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256 State Universities, 162 Private varsities fail to appoint Ombudsperson: UGC

The University Grant Commission in a notification released in April 2023 asked the varsities to appoint Ombudsperson within 30 days of the issuance of the notification. Read More

Thursday January 18, 2024 9:14 PM , ummid.com Staff Reporter

New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has published a list of Central, State, Private, Deemed and Deemed universities that have failed to appoint Ombudsperson despite repeated warnings.

The Ombudsperson is the official whose role is to protect the interests and rights of all members of the University community by being an impartial, trustworthy person to oversee conflict-resolution procedures and assure due process for all parties involved in a conflict.

The major goal of the ombudsperson is to serve as a reliable, comprehensive source of information about university rules and procedures at all levels in order to assure that all members of the institution have full knowledge of, and access to, all appropriate conflict-resolution processes.

The University Grants Commission in a notification released in April 2023 asked the varsities to appoint Ombudsperson within 30 days of the issuance of the notification.

"The Universities were requested to appoint Ombudsperson(s) within 30 days of the notification of the Regulations vide letter dated 12 April 2023. This was followed with several reminders", the UGC said.

"ln the previous communication dated 5 December 2023, the universities were again requested to appoint Ombudsperson(s) and implement other provisions of UGC Regulations by 31 December 2023. It was also mentioned that the list of universities not complying with these requirements would be published on the UGC website", the Commission said.

Despite this 01 Central University (North Eastern Hill University, Shilong, Meghalaya), 256 State Universities, 162 Private Universities and 02 Deemed to be universities have defaulted and failed to follow the UGC notification with regard to the appointment of Ombudsperson(s), the UGC said.

The UGC in its notification listed different email addresses and asked the universities to comply with the commission and inform it accordingly.

The UGC further said that the universities who have already appointed Ombudsperson(s) but find their name in the list may also write to the above emails.

“The Universities and their affiliated Colleges are requested to display the particulars and contact details of the Ombudsperson(s) and Students Grievance Redressal Committee (SGRC) on their websites and at prominent places on their campuses”, the UGC said.

“Similarly, stakeholders and the general public may write to the above emails if any University/College does not have an Ombudsperson/SGRC or their details are not available in the public domain”, the UGC said.

 

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