University Grand Commission takes strict action against fake universities

University Grand Commission takes strict action against fake universities

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New Delhi: The College Grants Fee (UGC) is closely cracking down on faux universities which are operating in contravention of the UGC Act of 1956. The instances of faux universities working within the nation have come to UGC’s discovery by public or college students’ complaints, from the references of states, Union Territories (UTs), and even the native authorities. Publish figuring out the establishments which are working as faux universities, the UGC points showcase notices to such self-styled establishments.

In this regard, the upper training regulator has additionally issued public notices on its website cautioning the mother and father to be conscious of such universities while trying to find admission avenues for his or her kids after class XII. Presently, 21 faux universities or establishments are within the listing of faux universities maintained by UGC. Out of those 21 faux universities, seven are situated in Delhi, one in Karnataka, one in Kerala, one in Maharashtra, two in West Bengal, 4 in UP, two in Odisha, one in Puducherry, and one in Andhra Pradesh.

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Chatting with Training Occasions, Rajnish Jain, secretary, UGC, says, “The instances regarding faux universities come to our discovery by the receipt of criticism by public or college students, reference from states, Union Territories (UT) and native authorities. A recognized college as per the regulation is one that satisfies the Part 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956. As per this Act, a college must have been established below a Central or a State Act together with some other establishment.

The college should be recognized by UGC in accordance with part 22 of the UGC Act, 1956. Many cases of faux universities working within the nation have come to our discovery. After such instances come to our cognizance, we subject present trigger notices to such self-styled establishments and likewise write to the Principal Secretaries and Training Secretaries of the states and UTs requesting them to take motion in opposition to them.”

“If such self-styled establishments do not satisfactorily comply, we embrace their identity within the listing of faux universities. Presently, 21 universities or establishments are there within the listing of faux universities. Along with this, the Indian Institute of Planning and Administration (IIPM), New Delhi can be not recognized by us as per Part 2(f) and Part 3 of the UGC Act, 1956.

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Not too long ago, we have now issued public notices on our website cautioning most people, college students, mothers and fathers and different stakeholders to not take admitted within the following self-styled establishments just like the All India Institute of Public & Bodily Well being Sciences (AIIPPHS), a State Authorities College in Delhi and the Digital College of Ability Resurgence in Maharashtra’s Wardha district,” informs Jain.

“An Anti Mal Observe Cell (AMPC) is in existence which has been functioning since Might 30, 1996. The target of the AMPC is to curb the menace of faux universities and levels. The cell is coping with all of the issues regarding the existence and functioning of faux or non-recognized universities which are operating in contravention of the UGC Act, 1956.

AMPC liaisons with completely different companies of the central and state governments to verify the menace of faux and non-recognized establishments. In this regard, it additionally requests the states or union territories and native authorities to take motion in opposition to such establishments for violating the UGC Act, 1956 and different penal legal guidelines,” provides Jain.

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Pankaj Mittal, secretary-general, Affiliation of Indian Universities (AIU), says, “As per the part 23 of UGC, any establishment which isn’t established by the State or Central Act or shouldn’t be a deemed to be college or institute of nationwide significance, could be termed as faux college. If such establishments use the phrase, ‘college’, in their nomenclature, it is tantamount to being unlawful. The levels they offer to the scholars without being a college, stand no worth. Typically, we get to find out about faux universities by UGC.”

(Inputs from TOI)

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