PUBLIC NOTICE

It has come to the notice of the University Grants Commission that 'Bible open University of India, H. No. 49-35-26 N.G.O.'s Colony, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh-53O 016 is offering various degree courses/prograrnmes in gross violation of the UGC Act, 1956' The Section 22 of the UGC Act, 1956 stipulated that:
..(1)The right of conferring or granting degrees shall be exercised only by a University established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act or an institution deemed to be a University under Section 3 or an institution specially empowered by an Act of Parliament of confer or grant degrees.
(2) Save as provided in sub-section (1), "no person or authority shall confer, or grant, or hold
himself or itself out as entitled to confer or grant, any degree.......''

Whereas, "Bible Open University of India" is neither enlisted under Section 2(f) or Section 3 in the list of Universities nor empowered to award any degree as per Section 22 of the UGC Act, 1956. Also, "No institution, whether a corporate body or not, other than a University established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act shall be entitled to have the word "University" associated with its name in any manner whatsoever:"

Therefore, the general Public, students, parents and other stakeholders are cautioned through this public notice NOT TO TAKE ADMISSION in the above mentioned self-styled institution, taking admi S51on in such self-styled institution may jeopardize the career of the students.

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