In UPES School Of Design yours and your parents' dream to make you a fashion designer or designer with BDes degree or MDes degree will turn into a nightmare for both you and your parents.

  

In  UPES ( University of Petroleum and Energy studies) ,School Of Design,  Dehradun, India , your's and your parents' dream to make you a Fashion Designer or a Designer with a B.Des degree ( four years honors B.Des) or M.Des or integrated MDes degree will ultimately turn into a big nightmare for both you and your parents.  So My Advice to all students in India Specially of West Bengal " don't get yourself admitted ever in UPES" .

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PROFESSOR DR. PRANAB KUMAR BHATTACHARYA MD ( university of Calcutta ) FIC Path & Retired WBMES CADRE OFFICER OF HEALTH DEPARTMENT,GOVT OF WEST BENGAL( Retired)

His Designation was-:

Retired Professor and Head of Pathology Department, Academic building, 2nd floor, Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, 108,C.R.Avenue, Kolkata -700073, West Bengal, india ,Department of Health and Family Welfare  (WBMES wing) of  Government of West Bengal, now pensioners of government of West Bengal 

(Equivalent officiating Rank  and with executive power when retired -: "Special Secretary " to the Government of WestBengal)

Ex- Principal/ Dean of JMN Medical College, JMN Educational  and Research Foundation, uttarpanchpota, Chakdaha, District- Nadia ,West Bengal, India, pin 741222-  a UG Medical College under Public Private partnership model of Health Department ,Government of West Bengal (under 1rsr letter of permission from National Medical council  and affiliated with WBUHS)

Ex Professor and Head of Pathology Department,

JIS School of Medical Sciences and Research ( under JIS University , Nilgange, Agarpara,  24 parganas North ) jagancha santragachi, Howrah District, West Bengal pin 7111302A UG Medical College under public private partnership model of Health department( WBMES wing) Government of West Bengal under 1rst letter of permission from National Medical council under

affiliated with JIS university 

At Present his designation- (since 19.12.23 to till date ):.

Principal and Dean Krisnanagar institute of Medical Sciences( KIMS)  ,Krisnanagar city, West Bengal India 

Email profpkb@yahoo.co.in

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Advice to students and parents of West Bengal state and of other states in India 

My sincere advice to all aspirant students of West Bengal state of India, who are or will be dreaming , dreaming to Pursue/ study Bachelor of Design course (BDes ) at University of Petroleum and Energy Studies ( called popularly as UPES at address  bidhouli, Dehradun, India -) as a retired ,39 years long experienced  National Medical Commissions' , Ministry of Health New Delhi ( NMC)  recognized a Post Graduate and Doctoral level teacher, in Designation of Professor and Head of Pathology departments in the WBMES cadre  officers of government of West Bengal, at various top ranking Medical colleges in the West Bengal state;  b) as  an Ex and present Principal /Dean of a Medical College under Letter of permission from NMC  New Delhi ; c) as the retired "ex officio special secretary to government of West Bengal" and d) as  Ex Members Secretary, and Member of Board of Studies of West Bengal University of Health Sciences kolkata( a UGC recognised university under section 2(f) and NMC recognised university that

,1) Don't ever opt for UPES, School of Design ( SOD)  B Des courses (at least BDES for fashion design )  or M Des courses at least  students who are dreaming  to be degree- holder fashion designer from the West Bengal state. of India after your HS -This is a honest advice to students of the state of West Bengal of a 68 + years old academician and ex administrator and for long years Professor in pathology in State of West Bengal

The UPES as University, though it is a recognized  University by the University Grants commission or UGC ( UPES recognition letter came in the year 2004 and no further inspection was probably conducted from the UGC ,through application to UGC by the UPES ) under UGC section 22A, and 2 (f) ( but without any government financial aid) of 1956 UGC act, it doesn't probably follow any rules and regulations or guidelines of UGC ( so far this blogger's knowledge is now ) regarding its students class  attendance system , as per UGC norms in the hard copies roll call recording systems in a roll call book/ register book within class by teachers itself  signed by teachers or by the CCTV recording  system while classes are on or by log book for practical classes (rather UPES SOD has its peculiar own class attendance system of punching students identity card issued  by university authorities, in a  departmental machine  (called biometric attendance system that are meant by UGC for only teachers and staffs by UGC letters to all universities under it ) , The biometric machine which remain/ may remain  either defective, may remain non-functional for some days in any months, or a student  may not be habituated  expertise to punch his or her identity cards effectively or the Card may be lost and thus  biometric attendance of students may show any of you  students absent from classes and  it  may results deficiency in required classes attendance percentage for end semester, barring you students to appear in regular university end semesters examination ( if  and when a student attendance is less than 75% in general cases or with a medical certificate less than 67% as per their notices ) and make one student marked "F" / Repeat ie failed and make her / him bound to appear in supplementary examinations system with further payment of examination fees (presently of Rs 3500 for each subjects marked" F at present ) in each end semester results declared. UPES SOD  do not also follow UGC rules and regulations in university end semesters examinations system too ( UPES has its own peculiar regulations /guidelines for University end semester exam's and also in their own evaluation system of  declaration of each end semesters results and in  supplementary exam & no body ever knows whether that very their own examination rules and regulation which is being followed there, is  approved by the UGC./ NACC/ NIRF at all or not and they remain always silent or Mummed with that very question when asked officially in writing by students parents), in theirs faculty recruitment and faculties promotion system, ( as per UGC  guidelines 2022 of teachers eligibility qualification criteria) .The cluster HOD of fashion Design of School Of Design is a cluster HOD (who is just holding M Des degree from NIFT, without any UGC /AICTE recognized PhD degree-  surprisingly how she became an Associate Professor and cluster HOD  co Ordinator of university semester examination system for more than three times successively and surprisingly seems to be "all in all" in Power in SOD including are appointed as convener examiners in  all semesters of B Des, M Des and integrated M Des course in UPES ) and some faculty, including present cluster HOD may be in real vindictive moods  or in constant harassments attitudes towards some few/ some ones students from West Bengal state and make students from West Bengal often harasser using  some times very rude behavior, some times using abusing, insulting words,   making student (him or her)  mentally high level tortured, harrassed, even not allowing  to use laboratory works to complete practical ,projects of university semesters , make you students getting plucked and plucked and plucked in semester exams from 3rd semester onwards in multiple numbers subjects ( say total 14/ 15  subjects in 3rd, 4th 5th and 6th and seventh semesters, even in those subjects you have above 60 % even 83% class attendance in their biometric attendance system and you secured  good percentage marks in your internal assessments by other faculties and the same HOD who takes all  decisions alone regarding a student's fate in successful passing or getting supplementary, re supplementary, re re supplementary , put them in several times repeated supplementary and supplementary examination in many subjects in almost all end semesters (This is based on HOD notion and mood on a particular student ). Often HODs and  faculties don't co operate with students to finish students schedule works in time. These are  just to earn money from students / students parents with an dirty ulterior motive not to complete student his/ her course in sessions scheduled due time and forces students for extending times and years to earn more money and money beyond schedule sessions period for further deposit of tuition fees and other fees ( almost Rs 4.1 lakh yearly or more in two semesters in a year ie in two semesters in a year ) , often she causes mental ragging to a targeted student by HOD or faculty if you are most obedient , very honest ,perfect and remain timid and respectful in your nature which most Bengal students are .They do all these verbally without keeping any proof or not allowing you to take proof or record

The UPES is thus May  be considered as a worst private university  at Derhadun, in India and school of Design under UPES is an design institution just to generate revenue for UPES authorities and nothing else.  It's management is too poor.It's ranking 79 by NIRF government of India, but  that ranking is not for school of Design at all 

In The UPES,  university end semester examinations sem 1- to sem 8 ( they call it Jury ) controller of examination (COE ) office UPES  did never 

apoointed any external examiners as per UGC  guidelines and rules in subjects concerned examination (practical and viva exams. There is no theoretical papers in B des Fashion Design course ) from recognized institution of outside Uttarakhand state or instead of outside state externals, do not even appoint  two recognized internal examiners from others institutions of Uttarakhand State ( externals are highly necessary to make an unbiased results for students ) and here decision of the cluster Head of School of Design is final decision one there in all  eight university semesters exams, in all subjects ,( how is it possible beyond any ones understanding through out world ) regarding a students  fate for passing in grade A+ to C + or fail ( marked F or Repeat) and no other examiners often appointed from same department by COE office has probably any say over the HOD while in computation of results in final sheet ( how is that possible no one of UPES authority cares?? )and even if review of Marked "F "subjects papers in semester  results are applied for by the students or parents or guardian on behalf of students with payment (if applied with INR Rs 250 for each subjects reviewed) it is conducted by the same examiners of the same institute by COE office, declared officially by COE under his or her seal ( which are against UGC guidelines for examination and in review system of papers) and after reviewing marks remaining mostly unchanged to maximum number of students applied for review and in one or two cases students who once was marked "F" failed gets A+ grade(?) or A grade or B grade and that is also limited up to 2nd semester students .Rest remaining unchanged. Then why is review mechanism exist? Just To earn money from students??

 IN UPES a Master degree holder how can be promoted to Rank above Demonstrator or Tutor (without recognized PhD ( may be he/she completing PhD) as per UGC  teachers eligibility criteria 2022 and even  thesis /project guide or co oridinator of university Examiner?

The respectable  only Professor in SOD & Principal or Dean of School of Design UPES Dehradun, Honb Vice Chancellor of UPES, The Registrar of UPES or The COE of UPES or even the chancellor of UPES don't bother to give ever any official reply  or answers of students or their guardian / parents' official written complain / grievances email or letters  even if your guardian / parents send multiple official e-mails with documents attached there or post  hard copies of grievances with  attached documents by registered Post or by courier post received by them or submit their complain under seal of receipt of UPES ; even if  yours guardian/ parents'  complain or grievances e mail / letter are sent as" Demi Official letters "from your  guardian/ parents high ex- government officials ranks or present ranks ( may be Govt ranking and designation , may be semi govt ranking and designation of government or semi government or may be from others most respectable civil official  designation/ rank or  as parents of students or as guardian) they though receive letter, don't respond  verbally or officially, even they don't pick up yours or yours parents or guardian telephonic calls for any discussion on any issues against them. They  try to put all blames on shoulder of students if you ask  officially why such irregularities or vindictive attitude towards the students goes on there and why multiple time fails in the subjects happen and  they just hide their own faculties fault , rather becomes much vindictive towards the students by making him or her repeated failure in university semester exam . They forget that students parents are paying huge money ( almost 17-18lacks INR for BDes fashion design degree to purchase from a private universities and they are vender for it and students parents are consumer of final product the graduation certificate in schedule sessions period and the students and his or her guardian are paying to UPES university not the school of Design authority  students and their parents can easily go to consumer court asking for compensation even ,as it is a private University and degree are being purchased with huge money. Students parents may move to court of law for RTI, may move to human rights commission and all accreditation authorities of UPES university and school of Design at UPES

The UPES account office sent students or students parents or guardian  by email Letters for payment only their semesters fees, tuition fees, examination fees other fees in time and computer generated receipts of money

A totally business   private university UPES is . at least the school of Design

Please remember In UPES, SOD your and yours parents dream to make you a fashion designer with a BDes degree or MDes degree will turn ultimately a nightmare for both you and your parents. 

So my advice to you the students from West Bengal to pursue your BDes carrier in Kolkata based colleges  like in NIFT , in institution of ministry of textiles colleges, and if from private one ie from Amity University of Kolkata or SNU where complete course fees are less than 8 lacks never go outside West Bengal like in ARCH, Pearl , UPES etc to ruin your career  and money finally. It is better to persue general stream honors courses and masters degree from Kolkata colleges than to move to outer states in India for being designer or fashion designer

The authority of UGC, AICTE, NACC  NIRF etc must re check the faculties credibility, degrees, teaching experiences, to become at all a valid faculties there without any UGC/AICTE recognized PhD degree  as per UGC guidelines of 2022, to become even lecturer and next promotion of faculties and university semester examination systems, examiners selection system, teaching learning system, theory practical  viva system, infrastructures  etc before giving recognitions to courses of UPES Dehradun, bidhouli , Uttarakhand