3 min readNew DelhiJun 24, 2026 11:49 AM IST Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University in Maharashtra’s Nanded has barred admissions to first-year B Sc courses in 24 affiliated colleges due to a lack of laboratories and faculty members required to run the programme. The action was taken following an Academic and Administrative Audit (AAA) of affiliated colleges. According to university authorities, admissions to the first year of the B Sc courses have been suspended for the 2026- 27 academic year, giving these colleges another year to make the required arrangements and resume admissions from the next academic year, as their affiliation continues. They are also allowed to admit students to non-BSc courses. Authorities said the decision was taken to ensure that no compromise is made on the quality of higher education. The circular issued by the university states: “During the AAA inspection, undergraduate colleges offering the B Sc programme were found to have received an ‘F’ grade. In addition, some colleges did not submit proposals for the AAA Online inspection. It was also observed that …