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UGC inspects 53 private universities, finds only 5 in order

New Delhi, Dec 15 : The University Grants Commission has inspected over a third of the 145 private universities in the country and found only five of them in order, the Rajya Sabha was informed



“All private universities existing in the country have been set up by the Acts of State Legislature and the norms and parameters to establish private universities are decided by state governments concerned,” he said.



Though UGC sets norms for standards of teaching and examinations, neither “UGC nor the HRD Ministry has any power to approve or disapprove a private university duly set up by a state through a state Act,” he said.






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