Recently a Goan student happened to apply for a passport at the Margao Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) and during the application process, the student produced the BBA degree acquired from an institution affiliated to Goa University as proof of higher education. An official at the PSK refused to accept it as a valid degree and has considered only the 12th standard credentials for the passport. Now the onus is on the Goa University to address this dilemma as this degree was affiliated to them. Similarly there are many issues which the Goa University is not aware of. There are post graduate courses run by the institutions affiliated to Goa University and do not even feature in the Employment Exchange for the students to apply for employment as an when it arises. Since Chief Minister Pramod Sawant holds the Education Portfolio, he should ensure that all the courses including the Post-Graduation programmes offered by institutions affiliated to the Goa University have to feature at the Passport Seva Kendra and employment exchange for the benefit of the students.
