Abolition of 44 deemed Universities: http://indiaedunews.net/Universities/The_44_Deemed_Universities_under_MHRD_scanner_10303/ New Delhi: The fate of nearly 2 lakh students across the county hangs in the balance with the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) announcing de-recognition of 44 deemed universities, which were found to be deficient on many grounds. Citing the reason that these universities are being run as "family fiefdoms" rather than "institutions of academic excellence", Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium made this submission to a bench of Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice Mukundkam Sharma, during the hearing of a 2006 lawsuit, questioning the misuse of the deemed university status by glut of educational shops. Out of the 44 universities listed for de-recognition, Tamil Nadu alone has 16, followed by Karnataka (6), Uttar Pradesh (4) and Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Haryana(3). The 44 deemed universities which have been listed for de-recognition include the following: TAMIL NADU St. Peter's Institute of Higher Education & Research Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education Chettinad Academy of Research & Education Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education & Research Dr. MGR Educational & Research Institute Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology Academy of Maritime Education and Training Vel's Institute of Science, Tech & Advanced Studies Karpagam Academy of Higher Education Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science & Technology Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sakunthala R&D Institute of Science & Technology KARNATAKA Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education & Research Yenepoya University BLDE University Jain University Christ University UTTAR PRADESH Shobhit Institute of Information Technology Jaypee Institute of Information Technology Santosh University Nehru Gram Bharati University MAHARASHTRA DY Patil Medical College Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth RAJASTHAN Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth IASE University (Sardarshahr) Mody Institute of Technology and Science HARYANA Manav Rachna International University Lingaya's University Maharishi Markandeshwar University UTTARAKHAND Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya Graphic Era University OTHERS Nava Nalanda Mahavihara (Bihar) National Museum Institute (New Delhi) Vignan's Foundation for Science, Tech & Research (Andhra Pradesh) Sumandeep University (Gujarat) Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University (Orissa) Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (Puducherry)