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July 13, 2009

UGC likely to submit review report on deemed varsities by Aug 28

Filed under: Deemed Universities — Tags: Deemed Universities — ugcaicte @ 6:27 am

New Delhi: The University Grants Fee (UGC) is likely to submit its review report on deemed universities to the regime by August 28.

A committee has also been set up by the Human resource Development Ministry (HRD) comprising academic experts to review the functioning of deemed universities.

The UGC had been given three months time by the HRD Ministry to complete its review report. The UGC was questioned by the ministry to probe the issue on June 4.

Currently there are 128 deemed universities in India, regime manages out of total 35.

Tamil Nadu has the highest number of deemed universities. 29 institutions were awarded deemed to be universities status between 1956 and 1990, while 26 private sponsored institutions have been awarded deemed to be university status between 2000 and 2005.

The UGC has framed a five stage course of action to review the deemed universities. The five steps includes written questionnaires for the deemed to universities as well as fields visit to shortlist institutions.

The universities will be reviewed on maintenance of standards such as quality of teachers, infrastructure and the sanctity of the admission process.

All these universities have also be reviewed by UGC on the status of accreditation. This will be reported to the National Assessment and Accreditation Council and the National Board of Accreditation.

As of now, only 35 of the 93 private deemed to be universities have been accredited by the NAAC.

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Deemed tag can be removed – UGC Chairperson

Filed under: Deemed Universities — Tags: Deemed Universities — ugcaicte @ 6:14 am

New Delhi: Private universities awarded deemed to be universities status, who often demand unwarranted capitation fees have been allowed to remove the word ‘deemed’ from their titles.

D Purandeswari, minister of state for HRD, announced it. In her statement she said, “A committee comprises UGC chairpersons, chairperson of All India Council for Technical Education and former secretary, higher education, had said the word ‘deemed’ could be removed.”

But, all these varsities will have to make it apparent that they have been recognizable by UGC under Section 3 of the UGC Act.

In the last five years, 62 universities have been given deemed to be university status. In total, there were 128 deemed universities. Tamil Nadu had the 29 deemed universities followed by 21 in Maharashtra, 15 in Karnataka, 11 in Delhi and 10 in Uttar Pradesh.

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UGC writes letter to deemed-to-be universities

Filed under: Deemed Universities — ugcaicte @ 6:11 am

Taking a serious note on the increasing trend of violating the guidelines framed by the University Grants Fee (UGC), the UGC has written Vice-Chancellors and Directors of all deemed-to-be universities, as the UGC has observed some of them violating the guidelines and instructions framed by the UGC.

Such violations have resulted in confusion among students and parents.

All these varsities have been told to grant a legal undertaking within a month of receiving the letter that the norms were not being violated.

In its letter to all these deemed to be universities, the UGC has mentioned that deemed universities are not allowed to open and run off-campus centres/offshore campus centres/set up new departments/initiation new courses without obtaining specific prior approval of the UGC/ Regime of India.

The letter further says, students could be admitted only after the approvals were obtained and submission of proposals could not be guaranteed approvals.

Deemed Universities can not give misleading advertisements in newspapers in this area constituent units which are not approved, the letter said, adding that the advertisements had to mention the constituent units approved by the regime under the ambit of the deemed university.

Without getting a prior approval of UGC-AICTE-DEC Joint Committee, the deemed varsities cannot conduct any courses under the distance mode. Degrees awarded without such approval would not be valid.

Study centres established for counselling or advising could not admit students, the letter said.

The deemed universities, being unitary institutions, are not allowed to connect any colleges or institutions, and degrees awarded through such colleges or institutions would be treated as fake, says the letter.

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