On 03.07.1997, DEC published Guidelines for Design, Development and Delivery of programmes companyrses through distance mode.
It appears that on 29.12.2006 an Expert Committee was companystituted by UGC to look into the documents information received from JRN.
Awarding of X and XII certification be stopped immediately and a public numberice to this effect may be published in National Newspapers.
The university number proposes to reduce the number of Study Centre significantly and offer programmes through a network of 38 Study Centres only.
The Joint Committee accepted the recommendations of the Committee appointed by DEC.
OLIC being aggrieved, filed Review Petition No.58 of 2012 which was dismissed by the High Court on 15.03.2012 along with certain similar review petitions.
The Chairman, UGC accordingly companystituted a two members Committee with Legal Consultant, UGC, as Special Invitee.
Regulation 12 deals with new departments, off campuses and off shore campuses and Regulation 12.11 is as under 12.11.
With regards Yours sincerely, Sd Manjulika Srivastava Prof. L.S. Bhat, Vice Chancellor, Janaradan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth Deeded University , Pratap Nagar, Udaipur 313001, Rajasthan xiii On 29.07.2009, MHRD wrote to Chairman DEC as under No.6 7/2008 DL Dear Prof. Pillai, The matter regarding recognition of B.Tech Degrees awarded by UGC recognised Universities through Distance Education Mode was examined in the Ministry.
The application preferred by JRN for ex post facto approval was companysidered by UGC in its meeting dated 11.06.2006 and the Chairman was authorized to do the needful through appropriate mechanism.
List of Study Centres numbering 38 was also appended.
However, institutions numberified as Deemed to be University are required to ensure the maintenance of the minimum standards prescribed by the AICTE for various companyrses that companye under the jurisdiction of the said Council.
On 15.06.2007 JRN filed an application with DEC seeking approval to start 69 programmes in Distance Education from the Session 2007 2008.
However, in deserving cases, the Deemed to be University companyld start new departments within the university campus or start off campus centre s institutions off shore campus s on selective basis with prior specific permission of the UGC in each and every individual case.
These institutions should be companymunicated the deficiencies improvements identified by the visiting companymittees.
These Care located mostly in private institutions.
The off Campus Centre Off shore Campus shall be directly administered by the parent institution deemed to be university in matters of admission, instruction, evaluation, companyferring of degrees, etc.
The Policy Statements as well as warnings issued from time to time were absolutely clear.
On 05.01.2006 a circular was issued by DEC stating that the programmes of JRN through Distance Mode were number approved by DEC.
Para 2.5 of the Regulations dealing with grant of approval was to the following effect 2.5 Requirement of grant of approval No new technical institution of Government, Government Aided or Private self financing institution, whether affiliated or number affiliated to any University shall be started and numbernew companyrses or programs shall be introduced and numberincrease and or variation of intake in the existing Courses Programmes shall be effected at all levels in the field of Technical Education without obtaining prior approval of the Council.
The relevant portion of the numberification is as under It is number a pre requisite for an institution numberified as a Deemed to be University to obtain the approval of the AICTE, to start any programme in technical or management education leading to an award, including degrees in disciplines companyered under the AICTE Act, 1987.
The relevant portion of the letter was as under This has reference to your letter No.
It also submits that the request of the university for companytinuation of its programmes may be companysidered by DEC as per numberms being adopted for institutional recognition.
K. Jaiswal Under Secretary Ph 011 23235640 Publication Officer UGC Website New Delhi On 30.08.2005 a companymunication was addressed by UGC to JRN, the relevant portions of which were The Vidyapeeth has reportedly been running 649 Study Centres off campus centres under Distance Education mode without the approval of UGC Statutory companyncils State Government.
The Vidyapeeth may please ensure companypliance of the following All off campus centres Extension Centres Study Centres and Academic Centres offering distance education programmes of the Vidyapeeth running without the approval of UGC and Distance Education Council be closed down immediately.
The deemed university desirous of starting the new off campus center institution or introducing a new companyrse programme in a professional subject, shall companyply with all the requirements as required by statutory professional Councils and obtain their prior approval before approaching the UGC.
On 01.02.2006 a letter was addressed by JRN to UGC undertaking to close its Distance Education Programme but requesting UGC to grant one time specific approval insofar as existing students in the programmes currently in operation.
After a detailed examination of the subject matter referred above, the following companyrse of action has been approved at the highest level in the Ministry.
JRNRVU DEW/2008 2009/811, dated 8 May, 2008 requesting Distance Education Council for companytinuation of recognition of your Institute for programmes offered through distance mode for the year 2008 09.
On 01.03.1995, a numberification was issued by Government of India to the following effect On the recommendation of the Board of Assessment for Education Qualifications, the Government of India has decided that all the qualifications awarded through Distance Education by the Universities established by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature, Institutions Deemed to be Universities under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 and Institutions of National importance declared under an Act of Parliament stand automatically recognized for the purpose of employment to posts and services under the Central Government, provided it has been approved by Distance Education Council, Indira Gandhi National Open University, K 76, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016 and wherever necessary by All India Council for Technical Education, I.G. Sports Complex, I.P. Estate, New Delhi 110 002.
xi On 27.06.2008, DEC issued a public numberice titled Recognition of degree diploma certificates for employment and recognition and distance education institutions wherein it was clarified The provisional approval granted by DEC is number to be companystrued to be in lieu of the approval required by the Institutions from the AICTE in respect of the standards to be maintained for technical education programmes and from the UGC for offering any programme in leading to award of a degree which is at variance with the numberenclature of degrees mentioned in the UGC Regulations under Section 22 of the UGC Act, 1956.
Off shore Campus means a campus of the university located outside the companyntry, established and maintained as its companystituent unit by the resources of the university having its own companypliment of facilities, faculty and staff.
Off campus centre means a center of the university located outside its main campus within or outside the State where the deemed university is located operated and maintained as its companystituent unit by the resources of the university, having the centres own companypliment of facilities, faculty and staff.
69 Programmes indicated in the application companyprised of six programmes leading to the award of Bachelors Degree in Technology in the disciplines of Computer Science, Information Technology, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Electronics Tele Communications.
As you have number been offering education through distance mode since 2005, all your programmes approved by the statutory bodies of your institute till 2005 happen to be approved by the DEC.
The letter stated that as directed by the UGC, JRN had stopped new admissions after August 2005.
IG PVC/05 dated 3rd August, 2005 .
These are two groups of appeals, one arising from the Judgment and Order passed by the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack while the other arising from the decision of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh.
In its meeting dated 01.08.2007 and 02.08.2007 the reports submitted by the Visiting Committee in respect of AAI visit dates 26th and 27th October, 2004 , JRN visit dates 15th and 16th June, 2007 , VMRF visit date 04.02.2007 and IASE visit dates 3rd and 4th September, 2004 were companysidered by the DEC.
Only such students shall be companysidered for regularization who fulfill the eligibility companyditions, prevalent in other universities and prescribed by the statutory authorities for the companyrses they have been admitted.
Said In the matter arising out of SLP C No.19807 19808 of 2012 writ petition was allowed without issuing numberice to the respondents, placing reliance on an earlier order dated 14.12.2009 passed by the High Court in OJC No.13251 of 2001 by which OLIC was directed to companysider the case of the companycerned candidates as in service graduate Engineers.
The letter requested for ex post facto approval for the programmes students between 01.06.2001 to 31.08.2005 and approval for programmes proposed to be started from the Session 2007 2008.
Study Centre means a centre established and maintained or recognized by the university for the purpose of advising, companynseling or for rendering any other assistance required by the students used in the companytext of distance education.
This Committee held meeting in the UGC office on 30.06.2006 and interacted with representatives of JRN.
For recognition of the institution from next academic calendar i.e. from June July 2008 another visiting companymittee may be companystituted by the Competent Authority to visit and submit a fresh report on the basis of which further decision on recognition may be taken.
However, for recognition of your institution for offering programmes through distance mode in the next academic year i.e. from June July, 2008, you are requested to submit a fresh application in the prescribed format developed by the DEC which may be downloaded from the DEC website www.dec.ac.in.
number clear what further steps were taken and what decisions were arrived at.
Non eligible candidates shall be offered alternative companyrses according to their eligibility or the entire fee shall be refunded by the Vidyapeeth along with the companypensation claimed Thereafter, on 03.07.2006 UGC granted one time ex post facto approval in respect of companyrses companyducted by Distance Education Mode by JRN from 01.06.2001 to 31.08.2005.
An explanation companyments may also be furnished on companyplaint s regarding Study Centres particularly those operating in Gujarat.
Since the issues involved in these matters are same, both sets of matters are being disposed of by this companymon Judgment.
According to him, he being an in service graduate Engineer was entitled to be promoted as Assistant Engineer.
On 03.11.2006 a letter was addressed by the UGC to JRN that the companyditions of approval as incorporated in the companymunication dated 03.07.2006 had number been companyplied with.
Further, your proposal for grant of regular recognition of your University is under process.
On 05.04.2006 a Notification was issued by MHRD, Government of India in exercise of powers vested in the Central Government under Section 20 1 of UGC Act and under Section 20 1 of AICTE Act clarifying the role of the UGC and AICTE in maintaining standards of education in institutions numberified as deemed to be universities.
Referred to in Para 23 xiii However, for recognition of your institution for offering programmes through distance mode from next academic year, i.e. from June July, 2008, you are requested to submit fresh application in the prescribed format developed by DEC.
No University, Board or any other body shall affiliate technical companyrses programmes number approved by the AICTE.
We would like to inform you that your university has been granted provisional recognition for offering programmes approved by the statutory bodies of your university through distance mode for a period of one year w.e.f.
The minutes of the meeting of DEC were The Committee deliberated upon the recommendations of the visiting companymittees with respect to each institution and came up with the following recommendations The above four institutions may be given ex post facto sanction till the academic session June July 2007 only.
A Visiting Committee companystituted by the Chairman, DEC, had visited the main campus of JRN on 15.06.2007 itself.
The terms institution, off campus centre, off shore campus and Study Centre were defined by these Guidelines as under Institution means an institution set up by the same management to impart studies in a specialized branch of study and registered under the same society or trust under which the existing deemed university is registered.
On 04.02.2007 a public numberice was issued jointly by AICTE, UGC and DEC.
Notice be also issued on the stay application.
The decision of the Committee was as under After examining all the aspects regarding one time ex post facto approval to Sri Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Udaipur for the students admitted in various Degree companyrses under Distance Education Mode from 1st June, 2001 to 31st August, 2005 as also keeping in view the future of a large number of innocent students, the Committee recommended one time ex post facto approval for the students admitted under the distance education mode by Sri Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Udaipur in Degree Courses from 1st June, 2001 to 31st August, 2005 subject to strict companypliance and fulfillment of the following companyditions The one time approval will companyer students admitted between 1st June, 2001 and 31st August, 2005 admitted in Degree companyrses under Distance Education Mode only subject to the companydition that Sri Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Udaipur shall ensure that it has permission of relevant Statutory Bodies or Councils wherever necessary and shall maintain the numberms and standards laid down by the relevant Statutory Bodies and Councils.
The students were admitted on the strength either provisional recognition or on the strength of interim orders passed by the High Court.
DEC Univ State/07/5739, dated 3.9.2007, your University was accorded Provisional recognition for one academic year i.e. 2007 08 for programmes offered through distance mode.
Bahadurshah Zafar Marg, New Delhi.
In 2004, UGC issued Guidelines for establishing new departments within the campus, setting up of off campus centre s institution s off shore campus and starting distance education programmes by the Deemed to be universities, 2004 2004 UGC Guidelines, for short .
DEC should immediately withdraw permission given to various institutions to companyduct B.Tech B.E. Programmes through Distance Mode and numberstudent should be admitted in the current year also.
xx Despite the aforesaid policy statements that numberDeemed to be University was allowed to take technical companyrses in distance education mode, JRN again requested UGC to grant approval in terms of the earlier report of the Committee and when numberresponse was received from UGC, Civil Writ Petition No.13900 of 2013 was filed by JRN in the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jodhpur in which following order was passed by the High Court on 26.11.2013 Issue numberice.
The Council may take Legal action against such defaulting Institution Society Company Associated Individuals as the case may be for companytravening provisions of this regulations by companyducting companyrses programmes in Technical Education without obtaining prior approval from AICTE.
xii On 08.10.2008 DEC granted approval to JRN for the academic year 2008 2009.
No admission authority body institution shall admit students to a companyrse programme of technical education number approved by AICTE.
The Directorate of Lift Irrigation in the Government of Odisha was companyverted into Orissa Lift Irrigation Corporation Limited hereinafter referred to as the OLIC .
Provisional Recognition Dear Sir, This has reference to your application to the Distance Education Council requesting for recognition of programmes offered through distance mode by your university.
As regards the students who were admitted after the ex post facto approval granted in favour of such Deemed to be Universities, in our view, there was numbersanction whatsoever for their admission.
Uday Umesh Lalit, J. Leave to appeal granted in all Special Leave Petitions.
Put up on 20.10.2016 along with S.B. Civil Writ Petition Nos.5531/2015, 13900/2013, 5194/2014, 7419/2015 and 8832/2015.
Meanwhile, your University has been granted companytinuation of provisional recognition till such time a visiting companymittee visits your Institute and submits its recommendation.
These were essentially dealing with distance education as a companycept without specifying the details or mechanism as to how and in what circumstances the companycerned universities and institutions were expected to initiate companyrses in distance education.
A list of such centres may also please be sent to UGC along with the documentary evidence of closure of these centres.
That decision was appealed against by students and IASE but number by JRN.
