Govt. of India to de-recognise Forty Four DEEMED UNIVERSITIES
Govt. of India to de-recognise Forty Four DEEMED UNIVERSITIES
The HRD Ministry has decided to withdraw the “deemed” status awarded to forty four universities in the country, stating they were being run as “family fiefdoms” and not on “academic considerations”.
Deemed university is a status of autonomy granted to high-performing institutes and departments of various universities, allowing them to set their own guidelines for admission, syllabus and even fees.The government will allow the institutions to run under their parent universities so as to not jeopardise the future of students.
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Nearly two lakh students are enrolled in these universities in 13 states across India.The bulk of the 44 institutions are in Tamil Nadu: St. Peter’s Engineering College, Avadi; the Noorul Islam College of Engineering, Kumaracoil, Thuckalay; the Meenakshi Medical College and Research Institute, Kancheepuram, and other institutions run by this university; the Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Padur, the Chettinad College of Nursing; the Saveetha Dental College and Hospital; the Saveetha Medical College and Hospital and other institutions; the Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Engineering, Virudhunagar; the Periyar Maniammai College of Technology, Thanjavur; the Academy of Maritime Education and Research, Chennai; Vel’s Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies, Chennai; the Vel Tech Engineering College; the Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Pollachi; Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation, Salem, and the Balaji Vidyapeeth, Puducherry.Some are in the NCR Delhi Region, such as Manav Rachna, Shobit and Santosh, are spread across the country.The List Also includes institute of History of Art Conservation and Musicology running from Janpath in the capital, Bangalore’s Christ College and Jaypee Institute of Information Technology in Noida are among the institutes short of their status. These deemed universities were found deficient on many grounds — ranging from lack of infrastructure to lack of evidence of expertise in disciplines they claim to specialize in.
Another 44 institutions have been given three years to rectify the shortcomings
Source : Various HT, Hindu, TOI
LIST OF DEEMED UNIVERSITIES IN INDIA
The committee is learnt to have found serious shortcomings in quality of faculty and facility in some institutions, sources said. It may suggest that such institutions should go back to their earlier status of college if they fail to fulfill the requirements within a certain period of time.
Dear Mr. Kapil Sibal,
Keep up the Good Work… With People like you and Dr. Manmohan Singh at the helm of affairs, I am sure India’s Education System will be one of the best in the near Future.
I think, this is a positive step taken by the HRD Minister.Mushrooming engineering and management colleges, with some notable exceptions, have largely become, mere business entities dispensing very poor quality education. Deemed Universities have also mushroomed.
It is unfortunate in Many Countries including in India, a goal or a scheme that was set up with lofty goals like Deemed University to recognize institutions like Tata Inst. of Fundamental Research, should get a chance as Deemed Univ. This has been ABUSED by Skillful money minded Business Fellows coupled with a few Corrupt Politicians and their associates to their Personal Advantage.
Best Wishes
A Concerned Indian