Lok Sabha Question No. 3172 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-05
Subject: Deemed University
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3172 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2016

## Deemed University

## 3172. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

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

- (a)	whether	the	Government	is	awre	that	seven	out	of	forty	deemed	universities	in	the country	lack	infrastructure;
- (b)	if	so,	the	details	thereof,	University-wise;
- (c)	 the	 details	 of	 the	 standards/	 parameters	 prescribed	 for	 infrastructure	 in	 such universities;	and
- (d) the details of the action being taken against those universities lacking in infrastructure?

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

(a)	&	(b):	Pursuant	to	the	direction	of	Hon'ble	Supreme	Court	in	WP(C)	No.142	of	2006, an	 Expert	 Committee	 was	 constituted	 by	 University	 Grants	 Commission	 (UGC)	 to physically	inspect	7	Deemed	to	be	Universities	namely	(i)	Bharath	Institute	of	Higher Education	 and	 Research,	 Chennai,	 (ii)	 Academy	 of	 Maritime	 Education	 and	 Training, Kanathur,	 Chennai,	 (iii)	 Ponnaiah	 Ramajayam	 Institute	 of	 Science	 &	 Technology, Thanjavur,	Tamil	Nadu.	(iv)	Maharishi	Markandeshawar	University,	Ambala,	Haryana, (v)	 Vinayaka	 Mission's	 Research	 Foundation,	 Salem,	 Tamil	 Nadu,	 (vi)	 Institute	 of Advanced Studies in Education, Sardarshahr, Rajasthan & (vii) Manav Rachna International	University,	Faridabad,	Haryana	out	of	41	Deemed	to	be	Universities.	After inspection, the Committee pointed out certain deficiencies including those in infrastructural	 facilities.	 University-wise	 details	 of	 such	 deficiencies	 in	 infrastructure are	at Annexure -1.

(c):	 Clause	 7.2	 of	 the	 UGC	 (Institutions	 Deemed	 to	 be	 Universities)	 Regulations,	 2016 elaborates	the	following	minimum	requirements	of	infrastructure	&	other	facilities:

- i) Administrative	Building	of	at	least	1,000	sq.	meters.
2. ii) Academic	 Building,	 including	 library,	 lecture	 theatres	 and	 laboratories,	 of	 at least	15,000	sq.	meters,	of	which	the	central	library	alone	being	of	about	2000 sq.	mts.
3. iii) Some residential accommodation for teachers, guest house and hostel accommodation	for	students	shall	 be	 in	 existence	 at	 the	 time	 of	 applying	 for declaration	 as	 an	 institution	 deemed	 to	 be	 university.	 Hostel	 accommodation shall	be	gradually	increased	to	at	least	25%	of	the	students	within	3	years	of existence	 of	 institution	 deemed	 to	 be	 university.	 	 The	 floor	 area	 for	 hostel facilities	shall	be	10	sq.	mts.	per	student	proposed	to	reside.

Provided	that	if	the	Institution	is	proposed	to	be	set	up		in		metropolitan area/	 urban	 area	 and	 if	 the	 proposed	 Institution	 has	 space	 constraints,	 the hostel	 facilities	 for	 students	 and	 residential	 facilities	 for	 academic	 and	 nonacademic	staff	can	be	established	at	a	place	within	5	km	radius	from	the	main campus.

- iv) The	minimum	requirement	for	open	space	shall	be	40%	of	the	total	area	of	the Institution.
- v) The	minimum	area	for	playground	having	multi	sports	facilities	shall	be	25,000 sq.	mts.
- vi) The	Institution	shall	have	adequate	health	care	facility	within	the	campus	for students,	faculties,	staff	or	any	other	members.
- vii) The	Institute	shall	have	barrier	free	approach	and	appropriate	safety	measures (fire	fighting,	etc.).
- viii) Equipment,	Books	and	Journals	of	the	institution	shall	be	commensurate	with the	size	and	activities	of	the	institution	and	shall	satisfy	the	requirements	of	the Statutory/Regulatory body concerned . The institution shall also have Broadband	Connectivity	of	appropriate	level	in	order	to	cater	to	the	needs	of self	 learning	 /	 virtual	 experiments	 /	 hands	 on	 techniques	 as	 well	 as	 provide electronic	access	to	journals,	books	and	other	learning	materials.
- ix) In	case	of	multi-disciplinary	Institution,	the	aggregate	land	requirement	shall	be the	 sum	 of	 the	 land	 area	 prescribed	 by	 various	 Statutory	 Councils	 for	 all courses. In case, the institution is engaged	 in conducting	 professional programmes	 of	 study,	 the	 prevailing	 norms	 and	 standards	 of	 the	 respective Statutory	Body	for	building	infrastructure	shall	be	applicable,	in	addition	to	the above.
- x) The	infrastructure	requirement	shall	be	evaluated	taking	into	consideration	the future	 expansion	 proposed	in	 the	 application	 along	 with	 requirement	 of	 land

for	 hostel	 and	 allied	 facilities	 for	 the	 student.	 The	 infrastructure	 requirement shall	 be	 ensured	 before	 starting	 new	 courses/	 programme/	 department	 / school	/	centre	in	the	existing	campus.

(d):	The	Report	of	the	Committee	was	placed	before	the	UGC	meeting	in	which	it	was decided	to	give	them	final	opportunity	to	rectify	their	deficiencies	within	a	maximum period	of	one	year	and	submit	the	compliance	report	the	UGC	within	this	period,	failing which	recommendation	will	be	made	to	this	Ministry	for	de-notification	of	Deemed	to be University status. Subsequently, Hon'ble Supreme Court directed National Assessment	and	Accreditation	Council	(NAAC)	to	undertake	assessment	of	41	Deemed to	 be	 Universities	 including	 above	 mentioned	 7	 Deemed	 to	 be	 Universities.	 Out	 of	 7 Deemed	to	be	Universities,	3	have	been	accredited	as	Grade	'A'	&	4	have	been	accredited as	Grade	'B'.

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## ANNEXURE -I

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3172 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2016 REGARDING DEEMED UNIVERSITY ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

## Deficiencies in Infrastructure of the Deemed to be University noted by the Committee:

1. AMET University, Chennai, Tamilnadu
2.  The	land	of	the	University	is	not	in	the	name	of	the	University	as	per	UGC	Regulation,	2010.
3.  Sewage	treatment	plant	is	not	available.
4.  There	is	no	kitchen	in	the	Hostel.
5.  The	University	claimed	that	it	has	its	own	marine	ship	for	training	purpose;	however	it	has been	sold	off.
6.  Laboratory	equipments	are	quite	old	and	obsolete.
7.  Latest	software	for	design	and	development	is	not	provided.
8.  Accommodation	has	not	been	provided	to	foreign	students.
9.  Number	of	Books	and	Journals	available	in	the	library	is	insufficient.
10.  Wi-Fi	and	Internet	connectivity	in	the	library	and	in	campus	is	very	poor.
11.  Sports	facilities	for	the	students	are	negligible
12.  Medical	facilities	on	the	campus	are	not	adequate.
2. Bharat University, Chennai, Tamilnadu
14.  The	assets	and	liabilities	of	the	trust	have	not	been	transferred	to	the	University,	however resolution	has	been	shown.
15.  The	land	of	the	University	is	not	in	the	name	of	the	University	as	per	UGC	Regulation,	2010.
16.  The	old	buildings	are	not	friendly	to	persons	with	disabilities.
17.  Labs	are	not	adequate	for	M.Tech	and	research	students.
18.  There	are	no	smart	class	rooms	in	the	University.
19.  The	IQAC	cell	is	on	papers	only.
20.  Fire	safety	arrangement	are	inadequate.
21.  The	sports	facilities	are	inadequate.
3. IASE Deemed to be University, Sardashahr, Rajasthan
23.  The	land	is	in	the	name	of	the	Trust.	Although,	there	has	been	demarcation	of	land	through resolution.
24.  The	University	does	not	have	land	in	its	name	as	per	the	UGC	Regulations.
4. Manav Rachna International University, Haryana
26.  The	land	of	the	University	is	not	in	the	name	of	the	University	as	per	UGC	Regulation,	2010.
27.  Dental	 College,	 Engineering	 College	 and	 Educational	 College	 are	 functioning	 in	 the	 same campus	without	clear	demarcation	of	land.
28.  The	University	does	not	have	hostel	facility.
29.  Common	facilities	are	used	by	other	Colleges	that	are	being	run	by	the	same	University.
30.  Campus	is	not	disabled	friendly.
31.  Mechanical	 Engineering,	 Aeronautical	 Engineering,	 Civil	 Engineering	 laboratories	 needs proper	planning	and	up-gradation.
32.  Lab	equipments	are	quite	old	and	obsolete	in	Engineering	Laboratories.
33.  Except	Bio-technology,	no	department	has	in-house	Ph.	D	level	facilities.
34.  No	medical	facility	within	the	campus.
35.  Internal	Quality	Assurance	Cell	is	on	papers	only.
36.  Physiotherapy	lab	is	not	having	patient	facility.
37.  Couches	for	physiotherapy	are	not	as	per	norms.
38.  Computer	laboratories	at	Central	and	Departmental	level	needs	up-gradation.
39.  Labs	are	poorly	maintained.
40.  Library	needs	improvement.
41.  Only	basketball/volleyball	courts	are	available	to	the	students.
42.  University	 claims	 to	 have	 a	 shooting	 range	 and	 billiard	 facilities	 for	 students.	 However, there	is	no	access	to	these	facilities	from	the	University.
43.  Faculty	rooms	are	small	and	shabby.
5. Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, Haryana
45.  The	land	has	been	taken	on	lease	only	for	30	years.
46.  The	land	of	the	University	is	not	in	the	name	of	the	University	as	per	UGC	Regulation,	2010.
47.  The	Buildings	are	not	friendly	to	persons	with	disabilities	(no	ramp).
48.  Girls	Hostel	does	not	have	AC	reading	room.
49.  The	equipments	in	the	Laboratories	are	old	and	need	to	be	upgraded.
50.  Central	Research	Laboratory	needs	to	be	strengthened.
51.  There	is	not	a	single	advanced	Research	Laboratory,	although	there	are	85	registered	Ph.D. students	in	the	Department	of	Pharmacy.
52.  The	Animal	House	is	ill-equipped.
53.  Library	facilities	are	not	available	for	girl	students.
54.  Wi-Fi	and	Internet	connectivity	in	the	library	and	in	campus	is	very	poor.
55.  Gym	facilities	are	not	good	and	there	is	no	gym	for	girls.
56.  Several	dental	chairs	in	the	under	graduate	section	are	non	functional.
57.  The	University	is	ill-equipped	in	terms	of	information	technology.
58.  Hostels	facilities	are	below	average	and	need	improvement.
59.  Basic	facilities	like	water	coolers	are	insufficient	in	number.
60.  Water	heating	facilities	are	not	available.
61.  Various	Research	Laboratories	need	to	be	upgraded.
62.  There	are	very	few	Research	projects	funded	by	external	agencies	like	DST,	DBT,	CSIR,	etc.
63.  The	health	centre	facilities	is	not	adequate.
64.  The	medical	students	are	not	going	to	other	medical	centres	for	practice.
65.  Training	facilities	for	Hospital	Management	students	are	very	poor.
6. Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology University, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu
67.  The	land	of	the	University	is	not	in	the	name	of	the	University	as	per	UGC	regulation,	2010.
68.  No	sewage	treatment	plant	in	the	University.
69.  No	girls	Hostel.
70.  Boys	Hostel	are	over-crowded	and	untidy.
71.  Campus	is	not	disabled	friendly.
72.  The	Auditorium	does	not	have	air-conditioner.
73.  All	the	labs	require	up-gradation.
74.  Lab	equipments	are	quite	old	and	obsolete	in	the	laboratories.
75.  There	is	no	air-conditioner	available	in	the	library	reading	room.
76.  The	journals	available	in	the	Library	are	old	and	outdated
77.  There	is	no	medical	facility	available	in	the	campus	after	evening	hours.
78.  There	is	no	life	saving	drugs	in	the	campus.
79.  There	is	no	sports	facility	available	in	the	campus.
80.  There	is	no	IQA	cell.
81.  M.Tech	projects	are	theory	based	only;	not	a	single	practical	based	project	was	shown.
82.  The	mess	is	very	filthy.
83.  Most	of	the	laboratories	in	various	departments	are	in	shabby	condition.	Basic	facilities	are not	provided	in	the	labs.
84.  Multi-gym	is	not	maintained	properly.
85.  The	instruments	in	the	gym	are	old	and	inadequate.
86.  Faculty	rooms	are	very	small.
7. Vinayaka Missions Research Foundation, Salem, Tamil Nadu
88.  The	land	has	been	taken	on	lease	on	1 st 	September,	2010	@	Rs.5,000/-	per	years	in	2	equal instalments	of	Rs.2,500/-	for	a	period	of	99	years.	Status	of	the	land	prior	to	1 st 	September, 2010	is	not	clear.	The	land	was	mortgaged	to	a	Bank	and	it	was	decided	that	after	settling
89. the	dues	with	the	bank	and	clearing	mortgage	the	lesser	undertakes	to	register	this	lease deal.	However,	lease	registration	has	not	been	done	till	date.
90.  The	University	does	not	have	land	on	its	name	as	per	the	UGC	Regulations.
91.  Hostel	facilities	are	insufficient	and	inadequate	for	both	boy	and	girl	students	in	University and	its	affiliated	institutes.
92.  The	 hostel	 rooms	 taken	 on	 outsource	 basis	 are	 overcrowded	 wherein	 5	 students	 are accommodated	 in	 a	 single	 room	 which	 is	 meant	 for	 only	 2	 students.	 The	 facilities	 are pathetic.
93.  Animal	house	is	ill-equipped.
94.  Laboratories	are	inadequate	for	M.Tech	&	Ph.D.	students	although	there	 are	200	M.Tech students	enrolled.
95.  There	is	not	a	single	advanced	research	laboratory,	although	there	are	85	registered	Ph.D. students	in	the	Department	of	Pharmacy.
96.  There	is	no	Medical	Ethics	Committee	in	the	University.
97.  Wi-Fi	and	Internet	connectivity	in	the	library	and	in	the	campus	as	well	is	very	poor.
98.  The	specialized	radiological	investigations	such	as	CT	Scan,	MRI,	etc.	are	not	available	in	the main-hospital.		Therefore,	the	patients	have	to	go	to	adjoining	High-tech	hospital	for	further investigations.
99.  Sports	facilities	in	the	University	are	not	available.
100.  Laboratories	facilities	in	various	departments	of	Arts	and	Science	College	are	not	in	good condition.
101.  Citation	index	of	the	publications	by	faculty	and	students	is	not	satisfactory.
102.  As	 the	 laboratories	 are	 inadequate	 for	 M.	 Tech	 courses,	 students	 have	 done	 limited hardware	projects.
103.  There	are	poor	training	facilities	for	teachers	and	staff.
104.  The	training	facilities	for	Medical	students	are	not	adequate.
105.  The	 training	 facilities	 for	 nursing	 students	 are	 not	 adequate	 as	 required	 by	 the	 Nursing Council	of	India.
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