Lok Sabha Question No. 3135 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Fake Degrees/Certificates
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, BHOLA SINGH, V. PANNEER SELVAM, MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA

## MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3135 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018

## Fake Degrees/Certificates

## 3135. DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

## SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

SHRI V. PANNEERSELVAM:

## SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI:

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

- (a)	 the	 details	 of	 State/UT-wise	 break-up	 of	 Private	 Universities	 which	 have	 been established	in	the	country	through	a	State	Legislation; (b)	 whether	 these	 Private	 Universities	 are	 indulging	 in	 large	 scale	 malpractices	 by awarding	 the	 degrees	 without	 imparting	 the	 requisite	 education	 up	 to	 the	 required standards	earmarked	for	the	studies	in	the	relevant	subjects,	if	so,	the	details	thereof; (c)	 the	 steps	 being	 taken	 by	 the	 Government	 to	 ensure	 the	 adherence	 to	 the	 prescribed regulations; (d)	 whether	 the	 Government	 is	 aware	 of	 fake	 degrees/certificates	 of	 various	 private universities	secured	by	the	students	through	illegal	means;	and (e)	if	so,	the	number	of	such	cases	unearthed	in	the	country	during	the	last	three	years	and
- the	current	year,	University-wise?

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

(a)	to	(e):	At	present,	there	are	325	Private	Universities	are	functioning	in	the	country.	All Private	Universities	have	been	established	by	the	Act	of	State	Legislatures.	State/UT-wise break-up of Private Universities is enclosed at Annexure -I. The details of these

Universities are also available on University Grants Commission (UGC) website www.ugc.ac.in. UGC	 had	 received	 complaints	 against	 three	 Private	 Universities	 namely	 (i)	 CMJ University,	 Meghalaya;	 (ii)	 EIILM	 University,	 Sikkim;	 and	 (iii)	 Sunrise	 University,	 Alwar, Rajasthan	for	involvement	in	imparting	degrees	without	fulfilling	the	requisite	standards earmarked	for	the	studies	in	the	relevant	subjects.	After	receipt	of	the	complaints	against CMJ	University,	Meghalaya	and	EIILM	University,	Sikkim,	UGC	enquired	into	the	matter	and sent	its	report	to	the	State	Government	of	Meghalaya	and	Sikkim	in	the	year	2013	&	2015 respectively.	On	receipt	of	the	report	from	UGC,	both	CMJ	University	&	EIILM	University have	 been	 dissolved	 by	 the	 respective	 State	 Governments	 in	 the	 year	 2014	 &	 2015 respectively. 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	 ensure	 adherence	 to	 the	 provisions	 of	 the	 UGC	 Regulations,	 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.

- *****

Annexure -I

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3135 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018 REGARDING FAKE DEGREES / CERTIFICATES

## State/UT -wise break -up of all Private Universities

| SI. No.   | State             |   No. of Private University |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |                           4 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |                           8 |
| 3         | Assam             |                           6 |
| 4         | Bihar             |                           6 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |                          11 |
| 6         | Gujarat           |                          34 |
| 7         | Haryana           |                          22 |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh  |                          17 |
| 9         | Jharkhand         |                          13 |
| 10        | Karnataka         |                          17 |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh    |                          33 |
| 12        | Maharashtra       |                          12 |
| 13        | Manipur           |                           1 |
| 14        | Meghalaya         |                           8 |
| 15        | Mizoram           |                           1 |
| 16        | Nagaland          |                           3 |
| 17        | Orissa            |                           4 |
| 18        | Punjab            |                          15 |
| 19        | Rajasthan         |                          50 |
| 20        | Sikkim            |                           4 |
| 21        | Tripura           |                           1 |
| 22        | Uttar Pradesh     |                          29 |
| 23        | Uttarakhand       |                          16 |
| 24        | West Bengal       |                          10 |
|           | Total             |                         325 |

*****