Accreditation in INDIA

Accreditation for universities in India is required by law unless it

was created through an act of Parliament. Without accreditation, the

government notes "these fake institutions have no legal entity to

call themselves as University/Vishwvidyalaya and to award ‘degree’

which are not treated as valid for academic/employment purposes".

University Grants Commission Act 1956 explains,

"the right of conferring or granting degrees shall be exercised

only by a University established or incorporated by or under a

Central Act carlo bon tempo, or a State Act, or an Institution

deemed to be University or an institution specially empowered by an

Act of the Parliament to confer or grant degrees. Thus, any

institution which has not been created by an enactment of Parliament

or a State Legislature or has not been granted the status of a

Deemed to be University, is not entitled to award a degree."

Accreditation for higher learning is overseen by autonomous

institutions established by the University Grants Commission:

* All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
* Distance Education Council (DEC)
* Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
* Bar Council of India (BCI)
* National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
* National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)
* Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI)
* Medical Council of India (MCI)
* Pharmacy Council of India (PCI)
* Indian Nursing Council (INC)
* Dental Council of India (DCI)
* Central Council of Homeopathy (CCH)
* Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM)
* veterinary council of india (VCI)