New Delhi: As many as 22 ‘fake’ universities are functioning in the
country, with a maximum of nine in Uttar Pradesh and five in Delhi, the government
told the Rajya Sabha, adding states have been asked to initiate action against
these universities.
Smriti Irani, the Union Minister of Human Resource Development said that
the Ministry is in the process of writing to the Ministry of External Affairs
to seek a list of all fake varsities and institutions abroad so that students
do not get trapped and duped.
“As per information available with the University Grants Commission (UGC),
there are 22 universities (in the country) which have been listed in the UGC
list of fake universities and are functioning in contravention or violation of
the UGC Act, 1956 in different parts of the country,” Irani said.
Besides UP and Delhi, there are two in West Bengal and one each in
Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Orissa, she said.
Replying to questions, she brushed aside charges that the Centre was
washing its hands off in taking action against such varsities, saying the
government had fulfilled its duties in informing the state governments for
action against the concerned.
With regard to fake universities tying up in order to Indianise
education by trying up with a foreign partner, she said UGC gives an
opportunity for a twinning programme only when there is an Indian partner that
makes a disclosure to the regulator that such an arrangement can be
facilitated.
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