• Following the violation of SC guidelines, the University Grants Commission has sent a missive to 14 institutes in the state.
• In a letter, UGC Joint Secretary Archana Thakur said that some of them were still using the word ‘university’ in their advertisement, website, email addresses, letterheads, hoardings, etc.
• “If universities don’t stop doing so, necessary action will be initiated against them, in accordance with the UGC regulations 2019”- She said.
• Christ University, Indian Institute of Science, International Institute of Information Technology, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jain University, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana in Bengaluru; JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research in Mysuru, K L E Academy of Higher Education and Research in Belagavi, Manipal Academy of Higher Education in Manipal, Sri Devraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research at Kolar; NITTE and Yenepoya in Mangaluru, and B L D E in Vijayapura, received the circular.