Lok Sabha Question No. 513 (STARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: Malpractices by Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SURESH KODIKUNNIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*513 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.04.2017

## Malpractices by Universities

*513. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the reports of widespread malpractices by universities and colleges to avail accreditation by presenting false data;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken against such institutions; and
- (c) whether the Government conducts random investigations in colleges and other institutions to assess facilities, apart from the scheduled inspections and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *513 FOR 10.04.2017 ASKED BY SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING MALPRACTICES BY UNIVERSITIES

(a)  to  (b):  The  National  Assessment  and  Accreditation  Council  (NAAC),  an  institution accrediting agency of University Grants Commission (UGC) has intimated that as per its extant procedure, peer teams are constituted comprising of senior academicians for assessment and accreditation of the institution concerned. The institution submits data in the prescribed format and  provides  other  quantitative  and  qualitative  information  in  the  prescribed  manual  for submission of self-study report. The data/information so submitted to NAAC by the institution is  validated  by  visiting  peer  teams  and  qualitative  and  quantitative  reports  are  prepared  by them for consideration of NAAC for accreditation of the institution concerned.

The complaints received by the stakeholders (if any) are provided to the visiting teams by NAAC for obtaining necessary clarifications or/ and looking into them as appropriate. While validating the data and assessing institutions, the visiting teams consider the relevant details provided by the complainants and appropriately assign the final scores under the respective components of assessment. NAAC has established a Complainants Management Committee which  looks  into  the  complaints  especially  those  received  after  accreditation  for  initiating necessary  action.  To  increase  the  transparency  and  reliability  of  the  information/data,  the institutions  are  mandated  to  upload  the  information  provided  to  NAAC  on  the  institutional website.  The  institutions  are  instructed  to  retain  the  information  on  their  website  until completion of the validity period of accreditation and provide access to all the stakeholders. Further,  institutions  are  also  instructed  to  video  graph  the  whole  assessment  exercise  and submit the same to NAAC and also upload on its website.

(c):  No,  Madam.  The  assessment  process  of  NAAC  is  planned  in  collaboration  with  the institution and is not a random investigation process.

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