Indian Institute of Paramedical Technology (IIPMT), Kohima Wednesday admitted that till date the institute could not get formal recognition.
On July 8 last, irate alumni of IIPMT surrounded the residence of the principal demanding to know the status of recognition of the institute as they discovered that institute was not recognized by the state health & family welfare department.
According to IIPMT vice principal Chingyong Phom the institute started at Kohima June 2007 after application submitted to principal director health & family welfare department, Kohima dated October 3, 2006.
The institute had also written to higher and technical education for opening a training centre at Kohima dated February 27, 2006, he said.
On informing that the institute needed to be registered, the vice principal said accordingly he applied for registration and registration was issued in his favour September 3, 2008 by joint secretary to government of Nagaland and ex-officio registrar of societies.
Phom said he had also applied for NOC and subsequently commissioner & secretary H&TE on July 2, 2010 issued the NOC.
Following the receipt of NOC, he said the institute approached Assam Nursing Council (ANC) for registration and the form was sent to them. However, he said they were informed that for clinical facilities the institute needed to affiliate with one hospital.
Accordingly, vice principal said he wrote to the department responsible for affiliation, allowing its students to have practical training at
Naga Hospital Authority Kohima (NHAK), but till date the institute did not get any response.
Due to which IIPMT could not get registered with Indian Nursing Council (INC), he said.
Meanwhile, the MD refuted the claim of aggrieved students that 600 students have passed out from the institute, saying so far the IIPMT has trained 200 students and some of whom were already appointed in H&FW department.
It also denied the claim the expenditure per student was nearly Rs. 2 lakh, saying it was only Rs.40,000 per student for 2 years.
The vice principal, in the mean time, hoped that good sense would prevail during discussion with students, parents and police on July 15 next.
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