Kolhan University vice chancellor Salil Kumar Roy on Tuesday carried out surprise inspections across five constituent colleges in Jamshedpur to take stock of infrastructure development, which revealed that the Mango-based Jamshedpur Workers’ College was lagging behind others.

During each inspection — starting from Jamshedpur Workers’ College, Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial College in Karandih, Abdul Bari Memorial College in Golmuri, Jamshedpur Co-operative College in Bistupur and Graduate School College for Women in Sakchi — Roy surveyed existing infrastructure and asked the cradles to place proposals for the future, too.

Jamshedpur Workers’ College, it was found, had not yet placed the estimated budget of its development before the varsity.

Roy, who met the teachers, principal and staff at the college, expressed his unhappiness over the slow pace of work. The college has been given a three-day deadline to submit its estimate or else “face stern action” from the varsity.

“I visited all five constituent colleges. Most have utilised prescribed funds. But the situation at Jamshedpur Workers’ College was unsatisfying. Most of the work has not yet started there. I have asked the cradle to give an estimated budget within three days, so that the university can release funds,” said Roy.

Roy also expressed unhappiness over the new building worth Rs 38 lakh at the Mango-based college that has been lying idle since two years.

He said a status report would also be demanded on the matter.

“There are inadequate numbers of classrooms. Still, the new building is not utilised,” he said.

Other colleges were “satisfactory”, he said, but still asked authorities to speed up the pace of work. He also asked principals and others if colleges faced problems regarding funds. The institutions also handed over their demand charter to Roy.

Finally, the V-C asked principals and professors to strengthen vocational courses. “Students still prefer private institutions for MBA, MCA and others. The quality of education here should convince them that Kolhan University is a good choice,” he said.

On the issue of add-on courses whose examinations had not been conducted for the last couple of years, Roy said they would be conducted by November.