Lok Sabha Question No. 2900 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-20
Subject: Educational Institutions without Recognition
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, REKHA ARUN VERMA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2900 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2017

## Educational Institutions without Recognition

## †2900. SHRI ARVIND SAWANT: SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:

Will	the	Minister	of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be	pleased	to	state : (a)	whether	the	Government	has	noticed	that	a	large	number	of	educational	institutions are	functioning	without	recognition	in	the	country; (b)	 if	 so,	 the	 details	 of	 the	 action	 taken	 to	 ensure	 the	 registration	 of	 the	 educational institutions	and	quality	of	education	therein; (c)	 whether	 the	 fees	 charged	 by	 the	 institutions	 without	 recognition	 /	 registration	 is very	high; (d)	 if	 so,	 the	 action	 taken	 by	 the	 Government	 to	 regulate	 and	 control	 the	 educational institutions	functioning	without	recognition	/registration; (e)	whether	the	Government	proposes	to	enact	laws	for	the	registration	and	monitoring of	the	private	schools	educational	Institutions;	and

- (f)	if	so,	the	action	taken	in	this	regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

(a)	to	(f): Yes , Madam.	A	considerable	number	of	universities/institutions	have	come	to the	 notice	 of	 the	 Government	 which	 is	 functioning	 without	 recognition	 of	 University Grants	 Commission	 (UGC)	 and	 All	 India	 Council	 for	 Technical	 Education	 (AICTE). Presently, 23 universities and 279 technical institutions have been listed as unrecognized	 universities	 and	 unrecognized	 technical	 institutions	 by	 UGC	 &	 AICTE respectively.		 The	 details	 of	 unrecognized	 universities	 and	 unrecognized	 technical institutes	 are	 available	 on	 the	 website	 of	 UGC	 www.ugc.ac.in	 and	 that	 of	 AICTE www.aicteindia.org		respectively.

Several steps have been taken against these unrecognized educational institutions.	The	Ministry	vide	its	D.O.	letter	No.	12-3/2015/U3A	dated	21 st 	July,	2015 requested	 the	 Chief	 Secretaries	 of	 respective	 State	 Governments	 to	 investigate	 the matter	and	register	complaints	in	police	station	against	these	fake	universities	with	a further	request	to	initiate	prosecution	against	those	who	are	involved	in	defrauding	and cheating	 students	 by	 misrepresenting	 themselves	 as	 'Universities'	 awarding	 degrees with	their	name. Apart	 from	 above,	 the following	 action	 has	 been	 taken	 by	 UGC	 to	 stop mushrooming	of	fake	universities	and	also	to	warn	people	against	such	universities: (i)	 For	 the	 awareness	 of	 general	 public/students/parents,	 the	 UGC	 puts	up	the	 list	 of fake	 institutions	 on	 its	 website	 i.e.	 www.ugc.ac.in.	 All	 self-styled	 unrecognized	 and unapproved	institutions	are	cautioned	that	running	of	Undergraduate	and	Postgraduate degree	courses	and	giving	misleading	advertisements	shall	attract	severe	action	under the	provisions	of	appropriate	laws	including	the	UGC	Act	and	the	Indian	Penal	Code,	etc. (ii)		At	the	beginning	of	every	academic	session,	the	UGC	issues	Press	Release	and	Public Notice	 and	 state-wise	 list	 of	 fake	 universities	 in	 the	 country	 in	 national	 dailies	 and Newspapers	 in	 Hindi	 and	 English	 to	 warn	 the	 aspiring	 students,	 guardians	 and	 the public	at	large	not	to	take	admission	in	the	courses	run	by	the	self-styled,	unauthorized fake	 universities/institution	 of	 higher	 education	 functioning	 in	 different	 parts	 of	 the country. (iii) Cases have also been filed in various courts by UGC against fake universities/institutions.	Various	cases	are	pending	in	the	court	of	law	filed	by	the	fake universities/unrecognized	institutes. (iv) UGC	 has also sent letters to the State/UT Principal Secretaries/Education Secretaries	 to	 take	 appropriate	 action	 against	 the	 fake	 universities	 located	 in	 their jurisdiction.	A	reminder	letter	has	also	been	issued	by	UGC	in	April,	2016. Further, the AICTE	 has	 initiated the following action against fraudulent/ unapproved	institutions: i)	 Send	 the	 list	 of	 unapproved	 /	 unregulated	 technical	 institutions	 to	 Principal Secretary/	 Director,	 Technical	 Education/	 concerned	 State	 authorities	 for	 taking appropriate	action	against	such	societies/	individuals/	companies/	trust	etc.	which	are

- offering	courses	programmes	without	obtaining	statutory	approval	of	AICTE.

ii)	Issue	Public	notices	in	newspapers	cautioning	the	students	not	to	take	admission	in such	unapproved	institutions	for	the	benefit	of	Stakeholders. iii)	Update	the	list	of	such	fake	institutions	on	AICTE	website. iv)	Issue	Notices	to	unapproved	institutions	available	on	record	of	AICTE	to	close	down the	programmes	or	to	approach	AICTE	for	seeking	approval.	The	copy	of	notices	is	also endorsed	to	concerned	state	authorities	for	information	and	necessary	action.	There	is no proposal to bring any laws for the registration and monitoring of such fake/unrecognized	higher	educational	institutions. So	far	as	school	education	is	concerned,	recognition	to	school	is	granted	by	the respective	State	Governments.	Education	being	in	concurrent	list	of	the	constitutions, majority	 of	 schools	 including	 the	 private	 schools	 except	 Kendriya	 vidyalaya	 and Navodaya	Vidyalaya	come	under	the	administrative	control	of	State	Government	and	it is	 for	 the	 State	 Government	 to	 curb	 the	 functioning	 of	 such	 unrecognised	 schools including its registration, fees and quality of education. Majority of the State Governments	 have	 their	 own	 State	 Education	 Act.	 No	 Centralised	 data	 is	 maintained with	regard	to	functioning	of	schools	including	unrecognised	private	schools.

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