(a) whether some fake universities are functioning in the country in which students are being exploited;
(b) if so, whether the Government had constituted a group
of experts in 1998 to suggest measures against these fake
institutions;
(c) if so, whether the said group has submitted its report;
and
(d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the
Government thereon
MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOSURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI JAYSINGRAO GAIKWAD PATIL)
(a) to (d): Presently, University Grants Commission (UGC)
has identified 15 Universities as fake which are functioning
in violation of the UGC Act of 1956. the Government of India
constituted a Task Force in 1998 to examine, inter-alia, the
relevant provisions of the UGC Act and to suggest measures
to provide suitable safeguards against the incidence of face
Universities. The Task Force has since submitted its report
proposing amendments to various provisions of UGC Act to
tackle the problems of fake Univerisites effectively.
Meanwhile, Malpractices Prevention Cell have been set up in
the Government and under various apex bodies of education at
the national level to keep a vigilant eye on various
Malpractices in education including fake institutions/
Universities.