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News Topical, Digital Desk : The Ministry of Education will now closely monitor the academic activities conducted at private universities, as well as the research and innovation taking place there. It will also verify each of their research and innovation claims.
The ministry's initiative comes after Galgotias University presented its own innovation to a foreign robot during the Global AI Summit, which led to widespread criticism of the country and raised questions about its research and innovation.
was excluded from the summit
Following this fraud, the central government immediately expelled the university from the summit and also directed strict measures to prevent such embarrassment in the future. In this context, the Ministry of Education has begun preparations to increase oversight of research and innovation conducted by private universities and higher education institutions.
The changes to the 2003 Private University Regulations include adding clauses to hold universities accountable for claims related to research and innovation. The ministry's decision to amend the 23-year-old private university regulations comes after Al Falah University was recently found to be involved in terrorist activities and using false NAAC rankings.
Along with this, an initiative has been taken to tighten the standards of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), which is awarded to higher education institutions based on research and innovation. Under this, claims of research and innovation can be scrutinized by a high-level committee.
How many colleges are involved?
Additionally, regulators like the AICTE are also preparing to take steps such as listing research and innovation conducted by institutions. It's worth noting that currently, there are more than 550 private state universities operating in the country, along with thousands of colleges.
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