Delhi :The University Grants Commission on Wednesday gave 29 deemed universities 24 hours to drop the word “university” from their names, or lose the deemed tag.
University Grants Commission secretary PK Thakur wrote to the institutes, including leading ones such as Symbiosis International University in Pune, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute in Belur Math and Manipal University, asking them to respond by 4 pm on Thursday.
The directive from the higher education regulator comes after a Supreme Court order on November 3, asking the UGC to stop deemed-to-be universities from using the word “university” in their names, two letters from the UGC said.
The first letter was sent to seven institutes, including Symbiosis, the Bengaluru-based Christ University and Jain University, asking them to change their names because, while granting them the deemed status on the UGC’s recommendation, the government had used the word “university” with their names, the Hindustan Times reported.
The second directive was issued to 19 institutes, including Manipal and Delhi’s Teri University, asking them to “revert” to the names the government notified while giving them the deemed-to-be status. Manipal University, for instance, was registered as Manipal Academy of Higher Education, the report said.
Bengaluru’s Christ University will now be called Christ, while the Energy and Resources Institute, or Teri University, and Manipal University also said they will change their names.
The names of the Deemed to be University listed in the latest notice are-Lingaya's Univemig, Maharishi Markandeshwaruniversity, Christ University, Jain University, Yenepoya University, SYMBIOSIS Intemational University, Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Punjab Engineering College, National University of Educational Planning & Administration, TERI School of Advanced Studies, K.L.E. Academy of Higher Education and Research, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Kalinga Insitute of lndustrial Technology, Thapat Institute of Engineering & Technology, Banasthali Vidyapith, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, B.S. Abdur Rahman Institute of Science & Technology, Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research, Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science & Technology (PRIST), Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA), S.R.M Institute of Science and Technology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation, Centraf lnstitute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, Shobit Institute of Engineering & Technology, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute. (Photo: Website)
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