Pondicherry University advises students to check affiliation status before applying

The move comes after Usha Latchumanan College of Education, Thirukannur, was refused any relief by the Madras High Court on a writ petition against Pondicherry University and National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) for withholding affiliation.

Pondicherry University advises students to check affiliation status before applying

Pondicherry University has directed the students to check the University's affiliation status before joining any institution of higher education in the Union Territory of Puducherry. The move comes after Usha Latchumanan College of Education, Thirukannur, was refused any relief by the Madras High Court on a writ petition against Pondicherry University and National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) for withholding affiliation.

In a press note, "the University stated that the college has not been granted affiliation for the academic years 2019 – 2020, 2020 – 2021 and 2021 – 2022 since they do not have the required infrastructure and facilities to run the college of education. Further, National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has also issued a show-cause notice to the College for its non-compliance on certain issues."

As per the press note, "the court had categorically refused to interfere with the decision taken by the University and the NCTE to not grant affiliation as the college had failed to address serious deficiencies."

"The court had also rapped the college for securing some interim order every time and continuing to run the institution (without necessary facilities)," the press note said.

The Pondicherry University advised students to not seek admission in the said college as it does not possess affiliation with the varsity.

“All students are advised to check the infrastructure... availability of required staff and Pondicherry University’s affiliation orders before joining any institution of higher education in Union Territory of Puducherry”, the University said.

Pondicherry University has recently announced that it will admit students to its postgraduate courses and diploma programmes through Common Universities Entrance Test (CUET) 2022.

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