Lok Sabha Question No. 3148 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Deemed University
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VASANTHI M.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3148 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## Deemed University

## 3148. SHRIMATI VASANTHI M.:

Will	the	Minister	of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be	pleased	to	state : (a)	 whether	 the	 Government	 wants	 a	 new	 provision	 that	 mandates	 that	 deemed University	 should	 have	 at	 least	 5,000	 students	 on	 roll	 and	 not	 less	 than	 250	 regular teachers	and	if	so,	the	details	thereof; (b)	whether	it	is	true	that	currently	an	institution,	to	be	eligible	for	deemed	tag,	should be	accredited	by	National	Assessment	and	Accreditation	Council	or	National	Board	of Accreditation	continuously	for	three	cycles	and	the	Government	desires	to	recduce	it	to two	cycles; (c)	if	so,	whether	deemed	University	is	expected	to	hav	e	adequate	number	of	full-time fully	qualified	and	if	so,	the	details	thereof; (d)	 whether	the	Government	wants	the	University	Grants	Commission	to	replace	this

- with	a	specified	teacher-student	ratio	of	1:20;	and
- (e)	if	so,	the	details	thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

- (a):	No,	Madam.	Presently,	there	is	no	such	proposal	of	the	Government.
- (b)	 &	 (c):	 Presently,	 Deemed	 to	 be	 Universities	 are	 regulated	 by	 University	 Grants Commission	(UGC)	(Institutions	Deemed	to	be	Universities)	Regulations,	2016.	As	per the	 eligibility	 conditions	 of	 these	 Regulations,	 an	 Institution	 seeking	 Deemed	 to	 be University	 status	 should	 have	 highest	 grade	 of	 National	 Assessment	 &	 Accreditation Council	 (NAAC)/	 National	 Board	 of	 Accreditation	 (NBA)	 (for	 all	 its	 eligible	 Courses) continuously	 for	 three	 cycles	 or	 the	 Institution	 should	 have	 the	 highest	 NAAC/NBA grade	for	two	cycles	and	should	be	in	top	20	in	any	specific	category	or	in	top	100	of overall	 ranking	 of	 National	 Institute	 Ranking	 Framework	 (NIRF)	 at	 the	 time	 of application	and	in	immediately	previous	two	years.	However,	the	UGC	in	its	draft	UGC (Institutions	Deemed	to	be	Universities)	Regulations,	2018	has	proposed	to	amend	the

eligibility	 conditions	 for	 an	 Institution	 seeking	 Deemed	 to	 be	 University	 status.	 The proposed	eligibility	conditions	are	as	under:

- i. Institution	should	have	valid	accreditation	by	NAAC	with	3.01	and	above	OR	twothird	of	the	eligible	technical	programmes	at	Undergraduate	and	Post	graduate levels	accredited	by	the	NBA	in	two	consecutive	cycles	at	the	time	of	application.
- ii. Institution	 should	 also	 be	 in	 top	 50	 in	 any	 specific	 category	 or	 in	 top	 200	 of overall	ranking	of	National	Institute	Ranking	Framework	(NIRF)	ranking	at	the time	of	application	and	in	immediately	previous	two	years.'

The	 Institution	 is	 also	 required	 to	 have	 adequate	 number	 of	 full-time	 fully qualified	 faculty	 for	 teaching	 and	 research	 as	 per	 the	 norms	 of	 UGC/	 Statutory Council(s)	concerned. (d):	No,	Madam. (e):	In	view	of	(d)	above,	does	not	arise.

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