FIR lodged against former IGNOU VC for Violating DEC procedures

Former acting Vice-Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Professor M Aslam has been booked by the Delhi Police for allegedly granting approvals to certain private universities by violating Distance Education Council (DEC) procedures. Delhi Police has booked Prof Aslam following a complaint lodged by Dr R Sudarshan, Deputy Director, Planning and Division, IGNOU.
Dr Sudarshan has accused Prof Aslam of granting "undue favours" to certain universities along with other employees of the DEC, management and officials of some private universities.
In his FIR he has alleged, “Prof Aslam Illegally granted approval to certain private universities in the country without inspection in violation of all the policies, norms and standards of DEC and UGC.”
The FIR mentions that Aslam along with others employees manipulated minutes of the DEC meeting to grant undue favours to the universities for an apparent illegal gratification, as the approval resulted in monetary benefits to the universities in the form of fees from students.
 “From the acts of Prof Aslam and other conspirators it appears that the approvals have been granted to such private universities in lieu of huge illegal gratification,” mentions the FIR.
The FIR says that the DEC had granted approval to the private universities for three years, which was to expire in July 2012, and as per policy these universities were to be inspected by a team of experts consisting nominees of the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Based on their report the universities/institutions are given recognition.
The complaint alleges that Prof Aslam as the then chairman of DEC and the officials did not appoint any expert committee for inspection of the universities even eight after the expiry of their approval.
Dr Sudarshan alleges in his FIR that “to succeed in their illegal act Prof Aslam along with the other DEC officials prepared a list of the universities whose approvals were to expire in 2011-12 and placed it before the Tripartite Committee. Prof. Asian presented before the Committee that the private institutions and universities should be given approval for two years without inspection, not disclosing the fact that no efforts had been made to organise the visits to these institutions.”
The FIR mentions name of five private universities which have allegedly benefitted from Prof Aslam’s move. The universities are Jaipur National University, Suresh Gyan Vihar University and NIMS University, all three from Jaipur, Vinayaka Mission Sikkim University and Swami Vivekanand Subharti University in Sikkim and UP, respectively.    

Sourse : Indiaeducationreview.com