UGC cautions students, parents, from taking admission into two self-styled institutes

As per the UGC Act 1956 Section 22, “The right to conferring or granting degrees shall be exercised only by a university established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, Provincial Act or State Act or an institution deemed to be a university under Section 3 or an institution specially empowered by an Act of Parliament of confer or grant degrees.”

UGC cautions students, parents, from taking admission into two self-styled institutes

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that two universities have violated the UGC Act 1956. The Commission has also warned students to not take admission in Open International University for Alternative Medicines and the National Board of Alternative Medicines. The UGC said that the two varsities have been offering degree programmes “in gross violation of the UGC Act 1956”.

As per the UGC Act 1956 Section 22, “The right to conferring or granting degrees shall be exercised only by a university established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, Provincial Act or State Act or an institution deemed to be a university under Section 3 or an institution specially empowered by an Act of Parliament of confer or grant degrees.”

The UGC informed that both the Open International University for Alternative Medicines and the National Board of Alternative Medicines are not empowered to award degrees as per the UGC guidelines.

As per Section 23 of the UGC Act 1956, "no institution, whether a corporate body or not, other than the universities recognised will be allowed to use the word university associated with its name."

UGC has warned the students, and parents to not enroll in these two self-styled institutes as it may jeopardize their career.