Karnataka Folklore University is under the scanner for offering postgraduate (PG) courses which are not related to its specialisation without getting approval for the course statutes from the government and the Chancellor of the University.
Following a complaint, the Higher Education Department has constituted a committee headed by the former Vice-Chancellor H.C. Boralingaiah to conduct an inquiry and submit a report on the same within 15 days.
Though the university is a specialised university, it is offering PG courses in subjects like Economics, Master of Social Welfare, Sociology, Master of Performing Arts and Visual Arts etc for the last eight years, it is alleged.
“The university is allowed to offer courses related to only folklore, but as per the information given by a complainant, they are offering courses unrelated to its specialisation from the academic year 2018-19. Moreover there is no approval for the subject statutes from the government or the governor. No university is allowed to run any courses without getting approval for the statutes,” said a senior official of the department.
