Lok Sabha Question No. 2448 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-18
Subject: Deemed Universities
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara, Pratima Mondal, Sougata Ray, Dinesh Lal "Nirahua" Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 2448

ANSWERED ON- 18/12/2023

## Deemed Universities

2448. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

SHRI DINESH LAL YADAV 'NIRAHUA':

SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL:

PROF. SOUGATA RAY:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state :

- (a) the details/criteria of Educational Institutions granted Deemed-to-be status in the country so far and the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) the name of each Deemed University, purpose of establishment, date of granting approval and the courses that are offered in each of said Deemed Universities;
- (c) whether the control of the Government and UGC have over the functioning of Deemed Universities;
- (d) the details of basic difference between Ordinary Universities and Deemed Universities;
- (e)  whether  the  UPSC/Government  approved  the  educational  qualifications  of  deemed universities for its employment and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  Deemed  Universities  are  not  following  the reservation policies and if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto and the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a) to (c): State-wise details of Institutions Deemed to be University along with their date of notification  and  areas  in  which  courses  offered,  as  informed  by  the  University  Grants Commission (UGC) are provided at https://www.education.gov.in/parl\_ques.  Presently,  the Institutions  Deemed  to  be  Universities  are  regulated  as  per  the  provisions  of  the  UGC (Institutions deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2023. The Regulations provide for the objectives of these Institutions deemed to be Universities.

(d):  Section  2(f)  of  the  UGC  Act,  1956  provides  that  'University'  means  a  University established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act, and includes  any  such  institution  as  may,  in  consultation  with  the  University  concerned,  be recoginsed by the Commission in accordance with the regulations made in this behalf under this Act.

Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 provides that the Central Government may, on the advice of the Commission, declare by notification in the Official Gazette, that any institution for  higher  education,  other  than  a  University,  shall  be  deemed  to  be  a  University  for  the purposes of this Act, and on such a declaration being made, all the provisions of this Act shall apply to such institution as if it were a University within the meaning of clause (f) of section 2.

(e):  The  education  qualifications  of  Institutions  deemed  to  be  Universities  are  valid  for Government employment.

(f):  The  UGC  (Institutions  deemed  to  be  Universities)  Regulations,  2023  provides  that Institution deemed to be University shall implement the policy on reservations in admissions and recruitment, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of India and any Act of Parliament for the time being in force and disclose all such information on its website.

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