UGC cautions students from taking admission into Digital University of Skill Resurgence

In an official notification, the UGC directed students that taking admission into such self-styled institutions may jeopardise their careers. As per the Higher Education regulator, the Digital University of Skill Resurgence is offering courses/programmes in gross violation of the UGC Act, 1956.

UGC cautions students from taking admission into Digital University of Skill Resurgence

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has warned students against taking admission to the Digital University of Skill Resurgence in Maharashtra's Wardha. In an official notification, the UGC directed students that taking admission into such self-styled institutions may jeopardise their careers. As per the Higher Education regulator, the Digital University of Skill Resurgence is offering courses/programmes in gross violation of the UGC Act, 1956.

“It has come to the notice of the University Grant Commission that ‘Digital University of Skill Resurgence (A Virtual Meta University)’, 54, Samarat Nagar Near Hindi University Ring Road, Wardha (Maharashtra)-442001 is offering various courses/programmes in gross violation of the UGC Act, 1956”, the UGC said in the official notification.

As per the section 22 of the UGC Act, 1956, the right of conferring or granting degrees shall be exercised only by the universities established or incorporated under a central act, provisional act, state act, or an institution deemed to be a university under Section 3 are eligible to confer degrees to students. Institutions empowered by an act of parliament can also confer degrees. The Digital University of Skill Resurgence does not fall into any of these categories, the UGC said.

UGC further added in its notification that no educational institution can use the word university in its name in any way unless it's established under a central act, provisional act, or state act. Also, the UGC has appealed to the students not to take admitted to such institutes, otherwise, their careers may suffer.

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