing for each separately.

    Currently, most of the students, who appear for national level entrances, opt for NCERT syllabus over the state textbooks.

    However, the new changes have miffed some parties among the private colleges who are insisting that the syllabus revision should be brought about after Medical Council of India (MCI) decides on the national syllabus for NEET.

    “The BIE can decide on the syllabus for MPC (Maths, Physics and Chemistry) courses but the BPC (Biology, Physics and Chemistry) syllabus should be decided in November,” said a senior lecturer from a private junior college. MCI is expected to release the syllabus for NEET only in the last week of September.

    The state government, that had given its consent for the national level test, has also sought some clarifications. “The health department has sent a letter to the MCI seeking a clarification on the language in which the national test will be conducted. The state has over 30,000 students who write the entrance examination in Telugu. The government will agree to participate in NEET only if these students are given an option to write in Telugu,” said an official from higher education department.

    Meanwhile, junior college teachers have sent a petition to MCI asking for a postponement of the test.

    “The test should be made mandatory for all states only from 2014. The new syllabus should be introduced to students who join the Intermediate in the year 2012 so that they get two years to prepare for the test,” said a representative from Narayana Group of Institutions.

    Source : TOI

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