The Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), seems to be making headlines for all the wrong reasons.
NMIMS has been prohibited by the University Grants Commission (UGC) from offering online and distance learning programs due to serious violations of norms.
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The UGC has also cautioned aspiring students against enrolling in any course provided by the institute.
Established in 1981, the institute was granted university status in 2003,
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“Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Maharashtra has not adhered to the UGC regulations and is in gross violations with regard to functioning of the Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA), quality of Self Learning Material and e-Learning Material (e-LM), nomenclature of Centre for Distance and Online Learning,” UGC secretary Manish Joshi said.
“The institute was not following the fee refund policy promulgated by UGC and numerous continuous complaints being received against the HEI (higher education institution) from various stakeholders in offering Open and Distance Learning (ODL) and online programmes,” he added.
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According to UGC Secretary Manish Joshi, the commission has decided to bar the institute from providing ODL and online programs for the academic sessions of January-February 2023, July-August 2023, and January-February 2024.
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“It may be allowed to offer ODL and online programmes for academic session beginning in July-August 2024 only pursuant to inspection or on-site visit by UGC and after obtaining necessary approvals from UGC,” he said.
