WB may set up panel to oversee pvt varsities, edu institutes

West Bengal is planning to set up a monitoring team to oversee private educational institutes and universities.
"We are planning to setup a monitoring committee. The private universities cannot sit back after getting the permission. They have to complete the projects on time," state Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said at an education fair here today.
Chatterjee said the government is strengthening the online admission system that started last session and hoped there would be no problem this year.
Speaking at the event, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology director prof Ajoy Kr Ray said an industry-academia meet has been proposed in August in association with an industry chamber where President Pranab Mukherjee, Mamata Banerjee would be invited.

"We are inviting President Pranab Mukherjee and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the industry-academia meet where we aim to bring all higher education colleges and universities both state-owned and private to showcase talent," he said.
In West Bengal there is a lot of talent in engineering colleges both government and private and there is need for collaborative development of technology and products, he said and suggested joint patent for technology developed in Bengal so that with commercialisation all the stakeholders could benefit.
Techno India group chairman Gautam Raychowdury announced that 1000 students from weaker sections will be offered free admission in its colleges as a CSR effort.