22 new colleges get MUHS approval
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Created 23 Oct 2014 - 00:00
The Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) senate has approved the setting up of 22 new colleges in the state in its meeting earlier this week. According to university officials, while there was a requirement of 191 colleges in the state for various streams of medical education only 22 got the nod after the applications for these institutions fulfilled the criteria laid down by the university.
Speaking about the urgent need for setting up of new colleges related to various streams in medical education in the state, a university official said that though there were sufficient colleges in urban areas there was an urgent need for more colleges that would cater to the rural populace.
“The university has granted approval for the 22 colleges based on various parameters. Apart from fulfilling of all norms, the applications were also approved on the basis of its location. There are very few colleges offering medical education in semi-urban areas and hence approval has been given to those applications that were targeted at filling up that shortage,” said the spokesperson.
Out of the 22 colleges that got the senate’s nod, six are medical colleges, three dental colleges, five ayurveda colleges, three each for BSc nursing and post basic BSc nursing and one each for Unani and Bachelor of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology. After receiving the approval from the state government, the colleges are expected to become functional from the next academic year.
According to a senator, though the management council meeting of the university had approved 19 colleges, another three were added after the applicant trusts and bodies fulfilled the application criteria. “These institutions will not only provide an opportunity for the students from rural areas to take up vocational education but also provide medical services that are lacking in their areas,” said the senator.
Speaking about the urgent need for setting up of new colleges related to various streams in medical education in the state, a university official said that though there were sufficient colleges in urban areas there was an urgent need for more colleges that would cater to the rural populace.
“The university has granted approval for the 22 colleges based on various parameters. Apart from fulfilling of all norms, the applications were also approved on the basis of its location. There are very few colleges offering medical education in semi-urban areas and hence approval has been given to those applications that were targeted at filling up that shortage,” said the spokesperson.
Out of the 22 colleges that got the senate’s nod, six are medical colleges, three dental colleges, five ayurveda colleges, three each for BSc nursing and post basic BSc nursing and one each for Unani and Bachelor of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology. After receiving the approval from the state government, the colleges are expected to become functional from the next academic year.
According to a senator, though the management council meeting of the university had approved 19 colleges, another three were added after the applicant trusts and bodies fulfilled the application criteria. “These institutions will not only provide an opportunity for the students from rural areas to take up vocational education but also provide medical services that are lacking in their areas,” said the senator.
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