Lok Sabha Question No. 445 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Distance Education by Deemed Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, DHARMENDRA YADAV, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, Shrirang Appa Barne

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 445 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2017

## Distance Education by Deemed Universities

## 445.  SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Supreme  Court  has  raised  certain  objections  with  regard  to  award  of degree by deemed universities through distance education mode;
- (b) if so, the details of the efforts made by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to review the policy of award of degree through distance education;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) the details of the universities offering degree through distance education mode in the country, State/UT-wise?

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

(a):  Yes,  Madam.  The  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  of  India  in  its  Order  dated  03.11.2017  in Civil  Appeal  Nos.  17869-17870/2017  has  suspended  the  engineering  degrees  awarded through distance mode between 2001-2005 without the permission of the AICTE by four Deemed to be Universities namely: (1) Institute of Advanced Studies in Education (IASE) Sardarshahr, Rajasthan; (2) Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth (JRNRV), Udaipur, Rajasthan; (3) Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation (NMRF), Salem, Tamil Nadu; and (4) Allahabad Agricultural Institute (AAI), Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh (now known as Sam Higginbottom  Institute  of  Agriculture,  Technology  &  Sciences).  The  Court  has  further cancelled the degrees of the students admitted by concerned Deemed to be Universities after the Academic Sessions 2001-2005 in Engineering through distance education mode. The Court has also ordered that:

- i. The UGC to consider whether the Deemed to be University status enjoyed by the concerned institutions, namely, JRN, AAI, IASE and VMRF calls for any withdrawal of the status and conduct an inquiry in this behalf.
- ii. AICTE  to  devise  the  modalities  to  conduct  an  appropriate  test  /  tests  for  those students who were admitted in these Institutions  during the Academic Sessions 2001-2005.  The  options  may  be  given  to  the  concerned  students  either  for appearing in the test or for not appearing in the test.
- iii. Those students, who do not wish to exercise the option, shall be refunded entire money  deposited  by them  towards  tuition fee and other charges by the Institutions and their degrees shall stand cancelled.
- iv. No Deemed to be Universities to carry on any courses in distance education mode from the Academic Session 2018- 2019 onwards unless and until it is permissible to conduct such courses in distance education mode and specific permissions are granted  by  the  concerned  statutory/regulatory  authorities  in  respect  of  each  of those courses and unless the off-campus Centres/Study Centres are individually inspected  and  found  adequate  by  the  concerned  Statutory  Authorities.  The approvals have to be course specific.
- v. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to carry out thorough investigation into the conduct of the concerned officials who dealt with the matters and went about the granting permissions against the policy statement.

(b)  to  (d):  Pursuant  to  the  directions  of  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court,  this  Ministry  has constituted  a  Committee  to  examine  the  issues  in  the  distance  education  offered  by Higher Educational Institutions especially pertaining to technical education and its allied fields, and also to suggest a road map for strengthening and setting up of oversight and regulatory mechanism on the institutions offering distance education. The Committee has also  been  asked  to  suggest  oversight  mechanism  to  regulate  the  Deemed  to  be Universities. Apart from this, CBI has been requested to carry out through investigation against  the  concerned  Institutions  /  officials  so  that  appropriate  action  may  be  taken against the Institutions / Officials concerned. (e):  The  details  of  the  Universities  /  Institutions  Deemed  to  be  Universities  offering distance education programmes, as recognised by UGC, are placed at Annexure-I.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 445  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  18.12.2017  REGARDING  DISTANCE  EDUCATION  BY  DEEMED UNIVERSITIES:

## Details of the Institutions recognized by UGC for offering Distance Education Programmes

| Name of State     |   S.No. | Name of Institution                                   | Status of                | Period of Recognition   |
|-------------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH    |       1 | Andhra University                                     | State University         | 2016-17 to 2017-18      |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    |       2 | Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth                         | Deemed University        | 2016-17 to 2017-18      |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    |       3 | Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM) | Deemed University        | 2016-17 to 2017-18      |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    |       4 | Acharya Nagarjuna University                          | State University         | 2016-17 to 2017-18      |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    |       5 | Sri Padmavati Mahila Vishwavidyalayam                 | State University         | 2016-17 to 2017-18      |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    |       6 | Rayalaseema University                                | State University         | 2016-17 to 2017-18      |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    |       7 | Sri Venkateswara University                           | State University         | 2016-17 to 2017-18      |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH |       1 | Rajiv Gandhi University                               | Central University       | 2016-17 to 2017-18      |
| ASSAM             |       1 | Tezpur University                                     | Central University       | 2016-17 to 2017-18      |
| ASSAM             |       2 | Assam Down Town University                            | Private University       | 2016-17 to 2017-18      |
| ASSAM             |       3 | Dibrugarh University                                  | State University         | 2016-17 to 2017-18      |
| ASSAM             |       4 | Assam Don Bosco University                            | Private University       | 2016-17 to 2017-18      |
| ASSAM             |       5 | Gauhati University                                    | State University         | 2016-17 to 2017-18      |
| ASSAM             |       6 | Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open                     | State Open University    | 2016-17 to 2017-18      |
| BIHAR             |       1 | Magadh University                                     | State University         | 2016-17 to 2017-18      |
| BIHAR             |       2 | Lalit Narayan Mithila University                      | State University         | 2016-17 to 2017-18      |
| BIHAR             |       3 | Nalanda Open University                               | State Open University    | 2016-17 to 2017-18      |
| CHHATTISGARH      |       1 | Pt. Sundarlal Sharma Open University                  | State Open University    | 2016-17 to 2017-18      |
| CHHATTISGARH      |       2 | MATS University, Raipur                               | Private                  | 2016-17 to 2017-18      |
| CHHATTISGARH      |       3 | Dr C.V. Raman University, Kota                        | State Private University | 2016-17 to 2017-18      |
| DELHI             |       1 | Institute of Rail Transport *                         | Private Institutte       | 2016-17                 |
| DELHI             |       2 | Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)        | Central University       | 2016-17 to 2017-18      |
| DELHI             |       3 | National Institute of Health and Family Welfare *     | Govt. Institute          | 2016-17                 |
| DELHI             |       4 | University of Delhi                                   | Central University       | 2016-17 to 2017-18      |
| DELHI             |       5 | All India Management Association *                    | Private Institute        | 2016-17                 |
| DELHI             |       6 | Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthana                          | Deemed University        | 2016-17 to 2017-18      |
| DELHI             |       7 | TECNIA Institute of                                   | Private                  | 2016-17                 |

|             |    | Advanced Studies *                                          | Institute               |                    |
|-------------|----|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
|             |  8 | TERI School of Advanced Studies, NewDelhi                   | Deemed to be University | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|             |  9 | Jamia Hamdard University, New                               | Deemed to be University | 2016-17            |
| GUJARAT     |  1 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University                      | State Open University   | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
| HARYANA     |  1 | Kurukshetra University                                      | State University        | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|             |  2 | Maharshi Dayanand University                                | State University        | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|             |  3 | Guru Jambeshwar University of                               | State University        | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|             |  4 | Choudhry Devi Lal University,                               | State University        | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
| JAMMU&      |  1 | University of Kashmir                                       | State University        | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|             |  2 | University of Jammu                                         | State University        | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
| KARNATAKA   |  1 | IFIM Business School *                                      | Private Institute       | 2016-17            |
|             |  2 | Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana                | Deemed University       | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|             |  3 | National Law School of India University                     | State University        | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|             |  4 | Kuvempu University, Karnataka                               | State University        | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|             |  5 | Bangalore University                                        | State University        | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|             |  6 | Mangalore University                                        | State University        | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
| KERALA      |  1 | Kannur University                                           | State University        | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|             |  2 | University of Calicut                                       | State University        | 2017-18 to 2018-19 |
|             |  3 | University of Kerala                                        | State University        | 2017-18 to 2018-19 |
| MAHARASHTRA |  1 | Indian Institute of Materials Management *                  | Private Institute       | 2016-17            |
|             |  2 | Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University,             | State Open University   | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|             |  3 | University of Mumbai                                        | State University        | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|             |  4 | Welingkar Institute of Management, Research & Development * | Private Institute       | 2016-17            |
|             |  5 | Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University                 | State University        | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|             |  6 | Management Studies (NMIMS)                                  | Deemed University       | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|             |  7 | Tata Institute of Social Sciences                           | Deemed University       | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|             |  8 | Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning *                    | Private Institute       | 2016-17            |
|             |  9 | Bharati Vidyapeeth                                          | Deemed University       | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|             | 10 | MIT School of Distance Education *                          | Private Institute       | 2016-17            |
|             | 11 | Shivaji University                                          | State University        | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|             | 12 | Dr.D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth                                    | Deemed University       | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|             | 13 | Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya         | Central University      | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |

|                |   14. | Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) Women's     | State University      | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
|----------------|-------|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|                |    15 | International Institution for Population Sciences (IIPS) | Deemed University     | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
| MADHYA PRADESH |     1 | Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University                      | State Open University | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
|                |     2 | Jiwaji University                                        | State University      | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
|                |     3 | Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya                              | State University      | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
|                |     4 | Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot                                | State University      | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
|                |     5 | Dr. Hari Singh Gour Vishwavidyalaya                      | Central University    | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
|                |     6 | Barkatullah University                                   | State University      | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
|                |     7 | Awadhesh Pratap Singh University                         | State Unviersity      | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
|                |     8 | Maharshi Mahesh Yogi Vedic Vishwavidyalaya               | Private University    | 2017-18              |
| ODHISHA        |     1 | Asian School of Business Management *                    | Private Institution   | 2016-17              |
|                |     2 | Utkal University                                         | State University      | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
|                |     3 | Odisha State Open University, Odisha                     |                       | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
|                |     4 | Fakir Mohan University                                   | State University      | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
|                |     5 | North Orissa University                                  | State University      | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
| PUDUCHERRY     |     1 | Pondicherry University                                   | Central University    | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
| PUNJAB         |     1 | Lovely Professional University                           | Private University    | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
|                |     2 | Punjab University                                        | State University      | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
|                |     3 | Punjabi University                                       | State University      | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
|                |     4 | I.K. Gujaral Punjab Technical University                 | State University      | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
|                |     5 | Thapar Institute of Engineering &Technology              | Deemed University     | 2016-17              |
| RAJASTHAN      |     1 | Vardhman Mahaveer Open University                        | State Open University | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
|                |     2 | Suresh Gyan Vihar University                             | Private University    | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
|                |     3 | Jagannath University                                     | Private University    | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
|                |     4 | Jaipur National University                               | Private University    | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
|                |     5 | Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women's University                     | Private University    | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
|                |     6 | Jain vishva Bharti Institute, Rajasthan                  | Deemed University     | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
| SIKKIM         |     1 | Sikkim Manipal University                                | Private University    | 2016-17              |
| TAMILNADU      |     1 | Tamil Nadu Open University                               | State Open University | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
|                |     2 | Tamil University                                         | State University      | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
|                |     3 | Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha                       | Govt. Institution     | 2016-17              |
|                |     4 | Sastra University                                        | Deemed University     | 2016-17 to 2017-18   |
| TELANGANA      |     1 | National Institute of Rural                              | Govt.                 | 2016-17              |

|               |    | Development (NIRD) *                                         | Institution              |                    |
|---------------|----|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
|               |  2 | The English and Foreign Languages University                 | Central University       | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|               |  3 | ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education                        | Deemed University        | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|               |  4 | Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University                           | State University         | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|               |  5 | University of Hyderabad                                      | Central University       | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|               |  6 | National Academy of Legal Studies & Research University      | State University         | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|               |  7 | Maulana Azad National Urdu University                        | Central University       | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|               |  8 | Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Open                                   | State University         | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|               |  9 | Osmania University, Hyderabad                                | State University         | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|               | 10 | Kakatiya University                                          | State University         | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
| TRIPURA       |  1 | Tripura University                                           | Central University       | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|               |  2 | ICFAI Tripura                                                | Private University       | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
| UTTAR PRADESH |  1 | U.P Rajarshi Tandon Open University                          | State Open University    | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|               |  2 | Swami Vivekanand Subharti University                         | Private University       | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|               |  3 | Aligarh Muslim University                                    | Central University       | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|               |  4 | Integral University                                          | Private University       | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|               |  5 | Dayal Bagh Educational Institute                             | Deemed University        | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|               |  6 | IMT Distance and Open Learning , Ghaziabad *                 | Private Institution      | 2016-17            |
| UTTRAKHAND    |  1 | University of Petroleum & Energy Studies                     | Private University       | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|               |  2 | Uttarakhand Open University                                  | State Open University    | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|               |  3 | Dev Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya,                                | Private University       | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|               |  4 | Institution of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI) | State Private University | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
| WESTBENGAL    |  1 | University of Kalyani                                        | State University         | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|               |  2 | Netaji Subhas Open University                                | State Open University    | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|               |  3 | Vidyasagar University                                        | State University         | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|               |  4 | Rabindra Bharati University                                  | State University         | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|               |  5 | University of Burdwan                                        | State University         | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |
|               |  6 | University North Benagal                                     | State University         | 2016-17 to 2017-18 |

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