Sir,
The long pending confusion of the authenticity of distance degrees has been considerably masked by a cabinet decision.The cabinet has attached authenticity to all the distance degrees awarded by Universities which are UGC recognised/ approved, which have approval from [DEC] Distance Education Council and which have been awarded till 2005-or were under completion in 2005.The rationale behind the decision has been labelled as streamlining of Education Department nay escape route from piles of files containing litigations in the courts of law. The cabinet has decided to hold screening tests for fresh recruitments and some mechanism for promotions to in-service post graduate teachers/masters.
The Education Department the students, the teaching fraternity …….all have crawled and covered enough distance for the decision on distance degrees and this some mechanism needs to be formulated /defined without loosing more time and not to lead the education set up to crawl again for want of meanings, interpretations, litigations and counter litigations, half hearted implementations, and ‘let the sleeping dogs sleep’ attitude. The Chief Minister holding the education portfolio is expected to let his decisions see the light of the day lest the department spells again…..
‘Shayad Unka Aakhri Ho Ye Sitam.. Har Sitam Ham Ye Soch Kay Hum See Gayay.
Yours etc…
Hira Lal Bhat
Durga Nagar