Delay in panel report raises concerns of students & parents
The state government had on November 29 set up three committees headed by the deans of the government medical and dental colleges in Pune, Nagpur and Aurangabad. They were to look into complaints filed by the parents and also find if the colleges had followed norms set by the Pravesh Niyantran Samiti (PNS).
The reports were expected to be submitted to the Samiti by December 14. Parents were, however, not content with the government’s move as they feared the probe would cause further delay. Shantanu Kale, a complainant, said, "The committees have not met even once. The 15 days deadline is over. When will they start the probe, when will they compile the report and submit it? They have not yet contacted a single complainant. Infact we have contacted the committee members several times and have received vague replies."
Jayant Jain, president of Forum for Fairness in Education, said the move to set up committees was just an eyewash. "The government must understand that this delay will waste an entire academic year of students. The prevailing situation could have been avoided had the Samiti acted immediately on the complaints of students and parents before the September 30 cut-off date
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