Lok Sabha Question No. 798 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-23
Subject: Deemed Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 798 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2018 Deemed Universities

## 798. SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE: SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

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

(a)	 the	 norms/criterion	 laid	 down	 by	 the	 Government	 to	 rank	 the	 Private/	 Deemed Universities/Institutions	in	the	country; (b)	whether	the	Government	has	inspected	such	Universities/Institutions	to	assess	the compliance	of	the	said	norms/	criterion	by	them	across	the	country	during	each	of	the last	three	years	and	the	current	year; (c)	if	so,	the	details	and	outcome	thereof,	State/UT-wise	and	if	not,	the	reasons	therefor; (d)	 whether	 the	 Government	 has	 received	 a	 number	 of	 proposals	 from	 various Institutions	for	granting	them	Deemed	University	Status	in	the	country;	and (e)	if	so,	the	details	thereof,	State/UT-wise	along	with	the	action	taken/being	taken	by

- the	Government	on	such	proposals	so	far?

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

(a): In order to rank Indian Higher Educational Institutions including Private Universities	 &	 Deemed	 to	 be	 Universities,	 the	 India	 Rankings	 have	 been	 launched	 by this	Ministry	under	the	National	Institutional	Rankings	Framework	(NIRF).	The	norms	/ criteria	 used	for	ranking	of	the	Universities	/	Institutions	include	'Teaching,	Learning and	Resources',	'Research	and	Professional	Practices',	'Graduation	Outcomes',	'Outreach and	Inclusivity',		and	'Perception'. (b)	 &	 (c):	 No,	 Madam.	 The	 Universities	 /	 Institutions	 desirous	 of	 participating	 in	 the ranking	exercise,	are	required	to	supply	the	data	in	the	given	format	on	the	NIRF	portal, before	the	last	date	specified	for	this	purpose.	The	Universities	/	Institutions	are	also required	to	upload	the	submitted	data	on	their	own	publicly	visible	website	to	maintain

- transparency.	The	NIRF	checks	such	data	with	the	Institution	and	other	Regulator	data.

Most	 of	 data	 pertaining	 to	 the	 research,	 which	 has	 a	 large	 weightage,	 is	 taken	 from independent	third	party	and	other	authentic	sources	like	Scopus	or	Web	Science. (d)	&	(e):	In	the	last	four	years,	16	applications	have	been	received	in	the	Ministry	for granting	 of	 Deemed	 to	 be	 University	 status	 under	 Section	 3	 of	 the	 University	 Grants Commission	(UGC)	Act,	1956.	The	details	of	these	application	and	action	taken	by	the Ministry	/	UGC	are	at Annexure -I.

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## Annexure -I

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (d) & (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 798 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2018 REGARDING DEEMED UNIVERSITIES

State/UT -wise list of applications received for deemed to be University status in the last four years and their present status

|   Sl No. | Name of Institute                                                                     | Name of State/UT   | Present status                                                                                                    |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Central Institute of Technology Balagaon, Kokrajhar, Bodoland Territorial Area, Assam | Assam              | On the advice of UGC, Letter of Intent has been issued by this Ministry.                                          |
|        2 | Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Guwahati, Assam                    | Assam              | Since the Institution has been declared as Institution of National Importance, the application has been returned. |
|        3 | Institute of Rural Development, Anand, Gujarat.                                       | Gujarat            | The application is under consideration of the UGC.                                                                |
|        4 | National Rail & Transportation Institute (NRTI), Vadodara, Gujarat.                   | Gujarat            | On the advice of UGC, Letter of Intent has been issued by this Ministry.                                          |
|        5 | Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Nehru Nagar, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh     | Madhya Pradesh     | Application has been withdrawn by the Institute.                                                                  |
|        6 | Keshav Vishwavidyapeeth Rewa, Madhya Pradesh                                          | Madhya Pradesh     | The application is under consideration of the UGC.                                                                |
|        7 | Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI), NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh                  | Uttar Pradesh      | The Institution has been declared as Institution of National Importance.                                          |
|        8 | Indian Institute of Mass                                                              | New Delhi          | The application is under                                                                                          |

|    | Communication, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi                                                                                         |             | consideration of the UGC.                                                                                         |
|----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  9 | Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore, Karnataka.                                                                     | Karnataka   | Due to non-fulfilling of eligibility conditions, the application has been rejected.                               |
| 10 | St. Aoysius (comprising of St. Aloysius College, Mangalore and St. Aloysius Institute of Education, Mangalore), Mangaluru, Karnataka. | Karnataka   | The application is under consideration of the UGC.                                                                |
| 11 | St. Joseph College (Autonomous), Bengaluru, Karnataka                                                                                 | Karnataka   | The application is under consideration of the UGC.                                                                |
| 12 | Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth Adi Sankara Nilayam, Veliyanad, Ernakulam, Kerala.                                                          | Kerala      | Declared as Deemed to be University                                                                               |
| 13 | International Maritime Academy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.                                                                                  | Tamil Nadu  | Due to non-fulfilling of eligibility conditions, the application has been rejected.                               |
| 14 | Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu.                                                        | Tamil Nadu  | Since the Institution has been declared as Institution of National Importance, the application has been returned. |
| 15 | Chaitanya Degree College (Chaitanya Institute of Technology & Science), Kishanpura, Hanamkonda, Warangal, Telangana.                  | Telangana   | Committee constituted to visit the Institute to consider Deemed to be University status                           |
| 16 | Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata.                                                                 | West Bengal | Declared as Deemed to be University                                                                               |