<p>Gurukul Kangri Viswavidyalaya, Haridwar, which offers courses like Jyotish and Yoga, and Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune, have been given grants under plan and non-plan heads by the University Grants Commission (UGC) since 2006-07, sources in the Commission said.<br /><br />The two private deemed universities are among those found unworthy for the status by a government-appointed expert committee. The government has accepted the findings and submitted them to the Supreme Court.<br /><br />While Gurukul Kangri Viswavidyalaya got Rs 43.72 crore, Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth got Rs 3.02 crore in 2006-07, 07-08, 08-09 and 09-10 financial years.<br /><br />The sources said these two deemed universities were given the deemed status about 40 years ago and the decision to give them grants was taken by the government.<br /><br />Gurukul Kangri Viswavidyalaya in Haridwar offers under-graduate and post-graduate courses in areas of Jyotish, Yoga, Pharmacy and Management. The total strength of students in this university is 4027. <br /><br />Gurukul Kangri Viswavidyalaya got Rs 42.59 crore as non-plan head and Rs 1.12 crore as plan grants during this period. This year, it got Rs 9.58 crore as non-plan grants.<br /><br />Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth in Pune, which offers under-graduate and post-graduate courses social sciences, health sciences, engineering, fine arts, journalism, ayurveda, modern and professional skills, got Rs 3.02 crore as plan grants.<br /><br />Over 5,000 students are pursuing studies in the regular programmes. It offers distance education courses under which 34,312 students have taken admission, the expert committee has found.<br /><br />The HRD Ministry is undecided as to what should be done with regards to the grants given to these institutes.<br /><br />"We are waiting for the Supreme Court's decision on the whole issue of deemed university. The priority is how to ensure that students don't face any problem," a senior ministry official said.<br /><br />The matter will come before the Supreme Court on January 25.<br />The expert committee headed by P N Tandon has reviewed the functioning of 126 of the 130 deemed universities.<br /><br />Nearly two lakh students are pursuing higher studies in these 44 institutions in 13 states which have been recommended for non-continuation of the deemed status.</p>
<p>Gurukul Kangri Viswavidyalaya, Haridwar, which offers courses like Jyotish and Yoga, and Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune, have been given grants under plan and non-plan heads by the University Grants Commission (UGC) since 2006-07, sources in the Commission said.<br /><br />The two private deemed universities are among those found unworthy for the status by a government-appointed expert committee. The government has accepted the findings and submitted them to the Supreme Court.<br /><br />While Gurukul Kangri Viswavidyalaya got Rs 43.72 crore, Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth got Rs 3.02 crore in 2006-07, 07-08, 08-09 and 09-10 financial years.<br /><br />The sources said these two deemed universities were given the deemed status about 40 years ago and the decision to give them grants was taken by the government.<br /><br />Gurukul Kangri Viswavidyalaya in Haridwar offers under-graduate and post-graduate courses in areas of Jyotish, Yoga, Pharmacy and Management. The total strength of students in this university is 4027. <br /><br />Gurukul Kangri Viswavidyalaya got Rs 42.59 crore as non-plan head and Rs 1.12 crore as plan grants during this period. This year, it got Rs 9.58 crore as non-plan grants.<br /><br />Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth in Pune, which offers under-graduate and post-graduate courses social sciences, health sciences, engineering, fine arts, journalism, ayurveda, modern and professional skills, got Rs 3.02 crore as plan grants.<br /><br />Over 5,000 students are pursuing studies in the regular programmes. It offers distance education courses under which 34,312 students have taken admission, the expert committee has found.<br /><br />The HRD Ministry is undecided as to what should be done with regards to the grants given to these institutes.<br /><br />"We are waiting for the Supreme Court's decision on the whole issue of deemed university. The priority is how to ensure that students don't face any problem," a senior ministry official said.<br /><br />The matter will come before the Supreme Court on January 25.<br />The expert committee headed by P N Tandon has reviewed the functioning of 126 of the 130 deemed universities.<br /><br />Nearly two lakh students are pursuing higher studies in these 44 institutions in 13 states which have been recommended for non-continuation of the deemed status.</p>