The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has warned several universities in the country including Punjab Technical University and Sikkim Manipal University over offering courses in the distance education mode without the approval of University Grants Commission (UGC) and AICTE.
The council has made it clear that the degrees awarded by these institutions for distance education programmes are not valid.
The member secretary of the council said it is necessary for universities to get approval from the tripartite committee consisting of members from UGC, AICTE and Distance Education Council (DEC). “There are certain institutions and universities like Punjab Technical University, Sikkim Manipal University and several others offering distance education programmes in various disciplines through distance education mode without the approval of UGC and AICTE,” the member secretary noted.
“As per the Union government’s notification, any degree or diploma which does not have the approval of the tripartite committee, shall not be recognised for central government employment,” he said.
It may be recalled that the Prof. Tandon Committee, which reviewed all deemed universities in the country, had made detailed and critical observations about deemed universities conducting courses in the distance education mode. According to the committee’s estimate, 74,808 students pursue distance education programmes in deemed universities across the country.
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