VTU website a big help for students, RGUHS to follow

Students aspiring to study engineering in Karnataka can now get information of colleges at the click of a mouse. In order to help students and parents about affiliated engineering colleges, Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) has posted a list of affiliated colleges on its website, www.vtu.ac.in

The website provides information on affiliated programmes offered in these colleges for 2009-10. Students can get details of the colleges before applying for admission.

"Through this, students can avoid getting admitted in unaffiliated programmes or institutions. But some students still end up studying in unaffiliated colleges," VTU registrar K V A Balaji told STOI.

The university's move follows instances of colleges advertising a nominal tuition fees in the beginning and demanding more money after admission. "Students should be cautious about such institutions," he said.

The registrar also advised students to verify claims made by such institutions in advertisements or admission brochures.

The VTU cautioned affiliated engineering colleges against admitting students under NRI quota above the perscribed percentage of sanctioned strength without AICTE approval. This will result in cancellation of admission. Students taking a seat under this category can check the VTU website and if there's a doubt, they can contact the university.

Similarly, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) are also working towards putting college details on its website. RGUHS registrar Dr S Vasantha Kumar told STOI that details will include seats available in each college, website address, contact person, email id, etc. "The university will also post results of each college over three years," he said, adding that a recent photograph of the college will also be posted so that students get an idea about its infrastructure.