PANAJI
Four new private universities have been given in-principle nod to set up shop in Goa by the State government but these institutions are yet to move for final approvals as yet and have been given no land.
Three of these universities which have been issued letters of the State’s in-principle okay by the Directorate of Higher Education are out-station institutions.
According to information furnished by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who holds the education portfolio, Parul University of Parul Arogya Seva Mandal Trust, Vadodara-Gujarat, the Skill Development University of Jaipur-Rajasthan, Entrepreneurship Global Foundation’s Skill Development University, MIT Group of Institutions, Pune, Vishwanath Karad World Peace University and Sunaparanta Foundation’s Sunaparanta University in Goa have been sent letters conveying the in-principle consent to start their universities here.
However, none of them have been given any final permission as yet and the government has not given them any land, Sawant’s reply in the recently held monsoon session of the Goa legislative assembly, said.
The in-principle consent given to these universities is in keeping with the Private University Act, the government has enacted but no private university has started any physical work to start their operations in Goa so far.
The State presently has only the State-funded Goa University functional to which all Goa’s colleges are affiliated.
The Private University Act was enacted back in 2020 after Sawant took over the reins of the State.
Among the proposals received include the one by the Salgaocars, which wants to introduce four-year Bachelors degree courses and also Masters courses in design, BA Mass Media, BSc in Data Science and Animation besides other courses. The university will be called Sunaparanta University and managed by the Sunaparanta Foundation of the Salgaocars.
The proposal of the Myer Group universities hopes to offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses in engineering, medicine, management, science, design, pharmacy, liberal arts, law, journalism among other courses.
The proposal of Parul University includes plans to offer Skill Development Diploma Course, Bachelor of Vocational, Masters of Vocational and doctoral programmes.
