29/4/2018
PUNE: College
of Engineering Pune (CoEP) has been denied the deemed-to-be-university status
by the ministry of human resource development. However, college authorities
said it is a misinterpretation and they have sent an appeal for a review.
The ministry’s letter on February 22, 2018 says, “CoEP neither
fulfills eligibility conditions of UGC regulations 2010 nor 2016. Therefore, in
exercise of the powers conferred under section 3 of the UGC Act 1956, the
application for conferment of Deemed to be University status to the CoEP
has been rejected.”
CoEP’s director BB Ahuja said, “We have been denied the
status on the grounds that we don’t have a UGC granted centre with potential of
excellence with a grant of Rs 1.5 core yet. However, we have two centres with
potential of excellence granted HRD ministry with a Rs 5 crore funding from
World Bank. Hence, this is a matter of misinterpretation. We have written to
the ministry stating that we have the centres.”
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