Jagan hints at amending A.P. Private University Act of 2006
The A.P. Private University Act of 2006 will be amended and 35% seats in private universities will be filled under government quota for the benefit of socially and economically underprivileged communities, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has said.
At a review meeting on higher education on Friday, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy said that upcoming private universities should maintain high standards, and mulled converting the existing colleges into private universities.
Joint certification
“There should be joint certification with 200 best educational institutions in the world, and it should last for five years. This should be considered as the criterion for recognising a college as a private university,” the Chief Minister said.