NMIMS issues statement on UGC ban: ‘Not applicable on our offline programmes’

On Tuesday, the official UGC notification stated, “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.”

Meanwhile, the students enrolled in the online programmes have started reacting on social media handles. They are questioning UGC’s decision. A user who claims to be NMIMS student is asking for a refund while many are requesting the commission to roll back their decision

I have enrolled for Jan’23 Batch, what about us, what about our time and money. The UGC posted about this on 17th April’23 and expects understanding from us. What to be done next?@ugc_india @EduMinOfIndia @CMOMaharashtra @ndtv @timesofindia @theindianexpres @aajtak @nmims_india

— Prabha Gupta (@prabha_gupta19) April 19, 2023

As per the UHC, NMIMS was not “following the fee refund policy promulgated by the UGC.” The action is being taken after receiving “multiple complaints from various stakeholders regarding the same.”

The institution will be allowed to offer open and distance learning and online courses from July-August 2024 session “pursuant to an inspection/on-site visit by the UGC and after obtaining necessary approvals from the UGC.”