Majority of professional colleges of MBA and MCA in Karimnagar district are affiliated to JNTU, Hyderabad against the instructions Minister Higher edu

Majority of professional colleges of MBA and MCA in Karimnagar district are affiliated to JNTU, Hyderabad against the instructions of Minister for Higher Education D Sridhar Babu that all colleges including professional would now be affiliated to Satavahana University. The Minister for Higher Education had ensured that all the colleges in the district would be affiliated to the Satavahana University for better administration, supervision, self-sufficiency and quality. In contrary, majority of the MBA and MCA colleges in the district have approached the JNTU for affiliation so that they would get pass guarantee of their students because of 40 per cent internal marks and brand image of the JNTU in the market. Freshly, about 25 MBA and MCA PG colleges have been affiliated to the JNTU and 13 colleges for the Satavahana University. Still another seven colleges were affiliated with the parent Kakatiya University. It is learnt that the Kakatiya University, which was earlier parent university of the district colleges, had reportedly encouraged the PG colleges of the district to go in for JNTU affiliation and issued NOC (no objection certificate) to several colleges. Though, it is mandatory for the engineering colleges starting MBA and MCA colleges to go in for JNTU affiliation. But, some colleges which do not have engineering colleges have also got the JNTU affiliation by using their influence and lobbying in the district. The sources said that some colleges have also flouted the AICTE guidelines and secured the JNTU affiliation in the district. On the other hand, some colleges, which have all formalities of the AICTE and infrastructure and huge campuses, have been denied of the JNTU affiliation due to various reasons better known to the officials who give NOC at the Kakatiya University. Officials of the Satavahana University have said that some private colleges have been purposefully approaching for JNTU affiliation promising pass guarantee to their students leaving aside the quality. The JNTU examination pattern consists of 40 per cent internal and 60 per cent theory. They urged the Minister for Higher education to take appropriate measures to ensure quality in the professional colleges by giving affiliation to the colleges to the Satavahana university.