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The University Grants Commission is the only authority to recognise the Universities that churn out graduates in Arts,Science Commerce, Law and Management in India. For Agriculture Fisheries and Veterinary Sciences it is the ICAR- Ministry of Agriculture and for Hotel Management it is the Council of the Ministry of Tourism. The quality of the product has much more to do with 'learning' than with the 'teaching'. There are some standards set for 'recognising' an university : there must be physical infrastructure for learning to take place--classrooms, seating arrangements,library, laboratories,etc-- qualified teaching faculty ,supporting administrative set-up and finance for all that. There are various 'councils' that accept the degree holder as a member and permit him[ or ,increasingly, her] to practice the profession. The Bar Council does not allow you to run a bar...it is a body for lawyers , as the Medical Council is for doctors. Unless one has the recognition of the Bar Council one cannot practice law in a court....even after an L.L.B. This point about recognition of the degree is actually an euphemism for denial of work permit. It is all about securing jobs for the natives/citizens. A friend of mine and a fellow Goan obtained a Masters in Veterinary Science[M.V.Sc.] in a University that is modelled after the "Land Grants Universities" of USA. He went to Canada....and through hell. He was not allowed to practice till he did a Post graduate Diploma in Veterinary Medicine[DVM]...effectively denying him a job for two year. Enough time to make anyone want to return back to India. What Cecil Pinto wrote,"Doctors in particular never fail to mention (BOM) after MBBS on their visiting cards, nameplates and letterheads. I guess being a graduate of Bombay University (has it been renamed Mumbai University?) took on an added respectability only after Goa University started producing graduates." is about persons who want to show on paper what they think matters. It is a sign of poor self-esteem...and lots of pomposity. Dr. Willy recently boasted that, with an FRCS, he was the most qualified candidated for election to the Parliament. He lost the election...inspite of his 'Freaking Round the Country Side'! Viva Goa. Miguel
