Confusion prevails in colleges over MBE course

Shruti Setia / TNN / Jun 8, 2006, 02:22 IST

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The university so far has not communicated any details about the Masters in Business Economics course to the college authorities.

Confusion prevails in colleges over MBE course

CHANDIGARH: On April 24 Panjab University conducted the entrance test for admission to the Masters in Business Economics (MBE) course as it was to be started in three colleges in the city. But even today the college principals - leave alone the students - are not clear about whether the course will begin in this session.
The university so far has not communicated any details about the course to the college authorities.The three colleges - GGDSD College, DAV College and SGGS College - had even included the course in their prospectus.
Although it is mentioned in the prospectus that the course will be started subject to the university's approval, there is no excuse for letting down students who decide to enrol in that course.
This is not for the first time that the university is delaying approval for this course - GGDSD College has been waiting for the sanction for the past two years.

A student planning to enrol in the course said, "I took the entrance test only for this course and if it is not started this time I will take the university to court."
Last year the course a PU board of studies meeting failed to approve the course after which a special meeting of the business management and commerce departments was also held.
But despite all the meetings the course did not take off in GGDSD College. There was a dispute over drawing up the course's curriculum, which according to sources, is ready this time but has been shortened as the PU authorities do not find it comparable to other universities...

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One of the principals said he did not understand why PU is now keen to launch a course that is already being taught in over 15 universities for many years now.
This course is not the only issue that has given rise to confusion created by the university. The college authorities are also complaining that the conduct of OCET for some of the masters courses in colleges was not publicised properly.
Many students who never appeared for the entrance test but are interested in securing admission are now approaching the colleges. Principal S Marriya of DAV College has also written to the vice chancellor to allow admission to the students who did not sit for the entrance examination on merit- at least this year.
Some of the students are also not clear whether there will be a central admission test for masters courses in colleges to which PU vice chancellor KN Pathak said students have to fill up the college forms separately and can seek admission on the basis of their score in the entrance test.

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