Lok Sabha Question No. 3158 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-05
Subject: Functioning of Deemed Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN, SAUGATA ROY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3158 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2016

## Functioning of Deemed Universities

## 3158. SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN: PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

- Will	the	Minister	of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be	pleased	to	state: (a)	whether	the	Government	proposes	to	establish	more	deemed	universities; (b)	if	so,	the	details	of	deemed	universities	in	the	country,	State-wise; (c)	whether	the	Government	proposes	to	upgrade	the	standard	of	deemed	universities; (d)	 if	 so,	 the	 details	 of	 the	 action	 taken	 by	 the	 Government	 thereon	 and	 the	 mechanism introduced	for	the	evaluation	of	quality	of	education	in	deemed	universities;	and (e)	whether	it	has	come	to	the	notice	of	the	Government	that	the	deemed	to	be	Universities are	violating	the	norms/	guidelines	prescribed	by	the	University	Grants	Commission	(UGC) and	 other	 similar	 authorities	 especially	 those	 regarding	 granting	 degrees,	 fee	 structure,
- etc.,	if	so,	the	details	thereof?

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

(a)	&	(b):	Institutions	desiring	to	be	declared	as	Deemed	to	be	Universities	have	to	apply	to the Government	 and	 if	 they	 fulfill all the eligibility	 conditions	 mentioned	 in	 UGC (Institutions	Deemed	to	be	Universities)	Regulations,	2016,	they	are	declared	as	Deemed	to be	 Universities	 under	 Section	 3	 of	 the	 UGC	 Act,	 1956,	 after	 getting	 recommendations	 of UGC.	Presently,	33	applications	seeking	Deemed	to	be	University	status	are	pending	with UGC.	At	present,	122	Deemed	to	be	Universities	are	functioning	in	the	country.	State-wise	/ UT-wise	breakup	of	these	Deemed	to	be	Universities	is	as	under: Andhra	 Pradesh-5,	 Arunachal	 Pradesh-1,	 Bihar-1, Chandigarh-1,	 Delhi-10, Gujarat-2, Haryana-6,	Jammu	&	Kashmir-1,	Jharkhand-1,	Karnataka-14,	Kerala-2,	Madhya	Pradesh-1,

Maharashtra-21, Odisha-2, Punjab-2, Pondicherry-1, Rajasthan-8, Tamil Nadu-28,

Telangana-2, Uttar Pradesh-9, Uttarakhand-3 and West Bengal-1. Details of these Universities	are	also	available	on	the	website	of	UGC	at	www.ugc.ac.in. (C)	 &	 (D):	 UGC	 has	 notified	 the	 new	 UGC	 (Institutions	 Deemed	 to	 be	 Universities) Regulations,	2016	on	11.07.2016	in	which	several	new	measures	viz.	stringent	eligibility criteria	to	ensure	quality	of	education,	fixing	of	time	frame	for	processing	of	application	of Deemed	 to	 be	 University	 status	 as	 well	 as	 application	 for	 new	 Off-Campus	 /	 new Department	 /	 new	 Course,	 reducing	 the	 Government	 /	 UGC	 interference	 in	 day	 to	 day affairs	of	Institutes,	several	students	welfare	measures,	etc.	have	been	incorporated.	As	per the	provisions	of	UGC	Regulations,	2016,	UGC	conducts	periodic	inspection	of	Deemed	to	be Universities	for	reviewing	infrastructure,	faculty,	admission	process,	examinations	process, research,	etc	in	order	to	ensure	quality	of	education	in	the	institutions. (e):	 It	 has	 been	 noticed	 that	 some	 of	 the	 Deemed	 to	 be	 Universities	 have	 established	 / started	 their	 Off-Campus	 Centre(s)	 in	 violations	 of	 	 the	 norms/	 guidelines	 of	 UGC, therefore,	UGC	issued	notices	to	10	Institutions	to	close	all	such	Off-Campus(es),	the	details of	 which	 are	 at Annexure -I. In	 addition,	 Vellore	 Institute	 of	 Technology	 (VIT)	 admitted students	 in	 its	 Chennai	 Off-Campus	 from	 2010-11	 to	 2012-13	 prior	 to	 approval	 of	 the Campus	by	the	Ministry	in	violation	of	the	Regulations	of	the	UGC.	Therefore,	action	was taken	by	the	Ministry	to	reduce	the	intake	capacity	of	Chennai	Off-Campus	of	VIT	by	50%	of total	admitted	students	during	2010-11	to	2012-13	spread	over	five	years	from	2016-17. In	addition,	further	expansion	was	not	allowed	in	Chennai	Off-Campus	in	terms	of	intake capacity	and	starting	any	new	Course(s)	/	Programme(s)	/	Department(s)	during	2016-17 to	2020-21	including	punishment	with	a	fine	of	Rupees	one	thousand	as	per	UGC	Act,	1956.

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## ANNEXURE IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3158 FOR 05.12.2016 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT SHRI N. K. PREMACHANDRAN AND PROF. SAUGATA ROY REGARDING FUNCTIONING OF DEEMED UNIVERSITIES

|   S.No | Deemed to be University                                                             | Off - campus(es) started without the approvalofMHRD                                                                     |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Banasthali Vidyapeeth Banasthali, Rajasthan.                                        | Jaipur                                                                                                                  |
|      2 | Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi-835 215, Jharkhand.                     | Extension Centres at Allahabad, Kolkata, Lalpur, Noida, Patna, Jaipur and Deoghar                                       |
|      3 | Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Rajasthan.                         | Hyderabad and Goa (Matter before Hon'ble High Court of Delhi)                                                           |
|      4 | Homi Bhabha National Institute Mumbai.                                              | National Institute of Science Education & Research, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. (off - campus approved by the Ministry of HRD) |
|      5 | Indian School of Mines Dhanbad, Jharkhand.                                          | Extension Centre at Kolkata                                                                                             |
|      6 | Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, UP.                                | Bangalore, Kolkata, Mukteswar, Palampur, Pune                                                                           |
|      7 | Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior, MP.                   | Guwahati                                                                                                                |
|      8 | Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra                 | Bangalore, Shirpur and Hyderabad.                                                                                       |
|      9 | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai                                      | Hyderabad                                                                                                               |
|     10 | Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science & Technology (PRIST), Thanjavur, Tamilnadu | Pondicherry, Kumbamonam, Trichy, Madurai and Chennai. (Matter before Hon'ble High Court of Madras)                      |

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