MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI M.A.A. FATMI )
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. In order to maintain standards of higher
education the UGC (Establishment and Maintenance of Standards
in Private Universities) Regulations 2003 were issued on
27.12.2003 and, are in force. These regulations apply to
every university established by or incorporated under a State
Act, whether publicly funded or otherwise. The regulations
apply to all the Degrees/Diplomas/ Certificates offered by
such universities as were in operation on the date of the
notification and also on universities established since then.
The UGC also undertakes on-the-spot inspections of
universities by sending inspection committees to see that the
stipulated parameters of the regulations are followed.
(c) to (e): According to the information furnished by the
University Grants Commission, the Amity University has been
established by the Government of Uttar Pradesh through the Act
of State Legislature [The Amity University Uttar Pradesh Act,
2005 (UP Act no.11 of 2005)] and notified vide UP Government
Notification No.403/VII-V-I-I(Ka)I/2005 dt. 24.3.2005.
The UGC has so far included the following 8 (eight)
private universities under section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956:
Gujarat
1. Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Gandhinagar.
2. Nirma University of Science & Technology, Sarkhej, Ahmedabad.
Himachal Pradesh
3. Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan District.
Uttar Pradesh
4. Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University, Chitrakoot Dham
5. Integral University, Lucknow
Uttaranchal
6. Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Hardwar
7 University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun
8. Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI), Dehradun.
