New Delhi: The UGC on Thursday directed 130
deemed-to-be-universities not to call themselves as
universities.
Acting on the instruction of the government, the
University Grants Commission issued a directive to the vice
chancellors and directors of the deemed-to-be-universities not
to use the word university with their names.
The deemed universities were allowed to remove 'deemed'
from their name and identify themselves as universities three
years ago. The UGC had given them permission in 2006 in this
regard following a recommendation by a committee comprising
heads of UGC and All India Council of Technical Education
(AICTE) and a former Secretary of Higher Education.
However, the UGC decision has been challenged in the
Delhi High Court. The petitioner claimed that the notification
has created confusion with no visible difference in a
university set up under an Act of Parliament or state
legislature and deemed university set up under the University
Grants Commission Act, 1956.
The HRD Ministry last month asked the UGC withdraw its
notification of 2006.
"You are therefore advised not to use the word university
with the name of the deemed university," the today's
notification said.
Bureau Report
First Published: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 22:42