UGC Issues Advisory on Distance Education by Private Universities
Sikkim Manipal, Global Open University, ICFAI, others operating illegally in J&K
News Agency of Kashmir 6/21/2009 9:44:14 PM
Srinagar, June 21(NAK): University Grants Commission, apex body of Government of India regulating Universities has issued advisory for Parents and Students on Distance Education by Private Universities. UGC has issued this advisory through a Notice available on UGC Website and can be directly viewed though the link http://www.ugc.ac.in/notices/publicnoticeprivateunivrisites.pdf.
The Notice informs that It has come to the notice of the University Grants Commission that some of the State Private Universities have affiliated colleges and started off-campus centre(s) beyond the territorial jurisdiction of their State in violation of the UGC (Establishment of and Maintenance of Standards in Private Universities) Regulations, 2003 and against the judgment in case of Prof. Yash Pal & Others vs. State of Chhatisgarh & Others. Some of these universities are running these Centres on franchising basis also which is not allowed. It is for the information of the public at large and the student community in particular that as per the information available with the UGC as on date, there are 39 private universities established by the Acts of the Legislatures of different States. Some of the universities that are mentioned in said list of 39 Universities include Sikkim- Manipal University of Health, Medical & Technological Sciences,
Gangtok-737 101.
The Global Open University, Wokha – 797 111. Nagaland
Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI), C-1/103, Indira
Nagar, Dehradun-248 006.
UGC through the said notice has also informed that private universities cannot affiliate an institution/college. They cannot establish off campus centre(s) beyond the territorial jurisdiction of the concerned State. However, they can establish off-campus centre(s) within the concerned State after their existence of five years and with the prior approval of the University Grants Commission. So far, UGC has not approved any off campus centre(s) of any Private University.
The fate of Thousands of Students who have enrolled themselves in courses run by Study centers of Sikkim Manipal University, Global Open University, ICFAI and other private University now hangs in doldrums as by virtue of this notice the above mentioned universities cannot have any study centers beyond their concerned states so all their Study Centers in state of Jammu & Kashmir automatically become illegal. It is important mention that these universities are having several centers imparting Higher Education in field of IT and Management in every nook and corner of state and some centers are admitting students to courses like M.Phil and Ph.D without much needed infrastructure.
UGC has further advised students and Parents to go through the website www.ugc.ac.incarefully before taking admission in any of the above State Private Universities and report the matter to Secretary, UGC on finding any violation of the above provisions.
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