WLC College Pays For Fleecing
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Karishma Kanuga took college to consumer court after it refused to refund fees. Court has ordered that fees be returned with 9% interest, along with compensation of Rs 50,000 for loss of a year
By Arundhati Ranade
Posted On Tuesday, July 07, 2009 at 03:10:39 AM
During classes, they (college) would show us movies and TV shows. For just that, I was travelling all the way from Koregaon Park to Prabhat Road and paying Rs 1.28 lakh!”
— Karishma Kanuga
VV Kanuga holds up the Consumer Forum order, a copy of which is with Pune Mirror
When Karishma Kanuga got admitted into a mass media course at a college affiliated to a well-known foreign university, three years ago, the 18-year-old had bright dreams of a quality education and a prospective career, thereafter.
But those dreams soon came to a grinding halt, when Karishma discovered, to her shock, that the institution she had hoped to pursue her graduate studies from was not approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
Karishma, now 21 years old and a resident of Koregaon Park, had enrolled herself at the Wigan and Leigh College (WLC) India Pune centre in September of 2006, for a mass media degree.
She was compelled to abandon the course after few months, after realising there were no regular classes or lectures taking place.
While she lost an entire year of her academic career, it was only when the college denied to refund her fees that she and her parents decided to go to the Consumer Forum.
And finally, after fighting in court for close to two years, Karishma and her parents have been given the justice they were due.
Last week, the Forum’s order came through, which has directed the institute to refund the fees, which is Rs 1.28 lakh, along with an 9 per cent interest, as well as compensation of Rs 50,000 as Karishma has lost an academic year.
The institute has to make the payments within two months from the date of receiving the order.
Almost 41 working days passed by without a single regular class or lecture.
We had paid a huge sum of Rs 1,28,258 for the course and for this? Furthermore, they even held a semester exam, the results of which were never announced.”
Karishma, who is now studying Mass Media in Mumbai, said, “During classes, they (college) would show us movies and TV shows.
For just that, I was traveling all the way from Koregaon Park to Prabhat Road and paying Rs 1.28 lakh!” Even when she notified the college director of what was happening, nothing changed.
GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED, LOCALLY OBSCURE
Kanuga said, “Later, we found out that the college was not yet recognized by AICTE. That simply means they are running an illegal course.
Then, we decided to take her off the course and pursue the matter, as we had been cheated.” Karishma and her parents brought the matter to the Consumer Forum and fought the case for almost a year and a half.
The complaint against WLC was lodged with the Pune District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum in January, 2008.
“We had claimed compensation of Rs 5 lakh, as my daughter lost an important year because of the college,” said Kanuga.
“I approached AICTE, while also filing an RTI application with the State Directorate of Higher Education. However, I did not get any reply from them.”
Kanuga’s RTI application sought to know “whether AICTE recognition is mandatory to run a course like mass media”.
PARENTS, STUDENTS, BEWARE!
Consumer activist and president of Grahak Hitwardhini, Sudhakar Velankar was representing the Kanuga case.
Velankar said, “According to the AICTE notification dated May 16, 2005, it’s a criminal offense if a foreign institution is running a course in India without AICTE approval.”
Legal expert Adv D G Sant, who is also secretary of Grahak Hitwardini, said, “The case of Karishma Kanuga is an eye-opener for students and parents everywhere.
WLC had already received a notice from AICTE, earlier. Now, it is up to the state government to take action against such institutions.
Unfortunately, the state is not doing anything. Institutions without proper recognition are simply fleecing students of their money. Parents and students should come forward to fight against such institutions.”
NO ORDER RECEIVED YET: WLC
When Pune Mirror contacted WLC India regarding the matter, the Pune campus director diverted us to the Delhi office.
Head of marketing WLC India, Sunil Gideon said, “We have not received the order yet. As a policy, we do not refund fees once the course starts and the student start attending classes.
In this case, Ms Kanuga attended the classes for several months before she decided to leave. Also, we are not running any illegal courses.”
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WLC College India Complaints
http://www.consumercomplaints.in/bycompany/wlc-college-a156141.html
WLC College
Location: India
Posted: 2010-05-21 by want
WLC College Review
I am a student of wlc college India,for PGBE course, i am in 4th semester i exams will be over in June. this college promised me that i will have a placement when i will walk out of my college and along with my course they will provide me trainee-ship in which i can earn my half of the course fee, but all promises where not kept and now no one in India related to this institute or b-school is ready to provide questions to my answers , they gave me 100% job grantee not warrante that i will get the job , now they ate my 4 lake rupees and not ready to provide me a proper placement. They are asking me to join a job in which i will get 8thousand per month. why should they lie 2 student. i came to you people 2 help me and please stand along with me against this college so that i can get placement in the next one month and save rest of the students for spoiling there life.
this is the words from the CEO to a news paper on Saturday, Jun 14, 2003
Mr Vinay Pasricha, CEO and Director of Wigan & Leigh (India), said the college offers courses on business management, fashion technology, advertising and graphic designing. Media studies are offered both for graduates and undergraduates.
"We are here to make money but not at the cost of the students' future. Our students are successful because we teach them what industry demands. The promoters have not taken a single penny out of the company. Instead, profits have been continuously invested back into it," Mr Pasricha told Business Line.
but now they are just not seeing anything creating a situation for student to suicide ..plz help me i am a student and frustrated for my job.
If u feel the complainer's english is SO WEAK that he is worth 8000 only, how did he got admission in WLC... How did he clear WAT???? Is the level of ur entrance exam so low???? nd u proudly advertise it as ONE OF THE LARGEST B-SCHOOL IN INDIA, STATE OF THE ART INFRASTRUCTURE, bla bla bla... nd the entrance exam of such a GR8 college is so bull shit????
U hav the % of student who got placed as traineeship, but do u know how many students have been REJECTED admission in college???? NONE... every one walkin in the campus gets admission... the college's slogan shud be : WLC - A threat to ur future... or : TUM MUJHE PAISE DO, MEIN TUMHE DEGREE DUNGA (ooops... sorry... not DEGREE, DIPLOMA... That too PGDBE *with terms and conditions applied)
When we took admission in this college, we never saw our seniors for 2 months... when our juniors joined the college, they never saw us for around 2 months... Because the college is SO SURE that the existing students will give only and only NEGATIVE feedback about the college... If there is a real man in this entire institute, come forward and deny these charges... If the college management feels their rules are so impressive and targeted towards the improvemennt of students, why dont they disclose it during admission...
Why is the student handbook which comprises all the rules and regulations given to student AFTER admission???? And Mr.Sameer how can college suspect students might cause losses to college??? I'll tell u the actual reason in case this esteemed organization has not told u themselves, they take security deposit coz they know once the students get to know all the rules and regulations, they might not be in a position to pay the charges and hidden costs levied by the college...
Answer me, WHY DOES A STUDENT AVAIL LOAN TO STUDY???? simple reason, he does not have money to afford his studies... Now once a student takes loan and joins college, he is been told about the money he has to pay apart from the fees... Before taking admission, the college will give the prospective students tea, coffee, offer snacks etc... once they take admission, they will have to pay even for the tea they take in cutting edge camps...
U answer to these questions first, then i'll ask u other questions... and trust me there are tons of them... and i know, u wont answer to any of these...
For all the students planning to take admission in WLC, please its my request, JUST REJECT THE IDEA... neither do any research on it (I have already done enough) just dont take admission...
plz close this school so that other peoples future should not be risked.
Thanks,
Indian Student aka frank luca
WLC College
Location: India
Posted: 2010-05-21 by want
WLC College Review
I am a student of wlc college India,for PGBE course, i am in 4th semester i exams will be over in June. this college promised me that i will have a placement when i will walk out of my college and along with my course they will provide me trainee-ship in which i can earn my half of the course fee, but all promises where not kept and now no one in India related to this institute or b-school is ready to provide questions to my answers , they gave me 100% job grantee not warrante that i will get the job , now they ate my 4 lake rupees and not ready to provide me a proper placement. They are asking me to join a job in which i will get 8thousand per month. why should they lie 2 student. i came to you people 2 help me and please stand along with me against this college so that i can get placement in the next one month and save rest of the students for spoiling there life.
this is the words from the CEO to a news paper on Saturday, Jun 14, 2003
Mr Vinay Pasricha, CEO and Director of Wigan & Leigh (India), said the college offers courses on business management, fashion technology, advertising and graphic designing. Media studies are offered both for graduates and undergraduates.
"We are here to make money but not at the cost of the students' future. Our students are successful because we teach them what industry demands. The promoters have not taken a single penny out of the company. Instead, profits have been continuously invested back into it," Mr Pasricha told Business Line.
but now they are just not seeing anything creating a situation for student to suicide ..plz help me i am a student and frustrated for my job.
If u feel the complainer's english is SO WEAK that he is worth 8000 only, how did he got admission in WLC... How did he clear WAT???? Is the level of ur entrance exam so low???? nd u proudly advertise it as ONE OF THE LARGEST B-SCHOOL IN INDIA, STATE OF THE ART INFRASTRUCTURE, bla bla bla... nd the entrance exam of such a GR8 college is so bull shit????
U hav the % of student who got placed as traineeship, but do u know how many students have been REJECTED admission in college???? NONE... every one walkin in the campus gets admission... the college's slogan shud be : WLC - A threat to ur future... or : TUM MUJHE PAISE DO, MEIN TUMHE DEGREE DUNGA (ooops... sorry... not DEGREE, DIPLOMA... That too PGDBE *with terms and conditions applied)
When we took admission in this college, we never saw our seniors for 2 months... when our juniors joined the college, they never saw us for around 2 months... Because the college is SO SURE that the existing students will give only and only NEGATIVE feedback about the college... If there is a real man in this entire institute, come forward and deny these charges... If the college management feels their rules are so impressive and targeted towards the improvemennt of students, why dont they disclose it during admission...
Why is the student handbook which comprises all the rules and regulations given to student AFTER admission???? And Mr.Sameer how can college suspect students might cause losses to college??? I'll tell u the actual reason in case this esteemed organization has not told u themselves, they take security deposit coz they know once the students get to know all the rules and regulations, they might not be in a position to pay the charges and hidden costs levied by the college...
Answer me, WHY DOES A STUDENT AVAIL LOAN TO STUDY???? simple reason, he does not have money to afford his studies... Now once a student takes loan and joins college, he is been told about the money he has to pay apart from the fees... Before taking admission, the college will give the prospective students tea, coffee, offer snacks etc... once they take admission, they will have to pay even for the tea they take in cutting edge camps...
U answer to these questions first, then i'll ask u other questions... and trust me there are tons of them... and i know, u wont answer to any of these...
For all the students planning to take admission in WLC, please its my request, JUST REJECT THE IDEA... neither do any research on it (I have already done enough) just dont take admission...
plz close this school so that other peoples future should not be risked.
Thanks,
Indian Student aka frank luca
wlc college - MBA with a difference - Read On
Post fraud institute --
http://www.consumercourt.in/institute/1750-fraud-insitute.html
Sir,
this is hereby to inform you that a institute name GIIPM(gayatri international institute of planning and management which is located at B-5, sector-9, noida-201301 (U.P)....is running BBA/MBA programme...this institute has promised to give regular degree and 100% placement guarantee and charging 3lakh tuition fee but it is giving distance learning certificate and neither it is giving any placement.....me along with 30 more students of mba is kindly requesting you take some against institute....
the name of owner
Shishupal shankar
B-5,sector-9, noida-201301
phone=0120-3069107
mobile=9818652201
http://www.consumercourt.in/institute/1750-fraud-insitute.html
Sir,
this is hereby to inform you that a institute name GIIPM(gayatri international institute of planning and management which is located at B-5, sector-9, noida-201301 (U.P)....is running BBA/MBA programme...this institute has promised to give regular degree and 100% placement guarantee and charging 3lakh tuition fee but it is giving distance learning certificate and neither it is giving any placement.....me along with 30 more students of mba is kindly requesting you take some against institute....
the name of owner
Shishupal shankar
B-5,sector-9, noida-201301
phone=0120-3069107
mobile=9818652201
Why WLC College is a Fraud?
Why WLC College is a Fraud?
http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090403232313AAeGlQ8
I guess we cannot blame our college for everything.i cannot blame my college as i m the one who choose to be there.no body forced me and it was my duty to confirm everything.I ask a question to everyone name any college which will give u everything that was promised.As a student of WLC i would say that there are some loop holes but there are positive points also.Atleast they are recognised.
Additional Details
the first comment is referred to the question (Wlc is Fraud)..I just tried to answer that question.
hi rajesh i know whatever you have written is true.But i have seen that most of the colleges promise something and do something else.So i just wanted to say instead of cribbing over things we should try from our side to make things better.I think nothing is easy we need to help ourselves. and write or directly talk to the management if we have any problem.
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You are asking a question .. you are answering yourself .... I think you want to discuss something rather than asking a query.
According to me there are the 2 things that we expect from a college
1) good teaching
2) employment opportunity at the end of the course.
The point no 2) was not in the fray until some 4 to 5 years back but not it is something a candidate/student expects.
I feel there is nothing wrong in a candidate/student expecting this ... when we pay close to 5 lac and above as fees .... we expect to get in return something. Isn't?
2 years back (Jan 2007), I was planning to join Stansfield School of Business, Chennai ... the course fees was 3.5 lac ... program everything was fine ... 10 month in Chennai .. 3 months in Singapore etc; etc; ... but they (management) were not 100% confident about placement ..
when I spoke with the course counselors I asked them the previous year placement record data ... they did not show me that ... I was confused and later did not join .... you know what .... it was good I did not join ... Stansfield is not recognized any more in India.
So, every college (while college every training institute) in some way or the other is trying to cheat people!
http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090403232313AAeGlQ8
I guess we cannot blame our college for everything.i cannot blame my college as i m the one who choose to be there.no body forced me and it was my duty to confirm everything.I ask a question to everyone name any college which will give u everything that was promised.As a student of WLC i would say that there are some loop holes but there are positive points also.Atleast they are recognised.
Additional Details
the first comment is referred to the question (Wlc is Fraud)..I just tried to answer that question.
hi rajesh i know whatever you have written is true.But i have seen that most of the colleges promise something and do something else.So i just wanted to say instead of cribbing over things we should try from our side to make things better.I think nothing is easy we need to help ourselves. and write or directly talk to the management if we have any problem.
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Best Answer - Chosen by Voters
You are asking a question .. you are answering yourself .... I think you want to discuss something rather than asking a query.
According to me there are the 2 things that we expect from a college
1) good teaching
2) employment opportunity at the end of the course.
The point no 2) was not in the fray until some 4 to 5 years back but not it is something a candidate/student expects.
I feel there is nothing wrong in a candidate/student expecting this ... when we pay close to 5 lac and above as fees .... we expect to get in return something. Isn't?
2 years back (Jan 2007), I was planning to join Stansfield School of Business, Chennai ... the course fees was 3.5 lac ... program everything was fine ... 10 month in Chennai .. 3 months in Singapore etc; etc; ... but they (management) were not 100% confident about placement ..
when I spoke with the course counselors I asked them the previous year placement record data ... they did not show me that ... I was confused and later did not join .... you know what .... it was good I did not join ... Stansfield is not recognized any more in India.
So, every college (while college every training institute) in some way or the other is trying to cheat people!
WLC College - Management Students’ Strike in WLC, Lucknow,India
http://www.shvoong.com/books/469484-management-students-strike-wlc-lucknow/
Management students of Wigan & Leigh College held a strike on Wednesday, November 29th, in the college premises by boycotting the classes. They were agitated and upset about the misleading course they are pursuing. According to the students of the current batch, the management had fooled them to pursue PGDBE (Post Graduate Diploma in Business Economics) course than PGDBM (Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management), for which they had enrolled themselves. The students feel that their investment of lakhs of rupees has gone down the drain by getting admission in WLC. They want only to pursue the PGDBM course, which is a Degree. They believe that in India the Diploma will not be recognized and they cannot get a decent placement after course completion. According to the Centre Head, Mr. Verma, “It was not a strike but confusion”. The issue is not about the degree or the diploma recognition but the contents of PGDBE. Earlier to the strike, the students had communicated with Ms. Malobika Sen Gupta, CEO, WLC, on the internet for the same concern. She replied that PGDBE is the latest curriculum approved by the WLC, UK. According to the faculty member of the local college, they have agreed to incorporate the two courses. The students were not available for any comments. Mr. Verma further said, “The students were well aware of the course and its recognition during enrollment. Yet they want a written clarification about it”. The PGDBE course is what the industry wants globally. Placements after course completion are the main concern of students who manage to enter such professional institutes. But the management has organised campus interviews with companies like Info media and Karvy. In some cases students are short listed and sent to companies for interviews. What follows simply depends on their individual capabilities.Classes resumed in the college today.
Management students of Wigan & Leigh College held a strike on Wednesday, November 29th, in the college premises by boycotting the classes. They were agitated and upset about the misleading course they are pursuing. According to the students of the current batch, the management had fooled them to pursue PGDBE (Post Graduate Diploma in Business Economics) course than PGDBM (Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management), for which they had enrolled themselves. The students feel that their investment of lakhs of rupees has gone down the drain by getting admission in WLC. They want only to pursue the PGDBM course, which is a Degree. They believe that in India the Diploma will not be recognized and they cannot get a decent placement after course completion. According to the Centre Head, Mr. Verma, “It was not a strike but confusion”. The issue is not about the degree or the diploma recognition but the contents of PGDBE. Earlier to the strike, the students had communicated with Ms. Malobika Sen Gupta, CEO, WLC, on the internet for the same concern. She replied that PGDBE is the latest curriculum approved by the WLC, UK. According to the faculty member of the local college, they have agreed to incorporate the two courses. The students were not available for any comments. Mr. Verma further said, “The students were well aware of the course and its recognition during enrollment. Yet they want a written clarification about it”. The PGDBE course is what the industry wants globally. Placements after course completion are the main concern of students who manage to enter such professional institutes. But the management has organised campus interviews with companies like Info media and Karvy. In some cases students are short listed and sent to companies for interviews. What follows simply depends on their individual capabilities.Classes resumed in the college today.
Is WLC college a fraud ?
http://www.globalshiksha.com/is-wlc-college-a-fraud-/questions/45313
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Question: Is WLC college a fraud ?
I am a student of WLC (Wigan& Leigh college),Bangalore.I am going through a trauma coz of this college.It is pure Non-sense,fraud,cheat and they are always back of money,they have no student concern and don't value students grievance.they promise to give internships in well reputed companies but they give internships in low profile companies which wont even pay us.So i request everyone who is planning to join this college to better not spoil their lives and money.If anybody a part of this college can share their experiences.
Answer
well when i was in school WLC college people came to our school and presented themselves as a very reputed college and assured placements if we joined them after school.they took an aptitude test of all the students and said the people who score well will be chosen for the course of their choice and strange was this everybody was chosen and all of us received letters from them.NO REPUTED COLLEGE OR INSTITUTION WILL EVER GO AND RUN AFTER STUDENTS TO JOIN THEIR INSTITUTE ITS THEIR FACILITIES WHICH THEMSELVES MAKE STUDENTS RUN AFTER IT.in my opinion and discussion with friends its a total fraud.
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Question: Is WLC college a fraud ?
I am a student of WLC (Wigan& Leigh college),Bangalore.I am going through a trauma coz of this college.It is pure Non-sense,fraud,cheat and they are always back of money,they have no student concern and don't value students grievance.they promise to give internships in well reputed companies but they give internships in low profile companies which wont even pay us.So i request everyone who is planning to join this college to better not spoil their lives and money.If anybody a part of this college can share their experiences.
Answer
well when i was in school WLC college people came to our school and presented themselves as a very reputed college and assured placements if we joined them after school.they took an aptitude test of all the students and said the people who score well will be chosen for the course of their choice and strange was this everybody was chosen and all of us received letters from them.NO REPUTED COLLEGE OR INSTITUTION WILL EVER GO AND RUN AFTER STUDENTS TO JOIN THEIR INSTITUTE ITS THEIR FACILITIES WHICH THEMSELVES MAKE STUDENTS RUN AFTER IT.in my opinion and discussion with friends its a total fraud.
WLC College Complaints - Cheating
WLC College Complaints - Cheating
WLC College
Location: India
Posted: 2010-05-21 by want Send email
Cheating
I am a student of wlc college India,for PGBE course, i am in 4th semester i exams will be over in June. this college promised me that i will have a placement when i will walk out of my college and along with my course they will provide me trainee-ship in which i can earn my half of the course fee, but all promises where not kept and now no one in India related to this institute or b-school is ready to provide questions to my answers , they gave me 100% job grantee not warrante that i will get the job , now they ate my 4 lake rupees and not ready to provide me a proper placement. They are asking me to join a job in which i will get 8thousand per month. why should they lie 2 student. i came to you people 2 help me and please stand along with me against this college so that i can get placement in the next one month and save rest of the students for spoiling there life.
this is the words from the CEO to a news paper on Saturday, Jun 14, 2003
Mr Vinay Pasricha, CEO and Director of Wigan & Leigh (India), said the college offers courses on business management, fashion technology, advertising and graphic designing. Media studies are offered both for graduates and undergraduates.
"We are here to make money but not at the cost of the students' future. Our students are successful because we teach them what industry demands. The promoters have not taken a single penny out of the company. Instead, profits have been continuously invested back into it," Mr Pasricha told Business Line.
but now they are just not seeing anything creating a situation for student to suicide ..plz help me i am a student and frustrated for my job.
plz close this school so that other peoples future should not be risked.
Thanks,
Indian Poor Student
WLC College
Location: India
Posted: 2010-05-21 by want Send email
Cheating
I am a student of wlc college India,for PGBE course, i am in 4th semester i exams will be over in June. this college promised me that i will have a placement when i will walk out of my college and along with my course they will provide me trainee-ship in which i can earn my half of the course fee, but all promises where not kept and now no one in India related to this institute or b-school is ready to provide questions to my answers , they gave me 100% job grantee not warrante that i will get the job , now they ate my 4 lake rupees and not ready to provide me a proper placement. They are asking me to join a job in which i will get 8thousand per month. why should they lie 2 student. i came to you people 2 help me and please stand along with me against this college so that i can get placement in the next one month and save rest of the students for spoiling there life.
this is the words from the CEO to a news paper on Saturday, Jun 14, 2003
Mr Vinay Pasricha, CEO and Director of Wigan & Leigh (India), said the college offers courses on business management, fashion technology, advertising and graphic designing. Media studies are offered both for graduates and undergraduates.
"We are here to make money but not at the cost of the students' future. Our students are successful because we teach them what industry demands. The promoters have not taken a single penny out of the company. Instead, profits have been continuously invested back into it," Mr Pasricha told Business Line.
but now they are just not seeing anything creating a situation for student to suicide ..plz help me i am a student and frustrated for my job.
plz close this school so that other peoples future should not be risked.
Thanks,
Indian Poor Student
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