Alarming revelations have emerged regarding several colleges in Tamil Nadu allegedly operating without proper university affiliations. These institutions are reportedly offering unapproved courses, effectively jeopardizing students’ futures by wasting their time, money, and effort. Shockingly, despite clear violations, little to no action appears to have been taken.

One such case is that of Maharaja Health Institute, located in Kempatty Colony near Kinathukadavu, Coimbatore district. Reports indicate that the college lacks proper recognition, yet continues to offer courses such as Ayurveda and surgery across four departments, with over 300 students currently enrolled.

Students raised concerns about various irregularities at the institution. Although a government medical team inspected the college two weeks after the complaints, the matter has been kept under wraps. Notably, no major Dravidianist media outlets have reported on this issue, raising further suspicion of a possible cover-up.

The college allegedly claims affiliation with Sunrise University and Singhania University, both based in Rajasthan. However, when students directly contacted Sunrise University, officials there categorically denied having granted any affiliation to institutions in Tamil Nadu, stating they operate only within Rajasthan.

Disturbed by this response, students submitted a petition to the Coimbatore District Collector, demanding clarification on the college’s accreditation status and calling for a thorough investigation.

The students said, “We have come to the Coimbatore District Collector’s office with over 60 students from Maharaja Institution of Medical Science, operating in Kinathukadavu, Coimbatore district. The reason for our visit is that in 2023, students approached Maharaja Institution College to join Allied Health Science courses. When they approached, the college claimed to be affiliated with Singhania University, Rajasthan. Students joined this college because its fees were lower compared to other colleges.

However, within just four months of joining, the college administration stated that they were no longer affiliated with Singhania University, Rajasthan, and had now become affiliated with Sunrise University, Rajasthan. This raised suspicions among the students. The students immediately asked the college administration to show them the approval and recognition documents, but the college firmly refused to show any such documents to the students. This further deepened the students’ suspicions.

Immediately, the students realized that while the college’s name is Maharaja Institution of Medical Science, the ID cards issued to these students stated ‘Sunrise University, Rajasthan’. Due to this, the students contacted Sunrise University, Rajasthan, to inquire, and that university firmly stated that they do not have any branch in South India. Following this, the students contacted the University Grants Commission (UGC). The UGC unequivocally stated that they have not granted recognition to this college. After this, the students discovered that this is a fraudulent college. When students raised questions about this, most of the students present were those who had completed their second year and were about to enter their third year. However, they still have not received the results for the second semester of their first year. In their first semester, they had a total of eight subjects, but the college only conducted exams for just three subjects. Yet, the mark sheets they received fraudulently printed marks for all eight subjects. The future of these students is now uncertain. In addition to these students, over 300 more students are still studying at that college. We do not know with what audacity this college is conducting admissions for the 2025-26 academic year. On behalf of ASF, the demands being put forth to the Government of Tamil Nadu are:

• The college fees paid by the over 300 affected students over these years should be refunded.
• The students should be transferred to recognized colleges.
• To prevent more students from joining such colleges and jeopardizing their lives, the ongoing admissions for this year should be immediately stopped. “

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Following the complaint, a team led by Dean Nirmala from Coimbatore Government Hospital conducted an inspection of the Maharaja Health Institute. Dean Nirmala confirmed the visit and stated that a report would be submitted to the District Collector.

As the legitimacy of the Maharaja Health Institute remains in question, so does the academic future of the 300+ students enrolled there, who now find themselves in an uncertain and distressing situation.

(With inputs from Dinamalar)

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