Jun 12 2017 : The Times of India (Chennai)
HRD ministry asks UGC to conduct inspection of
44 `unworthy' varsities
New Delhi:
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
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Offering hope to 44 deemed universities, the ministry of human resource development has asked the University Grants Commission (UGC) to conduct fresh inspection. These deemed universities came under the scanner in 2009 following an adverse report by a government panel and uncertainty on their status has continued since then.Eight years back, MHRD set up the Tandon Committee to examine 126 deemed universities. The committee in its report found 46 of them “unworthy“ of being given a deemed university status. Another 44 were found deficient on many counts while the performance of 38 was found satisfactory.
Uncertainty over the “deemed“ status of these institutions across the country continued till date and some of these universities even sought legal recourse. According to a senior HRD official, “The gov ernment want that there should be some clarity as the matter has been on for a long time. Therefore the ministry has once again asked UGC to conduct fresh inspections so that which even of these universities can be allowed to retain the deemed status can do so. And also this will ensure that others are removed from the list and the matter is fully resolved.“ The committee in its report recommended immediate withdrawal of the “deemed university“ status from the institutions found unworthy .However, some institutions moved court, and the matter is still sub judice. The Tandon committee had assessed each institute on 45 marks. Institutions that scored less than 15 were labelled unworthy .
Uncertainty over the “deemed“ status of these institutions across the country continued till date and some of these universities even sought legal recourse. According to a senior HRD official, “The gov ernment want that there should be some clarity as the matter has been on for a long time. Therefore the ministry has once again asked UGC to conduct fresh inspections so that which even of these universities can be allowed to retain the deemed status can do so. And also this will ensure that others are removed from the list and the matter is fully resolved.“ The committee in its report recommended immediate withdrawal of the “deemed university“ status from the institutions found unworthy .However, some institutions moved court, and the matter is still sub judice. The Tandon committee had assessed each institute on 45 marks. Institutions that scored less than 15 were labelled unworthy .
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