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  • University preparing for reaccreditation process.

    Madurai Kamaraj University is preparing itself for reaccreditation by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

    As per guidelines of the NAAC, the re-accredited institution must initiate institutional preparation during the sixth year itself after which the assessment process would begin. The outcome will be declared before the end of seventh year.

    “We are preparing for the reaccreditation since five years of accreditation period was successfully completed. We are volunteering for reaccreditation,” M. Rajiakodi, Registrar in-charge, said in a press release here on Monday.

    The five-year reaccreditation period for the university, which was given ‘A’ grade in 2006, was over a couple of months ago and hence the university had to volunteer for reaccreditation. On NAAC guidelines, Dr. Rajiakodi said that the institutions that record their intent to volunteer for reaccreditation may continue to use the outcome of the first accreditation till the end of the two-year institutional preparation period or till reaccreditation outcome was declared, whichever was earlier.

    A functional Internal Quality Assurance Cell and institutional website were the minimum institutional requirements to volunteer for NAAC reaccreditation.

    The same seven criteria taken into account for assessment and accreditation would be followed for reaccreditation on the framework of five core values —contributing to national development, fostering global competencies among students, inculcating a value system among students, promoting use of technology, and quest for excellence.

    Source : The Hindu

  • Graduates reluctant to pursue M.Tech course.

    Even as they are preparing to issue a notification for admissions in to M.Tech and other PG courses in November first week, the Andhra Pradesh State Council for Higher Education officials are concerned over filling up all M.Tech seats.

    The decision of All India Council for Technical Education to give permission to 145 new engineering colleges to offer M.Tech from the current academic year despite vacant seats last year has made officials opine that after the EAMCET and ICET, where huge number of seats remained vacant, the same fate might befall M.Tech seats. 364 colleges including 14 university colleges at present offer M.Tech courses.

    Many colleges found it difficult to fill 100 per cent seats last year. There were 24,000 seats available and with the new approvals, the number has risen to 32,000.

    The lack of interest from engineering graduates to apply for M.Tech seats can be attributed to the fact that most companies during recruitment did not give preference to M.Tech students over engineering graduates.

    “What is the meaning in pursuing a PG course spending two valuable years when it gives no benefit over graduation,” S Narendar, a B.Tech graduate said.

    In addition, most software companies were preferring graduates as they are younger.

    The companies were of the opinion that younger people might continue for a few more years at the beginning of their career.Most candidates pursuing graduation intend to take up teaching due to huge number of engineering colleges in the state.

    But they were reluctant to seek admission in M.Tech courses, as most engineering colleges are not following AICTE norms in paying salaries to faculty.

    Some M.Tech graduates are being paid a mere `12,000 per month, though the AICTE norms says the salary should be more than `20,000.

    Hence, engineering graduates are more likely to take up jobs in software companies after completing their B.Tech/BE and then taking up teaching as a profession.

    However, students admitted pursuing M.Tech in IITs, NITs and other national level institutions after qualifying the GATE exam had better job prospects.

    Source : The New Indian Express

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