Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth Pune
TypeDefunct fake university
Active1980 (1980)–2010 [1][better source needed]
Location
Pune
,
Maharashtra
,
India

Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth Trust (DVT) was an unrecognised bogus university[2] operated from an apartment building[1] in Pune, Maharashtra. It was founded by M. D. Apte in 1980 and registered as "Educational Trust".[3][4]

It is not a university under UGC act. The Bombay High court had in a 2005 order, said that Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth does not have any rights to award degrees, and that the degrees issued even before 2005 were invalid.[2]

Manohar Joshi was chancellor of the organisation in 2003 but later the post of chancellor was abolished.[5]

DVT used to run 33 franchises colleges across Maharashtra and Karnataka and offered diploma and degree courses in engineering. Nearly 5,000 students enrolled every year at annual fees from Rs 22,000 to Rs 25,000.[6] It ceased operations after a High Court order following a public interest litigation (PIL).[1]

Controversy

In 2015, then Maharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawde's name came in the limelight concerning an unrecognised engineering degree obtained from DVT.[7]

Similarly, in 2020, Maharashtra Higher Education Minister Uday Samant's degree from the unrecognised institute called into question.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "An education of state ministers: One 'unrecognised' degree at a time". Hindustan Times. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Fake varsity under HC scanner". DNA India. 29 September 2005. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Maharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawde holds degree from unrecognised university". DNA. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Dnyaneshwar Vidyapeeth Trust has abolished the post of Chancellor". The Indian Express. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Education Minister Vinod Tawde's alma mater and 'degrees' that aren't". 24 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Education Minister Vinod Tawde's alma mater and 'degrees' that aren't". The Indian Express. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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