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Tech courses by deemed varsities come under court radar

Tech courses by deemed varsities come under court radar

Taking serious note over the offering of degrees in technical courses by the off-campus centres of deemed universities operating in the state, the High Court in Jammu has issued a notice to the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the government asking them to clarify their position as to whether the institutions have been authorized by the governing bodies to start these courses and are well equipped to offer such education.

The division bench of the court comprising Chief Justice, Justice BA Khan and Justice JP Singh while raising question mark over the functioning of the off-campuses of the deemed universities observed, that the issue raised has serious implications involving public interest and it is not known how a technical course like engineering and technology could be run in an off-campus centre by a deemed university stationed outside in a distance education programme.

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