Question : AWARDING OF ACCREDITATION DEEMED UNIVERSITY STATUS

(a) whether or not UGC is required to consult the concerned administrative Ministry/ authority before awarding national Assessment and Accreditation Council Accreditation or the deemed to be University status to an institution;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(c) whether in a few instances institutions, particularly the Institutions offering professional courses, were accorded, and continue to be accorded Accreditation/ University status even before the course or the college was/ is formally recognised by the administrative Ministry;

(d) if so, the details of such institutions with date of conferring Accreditation/ University status and recognition by the concerned administrative authority; and

(e) the reaction of the Government thereto alongwith the action taken by the Government thereon?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. VALLABHBHAI KATHIRIA)

(a) & (b): The assessment and accreditation of Universities/colleges is done by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous institution under the University Grants Commission (UGC)Act and no approval of UGC/ Govt. of India is required for accreditation of Universities / Colleges.

The proposal for grant of Deemed to be University Status to an institution is processed by the UGC in consultation with the concerned statutory authorities, like All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Medical Council of India (MCI), Dental Council of India(DCI) before the Commission submits its recommendation for consideration and approval of the Ministry.

(c) to (e): No professional technical programmes are accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA) , a statutory body set up under the AICTE Act, without the approval of AICTE. In case of grant of deemed to be University status, the approval is taken from the concerned statutory professional council, if the University conducts courses in those professional subjects .