(a) the names of deemed universities recognized by the
University Grants Commission (UGC), State Governments and
Distance Education Council (DEC) separately, State-wise; and
(b) the names of universities under cancellation of
recognition by UGC and Distance Education Council (DEC)
recognized by the State Governments, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(Dr. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a): As per Section 3 of University Grants Commission
(UGC) Act, 1956, it is the Central Government which may,
on the advice of the Commission, declare, by
notification in the Official Gazette, any institution
for higher education, other than a university, as deemed
to be a university for the purposes of the said Act.
(b): Neither any recognition nor de-recognition of
institutions as institutions deemed to be universities
is possible by the State Governments or UGC or Distance
Education Council (DEC). On public concerns regarding
decrease of academic standards in such institutions, the
Government ordered review of functioning of all deemed
to be universities by a Committee of eminent academics,
and as many as 44 of these institutions were found
deficient and unfit to continue as such. The matter is
sub judice in the Supreme Court of India in WP(C) No.142
of 2006.