177 colleges forced to pay double affiliation fee to Gondwana University

177 colleges forced to pay double affiliation fee to Gondwana University

As we all know now a new university is established in Gadchiroli named as “Gondwana University. In Chandrapur & Gadchiroli district there are 177 colleges and now they have to depositing double affiliation fees to two separate universities. Even as all the colleges were brought under Gondwana University last year through a gazette notification, RTM Nagpur University has not withdrawn its claim over affiliation fees. This has forced 177 colleges to deposit double affiliation fees that become burden to college.

The state government had Seperated the RTM Nagpur University to form Gondwana University for Chandrapur and Gadchiroli districts. The new university having 177 colleges would start its academic functioning from the current educational session 2012. However, Gondwana University is going to admit students for only first year. Students in the second year and above would remain attached with the Nagpur University which will continue to hold exams for these old students in Gondwana University progressively till their course ends and provide degree of its own.

"Extraordinary gazette notification issued by the state government in December 2011 authorizes us to collect affiliation fees from the colleges under our university. We cannot go against government orders. However, we have asked the government to resolve the issue," he said. Ainchwar claimed that he had suggested collection of nominal affiliation fees progressively decreasing every year to the Nagpur University. However, it is up to the management council of Nagpur University to decide, he said.

The dispute between the two universities has arisen over this issue. And that dispute became headache for already affiliated colleges under Nagpur University   While Gondwana University holds that as 177 colleges in the two districts are under its jurisdiction, it has all the right to collect affiliation fees. However, RTM Nagpur University too made its claim on the affiliation fees from the same colleges, claiming it cannot hold the exams for students of these colleges unless without affiliation. Caught in a quandary, helpless colleges have started depositing affiliation fees with both the university.

Gondwana University Vice-Chancellor  said yes, we have asked for the affiliation fees and 130 colleges have already deposited their fees with us. However, if the matter with RTM Nagpur University is resolved and it transfers the affiliation fees of these colleges to us, we will not collect affiliation fees from them for next year," said Vijay Ainchwar, vice-chancellor of Gondwana University. He agreed that colleges are unnecessary suffering due to the clash between two universities and demanded Nagpur University to give in.