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Time of India
6 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
Students fume as JNTU starts B Pharm course sans PCI nod: 2024-25 students left in limbo; varsity seeks retroactive approval
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 the required approvals. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now B Pharmacy began at the campus college in 2024-25 with an intake of 66 seats. Varsity officials said they could not apply for approval of the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) last year as the application window 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. He said they have the council's approval for 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 started and even exams have been conducted, the varsity has to either shift students to a recognised college or get the course ratified at any cost. In fact, officials have already shifted the pharmacy campus to Sultanpur, which has approval from PCI, for the academic year 2025-26. "Students of 2024-25 batch will continue to suffer as they are the only pharmacy students at the Hyderabad campus right now. 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. A first year student said: "I joined the campus college as it was one of the options available in the counselling. I was under the impression it had all permissions."
Time of India
6 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 .
