FIR lodged against Punjab Technical University

New Delhi: Lately the University Grants Commission (UGC) has been proving itself as a weak and feeble authority. As a result, its reputation is disintegrating day by day. Some of the recent cases like– FIR lodged against Punjab Technical University (PTU) for allegedly giving admission for Distance Learning programmes without taking necessary approval from Distance Education Council; Jodhpur National University providing off campus degrees; CMJ University providing unapproved degrees; Madhav University providing admission without being affiliated to UGC; Shridhar University providing fake mark sheets off-campus; NGO filing a case against Ved Prakash (UGC chairman) for granting fake PHD degree to his wife - shows UGC’s negligence towards universities.

    Of late, a new scam has come out in open. This time Shobhit University has been accused of providing off-campus trainingand introducing a fake, Part Time Regular (PTR) program called CollaborativeIndustry Based (CIB) education. On casually asking random questions regardingthis to one of the UGC official, he replied, “there is no such course”. Heexclaimed as well “Part Time Regular (PTR)! It is either part time or regular;there is no concept as PTR”.