6 years later, DBATU is still not the only engineering university in Maharashtra.

6 years later, DBATU is still not the only engineering university in Maharashtra.

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6 years later, BATU is still not the only engineering university in Maharashtra. Unlike Maharashtra of Health Science (MUHS) for medical degree programs, Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University (BATU) has not achieved its purpose of being the one institution for all.

State Universities According to Official Information The Lonere-based institution Raigad was granted the status of an affiliated university of the state on March 2, 2016 following the entry into force of the Maharashtra Public University Act.

However, it has failed miserably  to attract universities to a multitude of universitiesReasons, according to his officials. Founded in 1989, BATU was originally conceived as a single university for professional courses such as engineering, management, pharmacy, architecture, and hotel management and catering technology.

Currently, only 67  of the more than 300 engineering colleges across Maharashtra are affiliated, while 161 pharmacy colleges have the affiliation,  details published on the website show.

Of the Nagpur division, which includes 11 districts, only ninehave sought their affiliation while  only one from Mumbai is affiliated with it. From Pune division 30 and 27 from Aurangabad are attached. Despite the directives of the 'Maharashtra State Commissionfor Higher Education and Development (MAHED)” to the chancellors of all state universities to get BATU affiliation, not many seem interested.

On Tuesday, the BATU sub-centre opened at the Examination Department of Nagpur University of Higher and Technical Education.Minister Uday Samant. It is the sixth such university center in the state after Aurangabad, Nashik, Kolhapur and other cities.

“When BATU was conceived, it was not compulsory for Universities to maintain their affiliation. It was optional and so not many had joined," Samant told TOI. He said that opening  a sub-center in the city would raise awareness among universities herejoin BATU.

"Little by little, the university would come closer," he said. A director at a BATU-affiliated university in the city  said the benefits are numerous.“The curriculum is uniform, competence-oriented and, above all, up-to-date compared to traditional universities.

In addition, the companies applying for employment do not discriminate between students based on regions such as Vidarbha and Marathwada, which areconsidered late.

Unlike other universities, it only has specialized courses in engineering, pharmacy and other disciplines. A BATU-affiliated university teacher said those in Mumbaiand Pune felt superior to this university and made it a matter of prestige. “For these reasons, they are reluctant to join.

Many politicians have engineering facultiesThey are also opposed to joining  as they would not be able to put pressure on traditional universities like Nagpur for their interests,” he said.

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