Taking serious cognisance of loopholes in pharmacy institutes in Maharashtra, the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) recommended to cancel their recognition. On the basis of recommendations from DTE, the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) has cancelled the recognition. Of the 89 pharmacy colleges which have been barred to admit students, 71 are diploma institutes while 18 are degree colleges. This is first such strict action taken by DTE in recent years. This year for the first time, DTE had sent some teams to inspect the colleges and noticed loopholes there. During such inspections, according to a circular issued on Friday, the decision was taken following a detailed review by the Higher and Technical Education Department. Of the 89 targeted institutions, 71 are diploma-level colleges, and 18 are degree-level colleges.

 

An official from DTE told ‘The Hitavada’, “The issue is very serious as all these institutes have shortcomings. There are loopholes in the infrastructure, some colleges don’t have fire safety certificates, they have inadequate facilities for adequate faculty. The institutes include Prabhat Institute of Pharmacy, Chandrapur, Chandrapur College of Pharmacy, National College of Pharmacy, Adarsh Institute of Pharmacy, Sushganga College of Pharmacy, Wani, S B Purushottam College of Pharmacy, Akola, Mauli Institute of Pharmacy, Washim; Shree Sainath College of Pharmacy, Tarini College of Pharmacy, Dnyandeep College of Pharmacy (Ramtek), Sonekar College of Health Sciences, National College of Pharmacy, Adarsh Institute of Pharmacy, Ashoka Institute of Pharmacy, Chandrapur College of Pharmacy, Mata Mahakali College of Pharmacy (Warora), Prabhat Institute of Pharmacy (Brahmapuri), Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar College (Bramhapuri); Wardha’s Narendra Suryawanshi College, Sai College of Pharmacy (Tumsar), Rajshri Shahu Maharaj College (Gondia), and several institutes from Bhandara.