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Student problem 6: One university, multiple campuses - valid?
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Core players and where they stand
UGC
UGC
UGC has categorically stated that neither State universities (public and private) nor deemed universities can have additional campuses during the first five years of their existence and even after five years they can only do so with its prior approval.
STATE GOVTS
Most State governments suggest a territorial jurisdiction for each university, but have permitted establishment of centres and campuses, both within and outside the States.
Status quo
Status quo
This is one of the many norms that students may not be aware of, but can hit them hard if a bureaucrat decides to implement it by declaring all the additional campuses of a university as null and void. That UGC itself does not take this notification seriously is established by the fact that its own inspection teams clearly make a mention about establishment of additional campuses in certain universities and observes it as illegal. Nevertheless the team recommends sanction of UGC approval.
When universities like Harvard can come and set up campuses in India, it makes no sense to prevent an Andhra University from setting up a campus in Jammu and Kashmir. But as long as the notification exists, the sword of Damocles of de-recognition stares at the hapless students who inadvertently pursue their dream courses in any one of the multiple campuses.
Click the image (on the right) to view UGC notice that state/ deemed universities cannot have off-campus centres.
Rajendra Nargundkar
Director, IMT, Nagpur
“Education regulation is worse than not having any. It serves nobody’s interest - neither the student’s nor the entrepreneurs. It’s just license Raj in education”
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