Lok Sabha Question No. 2431 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Malpractices in awarding Degrees
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2431 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## Malpractices in awarding Degrees

## 2431. COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a)	whether	the	Government	is	aware	that	mushrooming	of	private	universities	has	been observed	in	various	States	and	far	flung	areas	in	the	country;
- (b)	if	so,	the	details	thereof;
- (c)	whether	the	Government	is	aware	that	large	scale	malpractices	have	been	reported	in awarding	 the	 degrees,	 etc.	 without	 imparting	 the	 requisite	 education	 upto	 the	 required standards	earmarked	for	the	studies	in	the	relevant	subjects;
- (d)	if	so,	the	details	thereof;
- (e)	 the	 steps	 are	 being	 taken/proposed	 to	 be	 taken	 by	 the	 Government	 to	 ensure	 the adherence	to	the	prescribed	regulations;	and
- (f)	whether	the	Government	is	aware	of	any	fake	degree	syndicate	operating	in	the	country and	if	so,	the	details	thereof	including	the	action	taken	by	the	Government	in	this	regard?

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

- (a)	&	(b):	At	present,	237	Private	Universities	have	been	established	in	the	country	through State	 Legislation.	 In	 addition,	 123	 Institutions	 have	 been	 declared	 as	 Deemed	 to	 be University,	 out	 of	 which	 88	 Institutions	 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 |

(c)	 &	 (d):	 No,	 Madam.	 No	 large	 scale	 malpractices	 have	 been	 reported	 with	 respect	 to awarding	of	degrees	without	imparting	requisite	education.	However,	a	few	instances	of

| 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             | 19     | 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      | 20     | 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         | 8      | 1      | 1        |
| Total | Total               | 237    | 123    | 88       |

such	malpractices	have	been	reported	where	following	requisite	action	has	been	taken	by UGC	against	the	universities.

- i.
- ii. UGC	 team	 visited Eastern Institute for Integrated state	cabinet	decided	to	dissolve	the	University.

The	 University	 Grants	 Commission	 (UGC)	 after	 conducting	 inspection	 of	 CMJ University,	 Meghalaya,	 submitted	 its	 report	 to	 Meghalaya	 Government.	 The	 State Government	of	Meghalaya	decided	to	dissolve	the	University. Learning	 in	 Management University	(EIILM)	University	and	recommended	dissolution	of	the	University.	The

(e):	 Private	 Universities	 are	 regulated	 by	 the	 UGC	 (Establishment	 of	 and	 Maintenance	 of Standards	 in	 Private	 Universities)	 Regulations,	 2003.	 UGC	 is	 empowered	 to	 inspect	 the Private Universities with the help of Expert Committees. These Committees visit Universities to ascertain fulfilment of criteria by these Universities in terms of programmes,	faculty,	infrastructural	facilities,	financial	viability,	etc.	These	Universities	are asked	 to	 rectify	 the	 deficiencies	 pointed	 out	 by	 UGC	 Expert	 Committees	 and	 submit compliance	report.

Similarly,	 Deemed	 to	 be	 Universities	 are	 also	 inspected	 as	 per	 UGC	 (Institutions Deemed	to	be	Universities)	Regulations,	2010	as	amended	from	time	to	time	in	which	there is	 a	 provision	for	inspection.	After	inspection,	the	deficiencies	and	suggestions	if	any	are communicated	to	the	institution	for	rectification	and	submission	of	compliance	report. (f):	No	such	information	is	available	with	UGC.

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