Dossier
private colleges
Coverage of private colleges in the Nexus archive.
- India hits record 1.37 lakh MBBS seats; private colleges hold 54% share
India has expanded MBBS seats to a record 1,36,939 in 2026-27, up from 51,348 in 2014-15. Private colleges account for 54% of the total seats.
- YSRCP leader alleges large-scale irregularities in A.P. Telugu Academy
YSRCP leader Nandamuri Lakshmi Parvathi, former Telugu Academy Chairperson, alleges that PDF files of Intermediate second-year syllabus were sold to private colleges for ₹10 crore in violation of academy rules.
- More than a quarter of private colleges are at risk of closing, a new projection shows
A new projection indicates that more than a quarter of private colleges are at risk of closing, with 442 others potentially facing closure. One Vermont college is completing its final semester.