Thursday, July 2, 2015

Sanskrit University in Tiruchi fake, says UGC

A Sanskrit ‘University’ functioning in Putur, Tiruchi, has been listed among the fake universities in the country by the University Grants Commission on its website.

The institution is among the 21 universities across the country listed as fake and not entitled to confer degrees.

According to a circular issued by the UGC on Wednesday, under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 under section 22(1), only a university established by a Central, State/provincial Act or an institution deemed to be university under section 3 or an institution especially empowered by an Act of Parliament to confer UGC specified degrees under section 22 (3) of the Act can be called university.

The UGC, has, on its website cautioned that there are as many as 21 such fake universities across the country.

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