Lok Sabha Question No. 223 (STARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Private Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD

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

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO.*223 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2016

## Private Universities

## *223. DR. BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state : (a) the number of private universities/ deemed universities in the country along with their ranking on the basis of their performance, State/UT-wise; (b) the details of the first twenty five private universities recognised on the basis of merit awarded by University Grants Commission (UGC), location-wise; (c)  whether the Government has laid down any procedure to determine the merits and performance of private universities and if so, the details thereof; (d) whether a number of proposals are pending with UGC for the establishment of private  universities  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  by  which  these  are likely to be approved; and (e)  the  steps  taken  to  improve  the  standard  and  quality  of  education  imparted  by

- these universities?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ( SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI )

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

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*223 FOR 14.03.2016 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBER DR. BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD REGARDING PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES

- (a)  &  (b):  At  present,  there  are  233  Private  Universities  and  123  Deemed  to  be Universities in the country. 88 Institutions out of 123 Deemed to be Universities are privately  managed.  The  State-Wise/UT-Wise  break  up  of  these  Universities  is  as under:

|   Sl No. | Name of State     | No. of Private Universities   | No. of Deemed to be Universities   | No. of privately managed Deemed to be Universities   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    | -------                       | 5                                  | 4                                                    |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 7                             | 1                                  | ------                                               |
|        3 | Assam             | 4                             | ------                             | ------                                               |
|        4 | Bihar             | ------                        | 1                                  | ------                                               |
|        5 | Chandigarh        | ------                        | 1                                  | ------                                               |
|        6 | Chhattisgarh      | 8                             | ------                             | ------                                               |
|        7 | Delhi             | ------                        | 10                                 | 2                                                    |
|        8 | Gujarat           | 24                            | 2                                  | 2                                                    |
|        9 | Haryana           | 18                            | 6                                  | 3                                                    |
|       10 | Himachal Pradesh  | 17                            | ------                             | ------                                               |
|       11 | Jammu & Kashmir   | ------                        | 1                                  | ------                                               |
|       12 | Jharkhand         | 3                             | 2                                  | 1                                                    |
|       13 | Karnataka         | 12                            | 14                                 | 12                                                   |
|       14 | Kerala            | ------                        | 2                                  | ------                                               |
|       15 | Madhya Pradesh    | 18                            | 1                                  | ------                                               |
|       16 | Maharashtra       | 5                             | 21                                 | 14                                                   |
|       17 | Manipur           | 1                             | ------                             | ------                                               |
|       18 | Meghalaya         | 8                             | ------                             | ------                                               |
|       19 | Mizoram           | 1                             | ------                             | ------                                               |
|       20 | Nagaland          | 2                             | ------                             | ------                                               |
|       21 | Odisha            | 3                             | 2                                  | 2                                                    |
|       22 | Punjab            | 13                            | 2                                  | 1                                                    |
|       23 | Pondicherry       | ------                        | 1                                  | 1                                                    |
|       24 | Rajasthan         | 41                            | 8                                  | 8                                                    |
|       25 | Sikkim            | 5                             | ------                             | ------                                               |
|       26 | Tamil Nadu        | ------                        | 28                                 | 27                                                   |
|       27 | Telangana         | ------                        | 2                                  | 2                                                    |
|       28 | Tripura           | 1                             | ------                             | ------                                               |

| 29.   | Uttar Pradesh   |   24 |   9 |   6 |
|-------|-----------------|------|-----|-----|
| 30.   | Uttarakhand     |   11 |   3 |   2 |
| 31.   | West Bengal     |    7 |   1 |   1 |
| Total | Total           |  233 | 123 |  88 |

Till  date,  no  Private  Universities  /  Institutions  Deemed  to  be  Universities  have been ranked by the Central Government or by its Agencies. (c):  Private  Universities  established  by  the  State Legislatures are regulated as per the provisions of UGC (Establishment of and Maintenance of Standards in Private Universities) Regulations, 2003 while Deemed to be Universities which are privately controlled  are  regulated  under  the  provisions  of  UGC  (Institutions  Deemed  to  be Universities) Regulations, 2010 as amended from time to time. The performance of a Private  University  is  determined  by  the  UGC  through  inspection  with  the  help  of Expert  Committee  consisting  of  subject  experts  and  nominee  from  the  concerned Statutory Council(s). At present, 138 Private Universities have been inspected by the UGC Expert Committee to assess whether they are fulfilling the minimum criteria in terms  of  programmes,  faculty,  infrastructural  facilities,  financial  viabilities,  etc.  The Private Universities are asked to submit compliance report in respect of suggestions/deficiencies,  if  any,  pointed  out  by  the  UGC  Visiting  Committee  for placing  before  a  Committee  of  the  Members  of  the  Commission  for  consideration. Private Deemed to be Universities are also inspected by the UGC with the help of Expert Committee. (d):  As  of  now,  31  proposals  are  pending  with  UGC  for  Deemed  to  be  University status. The details of pending proposals are enclosed at Annexure-I. The UGC Act as  well  as  UGC  (Institutions  Deemed  to  be  Universities)  Regulations,  2010  as amended  from  time  to  time  does  not  prescribe  any  time  limit  for  disposing  off applications for conferring of deemed to be university status. (e): UGC has notified UGC (Establishment and Maintenance of Standards in Private Universities)  Regulations,  2003  and  UGC  (Institutions  Deemed  to  be  Universities) Regulations, 2010 as amended from time to time to improve the standard and quality of education imparted by these universities.

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## ANNEXURE  I  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  NO.*223  FOR  14.03.2016  ASKED  BY  HON'BLE  MEMBER  DR. BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD REGARDING PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES.

|   S.No. | Name of the Institute                                                                                                                                           | Name of the State   | Category        |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|       1 | Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology (CBIT) Chaitanya Bharathi (Post) Gandipet, Kokapet (V) Hyderabad - 500 075                                           | Andhra Pradesh      | General         |
|       2 | National Academy of Agricultural Research Management Rajendranagar, Hyderabad - 500 407                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh      | General         |
|       3 | Rajeev Gandhi Memorial College of Engineering & Technology, Nandyal - 518 501                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh      | General         |
|       4 | Godavari Institute of Engineering & Technology, GIET Campus, Chaitanya Knowledge City, NH-16, Rajahmundry, East Godavari                                        | Andhra Pradesh      | General General |
|       5 | Vignana Jyothi Vignana Jyothi Nagar, Bachupally, Nizampet (SO), Hyderabad - 500 090                                                                             | Telangana           | General         |
|       6 | Public Health Foundation of India University (Public Health Foundation of India) PHD House, Second Floor, 4/2, Sirifort Institutional Area, August Kranti Marg, | New Delhi           | De-Novo         |
|       7 | Northern India Engineering College, FC-26, Shastri Park, New Delhi- 110053                                                                                      | New Delhi           | De-Novo         |
|       8 | Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta Lake P.O., Bangalore - 560 089                                                                        | Karnataka           | Not indicated   |
|       9 | All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Manasagangothri, Mysore - 570 006,                                                                                   | Karnataka           | General         |
|      10 | Kerala Institute of Local Administration Mulamkunnathukavu PO, Thrissur - 680581,                                                                               | Kerala              | De-Novo         |

|   11. | Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth Adi Sankara Nilayam, Veliyanad, Ernakulam                                                                  | Kerala         | De-Novo       |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|---------------|
|    12 | Prestige Institute of Management and Research 2, Education and Health Sector, Scheme 54, Indore - 452 010,                           | Madhya Pradesh | General       |
|    13 | Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Nabi Bagh, Bhopal - 462 038,                                                          | Madhya Pradesh | Not indicated |
|    14 | MAEER MIT World Peace University (MAEER MIT World Peace Society, S.No. 124, Kothrud, Paud Road, Ex. Servicemen Colony, Pune 411 038, | Maharashtra    | General       |
|    15 | National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) Vihar Lake Road, Mumbai - 400 087,                                              | Maharashtra    | General       |
|    16 | Chh. Shahu Institute of Business Education & Research, University Road, Kolhapur - 416 004,                                          | Maharashtra    | Not indicated |
|    17 | G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering CRPF Gate No. 3, digdoh Hills, Hingna Road, Nagpur - 440016,                                     | Maharashtra    | General       |
|    18 | College of Engineering, Pune Shivajinagar, Pune-411 005,                                                                             | Maharashtra    | General       |
|    19 | Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences KISS (KIIT, Campus-10) PO. KIIT, Bhubaneswar - 751 024,                                         | Odisha         | General       |
|    20 | Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Gunupur - 765 022, Dt. Rayagada,                                                     | Odisha         | General       |
|    21 | Surya Institute of Genomics and Biotechnological Research, SCO 164-65, Sector 9 - C, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh - 160 009.              | Punjab         | De-Novo       |
|    22 | Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, Taluk- Chengalpattu, Dt. Kanchipuram, - 603110.                        | Tamilnadu      | General       |
|    23 | PGP University PGP Campus,                                                                                                           | Tamilnadu      | General       |

|    | Namakkal-Karur Main Road, NH-7, Paramathi Post, Namakkal District - 637 207                                                                    |               |         |
|----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------|
| 24 | Mahendra Engineering College Mahendhirapuri, Mallasamudram, Namakkal District - 637 503                                                        | Tamilnadu     | General |
| 25 | International Maritime Academy, 41, Jamin Korrstur, Pudhuchatram, Chennai - 600 124                                                            | Tamilnadu     | General |
| 26 | Sai Ram Siddha Medical college and Research Centre, West Tambaram, Chennai - 600 044,                                                          | Tamilnadu     | De-novo |
| 27 | Raffles Millennium University (Jai Radha Raman Education Society, 5,6,7,8, Knowledge Part IV, Greater NOIDA - 201 308,                         | Uttar Pradesh | De-Novo |
| 28 | Dr. Maggu's GSBA University (Graduate School of Business & Administration, HS - 02, Block - F, Sector Alpha - 02, Greater NOIDA - 201301,      | Uttar Pradesh | General |
| 29 | Madan Mohan Malaviya Engineering College, Gorakhpur - 273 010                                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh | General |
| 30 | Institute for Integrated learning in Management Graduate School of Management, Plot No. 16, Knowledge Park, Institutional Area, Greater NOIDA, | Uttar Pradesh | General |
| 31 | Central Soil & Water Conservation Research & Training Institute 218, Kaulagarh Road, Dehradun - 248 195                                        | Uttarakhand   | De-Novo |

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