De-recognition of 44 deemed varsities right' - Govt to SC

New Delhi: The future of almost two lakh students are at stake, as the Central Government has informed the Supreme Court (SC) that there was no ground to interfere with the conclusions of the P.N. Tandon Committee report and the move to de-recognise the 44 identified deemed universities is right.

"List these matters for final disposal on November 22, 2011," the SC Bench had stated in its order passed on August 24, which means that a final decision on the matter is expected to be taken on November 22.

The Central Government had on January 17, 2011 told the Supreme Court that it was all set to divest 44 universities of their special "deemed university" status as they were being run as "family fiefdoms" rather than institutions of academic excellence.

The bench, during an earlier hearing in July last year had questioned the need for having deemed universities in the country in wake of their mushrooming growth amid complaints that instead of imparting quality education, they have been fleecing students by commercializing it.

"Why deemed university at all? Don't you think the status of deemed university should be abolished in all the states?" the bench had asked, while directing the centre to file a detailed affidavit on the deemed universities and their conditions in the country