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Time of India
5 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Students fume as B Pharm course at JNTUH started without approval of Pharmacy Council of India
Hyderabad: Not just the Integrated Dual Degree Programmes (IDP), but even the B Pharmacy course at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (JNTUH), has started without getting the required approvals. B Pharmacy began at the campus college in 2024-25 with an intake of 66 seats. The varsity officials said they could not apply to the Pharmacy Council of India's (PCI) for approval last year as the application window was closed by the time they got the state's nod to start the course. 'We are trying to get the course ratified from the PCI,' said Venkata Narasimha Reddy Guduru, principal, JNTUH University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences. You Can Also Check: Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad He said they have got the council's approval for the academic year 2025-26. 'About a week back, we got approval for the coming academic year. Based on that, we are trying to get the course ratified for the previous year,' he added. Now, as the first year has already started and even exams have been conducted, the varsity has to either shift students to some recognised college or get the course ratified at any cost. In fact, officials have already shifted the pharmacy campus to Sultanpur, which already has approval from PCI, for the academic year 2025-26. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like USDJPY đang đi lên không? IC Markets Đăng ký Undo 'Students of 2024-25 batch will continue to suffer as they are the only pharmacy students at the Hyderabad campus right now. The varsity should not have started the course without getting PCI approval. Initially, they said it was approved by the executive council. But later, even that turned out to be false,' said J Dileep from the JNTUH Student Protection Forum He said the varsity is overconfident of getting permission but they should remember that even for IDP they couldn't and had to shut it down.
Time of India
14-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Faculty crunch forces JNTU Hyderabad to slash seats in engineering, management courses
Hyderabad: A severe shortage of faculty has compelled the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) College of Engineering Hyderabad to slash the number of seats in key courses like BTech in chemical engineering and geoinformatics. Starting from the 2025-26 academic year, the number of seats in these courses will be halved from the existing 60 to 30. 'We are reducing the intake as there was no recruitment in branches like chemical engineering in the last decade or so. After reducing intake, we will be seeking NBA accreditation for the chemical engineering course,' said Venkata Narasimha Reddy Guduru, principal of the college. He confirmed that seats in BTech in geoinformatics will also be reduced in the coming academic year. Along with these courses, the college will also scrap the Integrated Dual Degree Programmes (IDP), which were started with approval from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Meanwhile, the School of Management Studies, JNTUH, has also reduced seats in the Bachelor of Business Administration in Data Analytics and has discontinued the BBA (Regular) programme. 'Availability of faculty is the biggest issue. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like This house on the South Downs coastline could be yours [Click here] Omaze Click Here Undo Also, hostel infrastructure is a concern. So, campus colleges are discontinuing a few courses,' said K Venkateswara Rao, registrar, JNTUH. He, however, said that as and when faculty is recruited, seats in these courses, along with other courses in demand, can be enhanced. The decision is said to be driven by problems faced during AICTE inspections or when the colleges are going for accreditations. Members of the All University Teachers Association said that faculty shortage is a major issue in all state universities but pointed out that closing courses is not a solution. 'Most state universities have 70% of sanctioned posts vacant. The solution is to recruit faculty, not shut down or reduce the number of seats. It doesn't make any sense to reduce seats in core engineering courses. Colleges should instead hire part-time faculty and consultants to run courses,' said B Manohar from the association. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
Time of India
22-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
No AICTE approval: JNTU-H may scrap 9 integrated courses
1 2 Hyderabad: Sixteen years after introducing Integrated Dual Degree Programmes (IDP), JNTU College of Engineering, Hyderabad, in all likelihood, may discontinue them. It has now emerged that nine out of the ten IDP courses were launched without the mandatory approval of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The decision has been forced by mounting complaints from students struggling to find jobs and scholarship eligibility. Since the inception of the courses in 2009, around 7,000 students have enrolled in the five-year UG+PG programmes. "I nearly lost out on an opportunity to join the merchant navy after clearing all the rounds as my course was not AICTE-approved," said Varun Kumar M, who studied electronics and electrical engineering and MBA as a five-year integrated course. Varun said he came to know about the lack of approval only after his varsity initially refused to issue a confirmation letter — as sought by his employer — stating that he had completed the integrated course. "About four days before joining the merchant navy as an electro-technical officer, I went to collect the confirmation letter. I was informed that the college couldn't give me one. Only after student leaders intervened did I get one, and thankfully it was accepted by officials," he said, adding that while he got his BTech degree after 3.5 years, the issue was mainly with his MBA, which he needed to justify gaps in his resume and to prove that he completed the integrated UG+PG in five years. Several students said they were unaware of the lack of regulatory body's approval. "I opted for this course as I wanted to study in the campus college. It never occurred to me to check if it had the required approvals. I don't intend to look for a govt job, so I don't think I will be affected," said Sri Varun Sarathi, a final-year student. College officials say the problem arises from a regulation that permits only one IDP course per college. Except for those who joined the mechanical engineering stream, which is AICTE-approved, students of other programmes are being denied even the GATE scholarship in their final year despite meeting eligibility criteria. "We began offering IDP courses alongside IITs in 2009, unaware that only one course could be approved per college," said Venkata Narasimha Reddy Guduru, principal of the college. "Recently, we started receiving complaints about students being questioned on the authenticity of their degrees and being denied GATE scholarships. We've decided to make one final attempt to secure AICTE approval. If it doesn't come through, we'll have to discontinue the courses. " A team from JNTUH, including vice-chancellor T Kishen Kumar Reddy, has left for Delhi to get the issue resolved, the college officials said.
