Students urged to be cautious while applying for new courses
HERALD REPORTER
MARGAO, MAY 26
GOACAN has called upon all SSC, HSSC & TY College students who are planning to pursue further studies through various educational institutions in Goa and other States of the country to be cautious when applying for the various courses and making payments for the same.
In view of the various complaints received, GOACAN has alerted all students and their families to take the maximum precautions before taking a final decision on their further studies.
It maybe noted that every year students get cheated in various ways such as being provided incomplete admission forms, paying for courses not duly Recognised or Accredited, Courses not having facilities as promised at the time of admission and additional fees being collected without authorisation.
“Many advertisements on the print & audio visual media and on websites offering various short term educational courses need to be carefully examined for false assurances made to enhance the credibility of the course and to entice the student applicant”, stated GOACAN Coordinator Roland Martins, while appealing to students to cross check course fee discounts, special offers and other promotional schemes before making part or full payments and to verify whether the receipts issued are by the authorised persons of the Institution.
The students and parents have been requested to check the validity or status of Degrees or Institutions, Accreditation status of University or Colleges by logging on to the following websites: Ministry of Human Resource Development (www.education.nic.in) University Grants Commission (www.ugc.ac.in) All India Council of Technical Education (www.aicte.ernet.in) Association of Indian Universities (www.aiuweb.org) National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) (www.naacindia.org) Medical Council of India (www.mciindia.org) Distance Education Council (www.dec.ac.in)
Students have been further advised to file their complaints with the Department of Education, Department of Higher Education, Directorate of Technical Education, Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education and Goa University as the case maybe and send copies of the same to the GOACAN Complaints Cell, Post Box 187 Margao 403 601.
Students urged to be cautious while applying for new courses
MARGAO, MAY 26 GOACAN has called upon all SSC, HSSC & TY College students who are planning to pursue further studies through various educational institutions in Goa and other States of the country to be cautious when applying for the various courses and making payments for the same.
