CAG report of UP's higher education shows serious shortcomings
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A CAG report tabled in the state Assembly recently has highlighted serious shortcomings in higher education in Uttar Pradesh. The report pertains to the performance audit of two universities—the Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth (MGKV), Varanasi and the University of Lucknow (LU)—along with 10 colleges affiliated to them, in the period 2014-20.
The Performance Audit of Outcomes in Higher Education Report No. 6 of the year 2022 by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) was tabled in the UP Assembly on February 22, 2023. The report highlights shortcomings in the higher education of the state.
The report says, "Number of State Public Universities, Private Universities and Government and Non-Government Aided Colleges under the administrative control of Higher Education Department was stagnant from 2016-17. However, the number of Self-financed Colleges increased from 5,377 in 2016-17 to 6,682 in 2019-20."
"Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) of the State during 2019-20 was lower (25.30 per cent) than the all India average (27.10 per cent). None of the State University/College was in the top 100 Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) of India. Only 8.47 per cent (498 HEIs) of HEIs graded in the State with NAAC grading in 2018-19 were further reduced to 2.60 per cent (183 HEIs) in 2019-20. Of these, only 29 HEIs (0.40 per cent) were accredited with ‘A’ grading," added the report.
Five districts did not have any government degree colleges and another five districts did not have men’s or co-ed government degree colleges. Further, 20 districts did not have either government or non-government-aided girls’ colleges, said the report.
In spite of the provision in UGC (Affiliation of Colleges by University) Regulation 2009, test-checked universities did not prescribe fee structure for private affiliated colleges. In the absence of any mechanism for monitoring the fee structure, there was wide variation even within the same courses in test-checked universities and colleges, the report further added.
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