NEP Meets Reality, DU to Motihari: Godown Campus, Research Without Labs, No Space for 4-Yr Degrees
Fareeha Iftikhar | 30 July 2025 | The Print
Motihari/New Delhi: When a 21-year-old, first-generation student from Bihar’s East Champaran district secured admission in a central university, her joy was unmatched. After completing her graduation from a local college, her parents—initially hesitant—agreed to let her go for a postgraduate degree only because the university was relatively closer to home.
But the excitement quickly faded.
She enrolled in the Master of Education programme at the Mahatma Gandhi Central University (MGCU) in Motihari, only to find the campus and facilities far below her expectations.
The institution operates out of five campuses, one of which is a makeshift structure that was once a godown, its blue tin walls and roof enclosing a maze of rooms, many of which are poorly maintained….