Students of Parala Maharaja Engineering College (PMEC) started indefinite dharna and demonstration from Monday demanding All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) approval for the institute.
The PMEC was the first government engineering college in south Orissa. It started functioning from 2009 as a constituent college of the Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT). This institute was named in memory of the royal family of Paralakhemundi, which played a major role in the formation of modern Orissa state on linguistic basis.
But it is an irony that even after three years of functioning; the PMEC has not yet got AICTE approval which is worrying its fourth year students who are in the last session. When contacted the principal of PMEC, B.B.Maharathi also confirmed that the institute had not got the AICTE approval till date.
The agitating students sat on dharna at the institute on Monday regarding this issue. They alleged that on May 28, they had met the Vice-Chancellor of BPUT regarding the matter, but till date no major progress had occurred in the path of AICTE approval for the institute.
“We have decided to continue our agitation for indefinite period till we get definite written assurance regarding AICTE approval for our institute”, said Birendra Kumar Sahu, a leader of agitating students.
Meanwhile, Mr. Maharathi rushed to Bhubaneswar to discuss the matter with the State government. He said he would be leaving for New Delhi on Tuesday to meet AICTE authorities regarding approval of PMEC. “Our institute would surely get AICTE approval,” he assured the students.
According to the principal, the PMEC, although a new institute, has no major infrastructural lacking. But its staff strength needs enhancement. It now has faculty strength of 37, but as per the norms of the AICTE its faculty strength should have been 69, including a principal. Mr. Maharathi said the State government has promised to remove this stumbling block.
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