The academic community has objected to the new regulations for ayurveda medical colleges, saying that the move will dilute the quality of education. Under the new regulations, Sankrit oral examinations have been done away with, biometric attendance has been made optional and the number of teaching staff at ayurveda colleges has been reduced.The Central Council Indian Medicine’s (CCIM) Minimum Standard requirements of Ayurveda Colleges & Attached Hospitals Regulations 2012 were published in the Gazette of India on July 18. According to Department of Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) officials, the regulations are more ‘realistic’ and in keeping with statistical data on the number of teachers and students. However, a meeting will be held with college managements on Tuesday in New Delhi.Earlier, biometric system of attendance was mandatory to keep a check on ‘fake’ teachers. Under the new regulations, the number of teachers/lecturers has been reduced from 43 to 30, which, academicians say, may adversely affect the quality of professional/technical education. Vaidya Raghunandan Sharma, former president of CCIM, said the present regulations would only result in mushrooming of colleges but won’t ensure quality education.Dr Ashutosh Kulkarni, member of the CCIM, said minimum standards have been prescribed for achieving qualitative standards in ayurveda colleges and draft regulations were prepared by a committee ratified by the general body of the CCIM in November 2011. As per Section 22 of the IMCC Act, copies of the draft regulations were sent to all state governments for their comments. After the deadline for receiving comments was over, the draft regulation was sent to the central government by the CCIM for approval.
Source:Indian Express
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