CHANDIGARH: The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has issued a show-cause notice to Al-Falah University, which is under scanner in connection with the Delhi blast probe, for displaying false accreditation on its website, officials said on Thursday.
In the notice, the Council noted that the Al-Falah University had claimed that two of its institutes--Al-Falah School of Engineering and Technology and Al-Falah School of Education and Training--were accredited by NAAC, but the accreditation had expired long back.
The notice further added, both colleges have not volunteered for the Cycle-2 Assessment and Accreditation (A&A) process of NAAC.
"Al-Falah University is an endeavour of Al-Falah Charitable Trust, which has been running three colleges on the campus, namely Al Falah School of Engineering and Technology (since 1997, Graded A by NAAC), Brown Hill College of Engineering and Technology (since 2008), and Al-Falah School of Education and Training (since 2006, Graded A by NAAC)."
"This is absolutely wrong and misleading the public, especially the parents, students and stakeholders," the show-cause notice read.
"Why should the University not be disqualified for future consideration for Assessment and Accreditation (A&A) by NAAC? Why should the NAAC not recommend to the UGC and NMC to withdraw recognition of the University's programmes?" the notice stated.
The NAAC has sought an explanation and directed the university to remove the NAAC accreditation details from its website and any other publicly available or distributed documents.
"The university may respond within seven days from the receipt of this show-cause notice in this," it added.
On Monday, a high-intensity blast ripped through a car near Red Fort in Delhi, killing 13 people and injuring several others, hours after the busting of a "white collar terror module".
The arrested included three doctors linked to Al-Falah University.
Al-Falah University, located only 30 kilometers from Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi, is managed by the Al-Falah Charitable Trust.
The Trust was established in 1995, and registered in Jamia Nagar, Okhla, New Delhi. Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui is the chairman of the Trust, Mufti Abdullah Qasimi M A is the vice-chairman and Mohammad Wajid DME is the secretary.
As per the website of the university it was established by the Haryana Legislative Assembly under the Haryana Private Universities Act. It started as an engineering college in 1997.
In 2013, the Al-Falah Engineering College received ‘A’ category accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) of the University Grants Commission. In 2014, the Haryana government granted it university status. The Al-Falah Medical College is also affiliated with the university. The medical college added MBBS courses in 2019, followed by postgraduate classes in 2023. Al Falah also has a small hospital with 650 beds, where doctors treat patients for free.