GU finally approves nine self-financed
BCA courses
Despite
raging opposition from student leaders, the Gujarat University on Friday
gave the final nod to the self-financed courses of Bachelor of Computer
Application. The executive council of the university met on Friday and
decided to give a green signal to the self-financed courses of BCA in
as many as nine colleges affiliated to the university. However, the members
of the Student Welfare Board went on a token fast on Friday to protest
against proposed BCA course.
The nine colleges that have
been granted permission to begin the self-financed BCA courses are
- H.L. college of commerce
- H.A. Commerce College.
- L.J. college,
- Navgujarat college,
- Som Lalit institute,
- Vardhman education trust,
- P.D. Pandya college,
- Sarva vidyalaya, Kadi,
- and DDIT- Nadiad.
The university said that
the admission to the undergraduate courses in computer applications will
be done through centralised admission procedure. There are about 960 seats
for the course and the university has assured that every student who enrolls
himself for the courses will be given one computer each for study purpose.
The colleges who begin the
new course are required to erect new infrastructure like new premises
and computers for the computer courses as per the demands of the student
leaders. The BCA course is already undertaken at the Sardar Patel University,
North Gujarat University and the Saurashtra University.
The academic council of the
university had proposed self-financed BCA courses a month back, but it
awaited an affirmation from the executive council. Sources said there
were contradictory views within the executive council itself with respect
to the BCA course like the "undecided syllabus" and the "short period
within which the course had to begin." There were speculations that select
colleges will be given the permission to begin the courses on a self-finance
basis. A member of the executive council said that the vested interests
of a few members of the executive council compelled the university to
take a swift decision. He was, however, uncertain about the academic consequences
of the decision. He said. "A sudden decision without considering related
aspects like the curriculum and total number of seats may not fulfill
the academic purpose of the course.
The registrar of the Gujarat
University, Mr M.P Jadia, ruled out all speculations. He said the university
will form a committee comprising experts to decide the curriculum, however,
the tentative syllabi for the course is ready and could be used for an
interim period, which can be "brushed up" later on. The decision may give
a fresh option to the students who ‘have not secured admissions to the
undergraduate courses of arts and commerce after declaration of high pass
percentage for the HSC general stream.
Meanwhile, the admissions
to 960 seats in various self-financed BCA course colleges in nine different
colleges begin on Saturday. The course will start at seven colleges in
Ahmedabad, one at Kadi and one at Nadiad. Interested students may apply
to the university for the courses and the seats will be allotted through
a centralised admission scheme. The upper limit for the number of students
for the course is 120 in each college. The colleges will have 50 percent
payment seats and 50 percent merit seats. The tuition fee fixed by the
university for the regular seat is Rs 10,000 and Rs 25,000 for the payment
seat. While fees for seats in the NRI quota has been fixed at $ 3,000.
Compiled from Local News Media
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