In response to the query requested within the Lok Sabha query hour right now whether or not the federal government has taken be aware that many faux/non-recognised universities are operating within the nation, the training minister knowledgeable that the University Grants Commission (UGC) has declared 24 “self-styled” institutes faux and located two extra in violation of norms.
Based on the complaints obtained from the scholars, mother and father, normal public, and likewise via digital print media, University Grants Commission (UGC) has declared 24 self-styled institutes as faux universities.
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Besides, two extra institutes particularly Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Lucknow, UP and Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM), Qutub Enclave, New Delhi are additionally discovered functioning in violation of the UGC Act, 1956. The state-wise particulars of pretend universities can be found on UGC’s web site http://www.ugc.ac.in.
Uttar Pradesh has the best eight such faux universities — Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi; Mahila Gram Vidyapith, Allahabad; Gandhi Hindi Vidyapith, Allahabad; National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Kanpur; Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Open University, Aligarh; Uttar Pradesh Vishwavidyalaya, Mathura; Maharana Pratap Shiksha Niketan Vishwavidyalaya, Pratapgarh and Indraprastha Shiksha Parishad, Noida.
Delhi has seven such faux universities — Commercial University Ltd, United Nations University, Vocational University, ADR Centric Juridical University, Indian Institution of Science and Engineering, Vishwakarma Open University for Self Employment and Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya (Spiritual University).
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Informing the home on the steps taking by the UGC in opposition to the faux or non-recognised universities, Pradhan stated, “the UGC issues public notices about the list of fake universities/institutes in national Hindi and English newspapers.”
He stated, “The commission writes letters to state chief secretaries, Education secretaries and principal secretaries to take action against such universities located in their jurisdiction”. “Show cause and warning notices are issued to the unauthorized institutes awarding invalid degrees when any self-styled institution is found or noticed functioning in violation of the UGC Act, 1956.”
(with PTI inputs)