<p>Minister for Primary and Secondary Education N Mahesh on Wednesday sought the files related to the approval of 84 pre-university colleges to look into them.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to a top source in the Pre-university Education Department, the minister sought for individual files that college managements had submitted for fulfilling criteria necessary for them to start functioning.</p>.<p class="bodytext">These were sent to the principal secretary by private pre-university college managements after applications were rejected by the director of the department C Shikha. “The minister will look into the files himself. An internal inquiry is being done,” said the source.</p>.<p class="bodytext">There was a controversy on granting permission to 84 new PU colleges. These applications were rejected by the department director as they did not meet the necessary norms.</p>
<p>Minister for Primary and Secondary Education N Mahesh on Wednesday sought the files related to the approval of 84 pre-university colleges to look into them.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to a top source in the Pre-university Education Department, the minister sought for individual files that college managements had submitted for fulfilling criteria necessary for them to start functioning.</p>.<p class="bodytext">These were sent to the principal secretary by private pre-university college managements after applications were rejected by the director of the department C Shikha. “The minister will look into the files himself. An internal inquiry is being done,” said the source.</p>.<p class="bodytext">There was a controversy on granting permission to 84 new PU colleges. These applications were rejected by the department director as they did not meet the necessary norms.</p>