Derecognized 44 Deemed Universities In India…

The University Grant Commission or UGC, is the legal organization in India set up by government to look after the determination, maintenance and coordination of standards of university education in the country. The statutory body has the power of giving ranks to universities and colleges and to recognize or de-recognize institutes of higher education as per their performance. The institution has head-quarter in New Delhi, with regional centres in Pune, Kolkata, Bhopal, Guwahati, Hyderabad and Bangalore.

On Jan 2010, Ministry of HRD, India has de-recognized 44 Deemed University because of the major irregularities found in their educational system and put them under scan. As per the Tondon Committee report these educational centres were functioning in contravention of the UGC Act in different parts of the country like Uttarakhand, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar etc.

The Review Committee found several aberrations like undesirable management architecture where families rather than professional academics controlled the functioning of institutions. Moreover most of these recognized universities were offering post-graduate and undergraduate courses that are fragmented with concocted nomenclatures and seats disproportionately that increased beyond the actual intake capacity.

The list of 44 Deemed Universities that Review Committee has de-recognized are:

• Graphic Era University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
• Christ College, Bangalore
• Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology and Research, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
• Lingaya’s University, Faridabad
• St Peter’s Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai
• Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education, Kanyakumari
• Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida
• Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology, Meerut
• Sumandeep Vidyapeet, Vadodara, Gujarat
• Sri Devraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Reserch, Kolar, Karnataka
• Yenepoya University, Mangalore
• BLDE University, Bijapur, Karnataka
• Gurukul Kangri, Haridwar, Uttarakhand
• Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Satara, Maharashtra
• D Y Patil Medical College, Kolhapur, Maharashtra
• Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research, Chennai
• Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kanchipuram
• HIHT University, Dehradun
• Santosh University, Ghaziabad
• Maharshi Markandeshwar University, Ambala, Haryana
• Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad
• Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education, Tumkur, Karnataka
• Jain University, Bangalore
• Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune
• Siksha “O” Anusandha, Bhubaneswar
• Janardan Rai Nagar, Udaipur, Rajasthan
• Institute of Advanced Studies in Education of Gandhi Vidya Mandir, Sardarshahr, Rajasthan
• Mody Institute of Technology, Sikar, Rajasthan
• Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute, Chennai
• Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai
• Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Virdhunagar, Tamil Nadu
• Periryar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology, Thanjavur
• Academy of Maritime Education and Training, Chennai
• Vel’s Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies, Chennai
• Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore
• Vel Tech Rangaraja Dr Sagunthal R&D Institute of Science, Chennai
• Nehru Gram Bharati Vishwavidyalaya, Allahabad
• Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Puducherry
• Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation, Salem, Tamil Nadu
• Bharath Institute of Higher Education And Research, Chennai
• Ponnaiya Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
• Nava Nalanda Mahavira, Nalanda, Bihar
• Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu
• National Museum, Institute of the History of Art Conservation and Musicology, Janpath, New Delhi

However, the case is still running in the Supreme Court and the decision is awaited. But the major question is what will happen to lakhs of students (studying in these universities) whose faith are hanging and in reality they are the one who will suffer the most.

For more details see the NDTV Report.