Devi Ahilya Vishwa Vidyalaya (DAVV) had recently claimed that it will be holding PhD entrance examination this year but it is now putting blame on private colleges for causing delay.
Though the enrollment in UP government's technical colleges is higher, when it comes to quality, private colleges take the lead. This year, majority of meritorious students, according to Gautam Buddh Technical University (GBTU), are from private colleges.
A private college with links to several UK universities has been ordered to stop teaching a number of its programmes in Canada and has been fined C$64,000 (£38,000) for allegedly offering courses unlawfully.
The self-financing private medical colleges in the state is yet to submit the list of students admitted to various colleges under the 35% management quota seats.
The President of the Ghana Baptist University College (GBUC), Rev. Dr Kojo Osei-Wusuh, has called on the government to seriously review the imposition of taxes on private universities to save some of the institutions from collapse.
The Ghana Baptist University College has held its eighth matriculation ceremony at Amakom, Kumasi, with a plea to government to give the private universities tax waivers.