Question : SETTING UP OF UNIVERSITIES BY PRIVATE AGENCIES



(a) whether the Government have decided to allow private agencies to set up Universities; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and the terms and conditions for the same?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI)


(a) & (b): The University Grants Commission Act of 1956 allows private sector participation in higher education through the deemed university route. The terms and conditions of such participation are specified in the guidelines of UGC on the subject.