Pune Municipal Corporation to rope in non-profit organisations for junior college classes

To facilitate the addition of junior colleges, the municipal corporation has reached out to several non-profit educational organisations and has invited applications to run classes. According to Deepak Mali, education officer, PMC, the civic body will allow these classes to take place in classrooms in existing PMC schools. However, owing to the lack of adequate funds, all the expenses of the first year junior college (FYJC) students will have to be borne by the non-profit organisation.

Civic schools under the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) are going to start junior colleges. The junior colleges will offer classes in all three streams - arts, commerce and science and will be self-financed, according to PMC education board.

The civic body had appealed to educational institutes in the city to teach students of Class 11 and 12, in March. (HT PHOTO)

To facilitate the addition of junior colleges, the municipal corporation has reached out to several non-profit educational organisations and has invited applications to run classes. According to Deepak Mali, education officer, PMC, the civic body will allow these classes to take place in classrooms in existing PMC schools. However, owing to the lack of adequate funds, all the expenses of the first year junior college (FYJC) students will have to be borne by the non-profit organisation.

The civic body had appealed to educational institutes in the city to teach students of Class 11 and 12, in March.

To be able to run FYJC in PMC schools, the non-profit organisations will have to meet the 15 parameters laid down by the civic body. This include being financially well-off to support the junior colleges and experience in teaching higher classes (from Class 8 to Class 10) for at least two years. Once the parameters are fulfilled, their proposals will be tabled and if accepted, a 10-year contract will be signed with the organisation.

As per the contract, a deposit of ₹10 lakh has to be made to the PMC at the beginning of the academic year 2018-19. All the students of Class 11 and 12 will have to be given free education along with facilities like computers, laboratories, practical classes and internet.

Currently, a total of 43 schools with classes up to Class 10, are being run by the corporation.