Self financing colleges in professional courses in Kerala are a hot topic ever since its incision in 2002. The issue is heightened during its entrance examination and admission time. The present government is finding it gruesome to handle the issue. The private college managements are now adamant enough to despise the government and government nominated PA Mohammad Committee’s decisions. But the major question to be addressed is its political and social angle.
The political angle is the dual polity by the opposition parties. When UDF reigns, the LDF cramps and when LDF rules, UDF mourns. Why this happens? Because, of the massive strength and freedom that the private managements have gained due to their unfair relations between all the political parties, religious sects and even the judiciary. The political leaders do not want to hurt the capitalistic attitude of the managements, who are mainly religiously associated.
The social slant of the matter is to be dealt strategically. Kerala is a land which eschewed “evil-constructions” in the society as a result of umpteen reform movements and social agitations. The central achievement of these struggles were, the division between the haves and the have nots. But this division will emerge if the private professional issue is settled amicably at the earliest. The students with financial capacity will have an edge in all the admission process. At the same point educational merits are side lined.
As a solution, the government should implement 50: 50 ratio, that is to admit half of the seats in private institutions from the entrance ranklist with government fees and the rest of the half, as their inclination.
