Lok Sabha Question No. 263 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Private Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RITI PATHAK, JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *263 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018

## Private Universities

## †*263. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK: SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

Will	the	Minister	of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be	pleased	to	state : (a)	the	number	of	Universities	including	Private	Universities	and	deemed	universities	in the	country	along	with	the	rankings	thereof,	on	the	basis	of	their	performance,	Statewise	including	Tamil	Nadu; (b)	the	details	of	Universities	recognized	by	the	University	Grants	Commission	(UGC)	on the	basis	of	their	merits-demerits,	location-wise; (c)	 whether	 the	 Government	 has	 prescribed	 any	 process	 to	 ascertain	 the	 meritsdemerits	and	performance	of	private	Universities	and	if	so,	the	details	thereof; (d)	 whether	several	proposals	for	setting	up	of	private	Universities	are	pending	with UGC	and	if	so,	the	details	thereof	along	with	the	time	by	which	these	proposals	are	likely to	be	approved;	and (e)	the	steps	taken	by	the	Government	to	improve	the	standard	and	quality	of	education

- being	imparted	by	the	said	Universities?

## ANSWER MINISTER	OF	HUMAN	RESOURCE	DEVELOPMENT (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a)	to	(e):	A	statement	is	laid	on	the	Table	of	the	House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *263 FOR 31.12.2018 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK AND SHRI JUGAL KISHORE REGARDING PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES

(a):	At	present,	there	are	892	Universities	/	Deemed	to	be	Universities	in	the	country. Out	of	which	325	are	Private	Universities	and	125	are	Deemed	to	be	Universities.	All Higher	 Educational	 Institutions	 including	 Private	 Universities	 and	 Deemed	 to	 be Universities	are	ranked	by	National	Institutional	Rankings	Framework	(NIRF)	based	on their	 performance	 which	 includes	 'Teaching,	 Learning	 and	 Resources',	 'Research	 and Professional Practices', 'Graduation Outcomes', 'Outreach and Inclusivity', and 'Perception'.	State/UT-wise	list	of	all	Private	Universities	and	Deemed	to	be	Universities that	participated	and	ranked	in	NIRF-2018	in	various	categories	is	available	on	NIRF's website	www.nirfindia.org.

(b):	 The	 location-wise	 details	 of	 UGC	 recognized	 Universities	 are	 available	 on	 UGC's website	www.ugc.ac.in.

(c):	 Private	 Universities	 are	 regulated	 by	 the	 UGC	 as	 per	 the	 provisions	 of	 the	 UGC (Establishment	 of	 and	 Maintenance	 of	 Standards	 in	 Private	 Universities)	 Regulations, 2003.		In	order	to	ascertain	the	quality	and	performance	of	Private	Universities,	UGC conducts	inspection	of	every	Private	University	with	the	help	of	its	Expert	Committees consisting	 of	 a	 representative(s)	 from	 the	 Statutory	 Council(s)	 concerned.	 These Committees	assess	the	fulfillment	of	minimum	criteria	in	terms	of	programmes,	faculty, infrastructural	facilities,	financial	viability,	etc.	as	laid	down	by	the	UGC	and	respective Statutory	Councils.		In	case	any	deficiencies	are	pointed	out,	the	Private	Universities	are asked	 to	 submit	 compliance	 report	 in	 respect	 of	 the	 observations/suggestions	 of	 the Expert	Committees.

(d):	No,	Madam.	Private	Universities	are	established	by	the	Act	of	the	State	Legislatures concerned.		UGC	includes	the	name	of	Private	University	in	its	list	after	receipt	of	the State	Act.

(e):	 UGC	 issued	 a	 Quality	 Mandate	 for	 all	 Higher	 Educational	 Institutions	 including Private	Universities	to	improve	the	standard	and	quality	of	education.	The	UGC	issued the	following	10	initiatives	for	all	HEIs	to	achieve	the	above	objectives:

- i. Induction	programme	for	students.
- ii. Learning	 outcome-based	 curriculum	 framework	 -	 revision	 of	 curriculum	 in regular	intervals.
- iii. Use	ICT	based	learning	tools	for	effective	teaching-learning	process.
- iv. Soft	skills	for	students.
- v. Social	and	Industry	connect	for	every	Institution:	Every	Institution	shall	adopt	at least	5	villages	for	exchange	of	knowledge	and	for	the	overall	social	/	economic betterment	of	the	village	communities.
- vi. Examination	reforms	-	test	the	concept,	and	application;	exit	examinations.
- vii. Tracking	of	the	student	progress	after	completion	of	Course.
- viii. Induction	 training	 for	 all	 new	 teachers,	 and	 annual	 refresher	 training	 for	 all teachers	-	role	of	the	NRCs;	and	mandatory	leadership	/	management	training for	all	educational	administrators.
- ix. Promoting	quality	research	by	faculty	and	creation	of	new	knowledge.
- x. Mentoring	 of	 non-accredited	 institutions,	 so	 that	 every	 Institutions	 can	 get accreditation	by	2022.
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