
UGC Suspends Engineering Degrees Given By 4 Deemed To Be Universities Through Distance Mode
The four universities are: JRN Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Institute of Advanced Studies in Education (IASE), Rajasthan, Allahabad Agricultural Institute (AAI) and Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation, Tamil Nadu.
"AICTE Regulations, do apply to deemed to be universities and the four varsities were not justified in introducing any new courses in Technical Education without the approval of AICTE.
"Consequent to this..all the degrees in Engineering awarded by concerned deemed to be universities stand suspended," UGC Secretary PK Thakur said.
The top court had directed the AICTE to hold tests for the students whose degrees would stand suspended by January 15, 2018, and said these students should not be given more than two chances to clear the examination.
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