Recently, a three member committee was set up by the Human Resource Development (HRD) in order to examine the working of the deemed universities. The panel members of the committee headed by the former Chief Justice of Patna High Court L Narasimhan Reddy. Two other members of the committee are AICTE chairman Anil Sahasrabuddhe and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, additional secretary at HRD Ministry.
The committee will advocate the supervision along with the regulatory mechanism for the deemed universities. It is acknowledged that Supreme Court already scrapped the technical courses which were offered in distance education mode by four deemed universities– RN Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Institute of Advanced Studies in Education in Rajasthan, Allahabad Agricultural Institute and Vinayaka Mission Research Foundation, Tamil Nadu.
Scrapping the courses, SC said that UGC filed to regulate the deemed universities and asked the government to form a panel comprising “eminent members who have held high positions in the field of education, investigation, administration or law at national level” and examine and address the issues related to the distance education.
As usual, court has ordered the government to take the actions based on the findings of the reports and the panel has been asked to submit its suggestions and reports in four months.
