(a) the number of Deemed Universities in each State/U.T. at present;
(b) whether certain educational institutions are wrongly claiming
Deemed Status and are admitting students without such status being
assigned by the Government;
(c) if so, the details of such institutions and the action taken against them;
(d) the details of approved Deemed Universities which are found
to be lacking in necessary infrastructure facilities, State/U.T.-wise; and
(e) if so, the action taken in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a) As on 1.08.2010, one hundred and thirty (130) institutions
deemed to be universities are functioning in various States/UTs.
The State/UT wise break up is as follows: (Andhra Pradesh-7,
Arunachal Pradesh-1, Bihar-2, Gujarat-2, Haryana-5, Jharkhand-2,
Karnataka-15, Kerala-2, Madhya Pradesh-3, Maharashtra-21, Orissa-
2, Puducherry-1, Punjab-3, Rajasthan-8, Tamil Nadu-29, Uttarakhand-
4, Uttar Pradesh-10, West Bengal-1 and Delhi-12).
(b) & (c) The Ministry has, so far, not received any complaint
against any educational institution wrongly claiming Deemed
Status and admitting students therein without the Government
having declared such institutions as institutions deemed to be universities.
(d) & (e) University Grants Commission, on the direction of the
Government for a review of availability of infrastructure
including faculty, constituted Expert Committees for
undertaking on-site visits to the institutions deemed to be
universities. Out of the 125 institutions deemed to be
universities reviewed by the UGC Expert Committees, UGC has
reported that 118 such institutions were found to have
adequate infrastructure while 7 were required to further
augment their infrastructural facilities.