The Association of Indian Universities (AIU) has suspended Al-Falah University in Faridabad with immediate effect amid the ongoing Delhi Red Fort blast probe.
According to an official notice, now available online, AIU’s Secretary General Dr Pankaj Mittal wrote to the Faridabad university’s Vice Chancellor Bhupender Kaur Anand. Detailing reasons for the institution’s membership suspension, Mittal wrote, “As per the Bye-laws of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), all universities shall be treated as members as long as they remain in good standing.”
Faridabad’s Al Falah University under scanner amid Red Fort blast probe
The AIU secretary general further highlighted how Al-Falah University had deviated from the moral ground the association held up as its qualifying standard. “As per media reports, it has come to notice that Al-Falah University, Faridabad, Haryana, does not appear to be in good standing.”
As a result, the university is no longer authorised to use the name or logo of the Indian universities association. In light of its decision to divest from the Faridabad institution, Mittal advised that the “AIU logo must be removed from the university’s official website forthwith.”
The official notice red-flagging Al-Falah University comes merely days after the 2,900 kg of explosives were recovered from Faridabad. The shocking discovery happened on the same day as the heart-rending Delhi bomb blast tragedy that killed 13 people and injured several others.
Association of Indian Universities suspends Al-Falah University, Faridabad, with immediate effect, citing that the university 'does not appear to be in good standing'. pic.twitter.com/GJHSSpO1P4
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Ahead of the formal announcement, the a forensic audit of all records tied to the university was ordered in the wake of a “white collar terror module” bust. The development led to the arrest of 8 people, including 3 doctors. The incident ultimately threw Al Falah University in Dhauj village under scanner as all doctors allegedly linked to the terror-based activities had links to the higher-education institution.
Among these doctors taken into custody, Dr Muzammil and Dr Shaheen became the subjects of scrutiny over their alleged connection with the explosives’ recovery. Meanwhile, Dr Umara is said to have been driving the vehicle that became the cause for the Red Fort explosion on Monday evening.
The university’s vice chancellor distances itself from the doctors at the centre of the probe, stating that they were strictly linked to the institution on a professional level.
“The University also notes with deep concern that certain online platforms are circulating baseless and misleading stories with the clear intent of maligning the reputation and goodwill of the University. We strongly condemn and categorically deny all such false and defamatory allegations,” Bhupender Kaur Anand said previously.
NAAC’s notice against Al Falah University
However, even NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council), which grades higher education institutions and had initially accorded it with an ‘A’ ranking, red-flagged the university website’s mentions of the ‘A’ ratings. Issuing a firm notice, the council determined that the engineering college’s previous ratings were graded in 2011 and 2013, with both expiring in 2016 and 2018, respectively.
“Both of the above colleges’ accreditation status has expired. Both of the above Colleges have not yet volunteered for the Cycle-2 Assessment and Accreditation (A&A) process of NAAC,” the notice stated.
Signed off by NAAC Director Ganesan Kannabiran, the notice further asked, “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 to withdraw the Al-Falah University’s recognition under section 2(f) and 12B of UGC? Why should the NAAC not recommend to the NMC to withdraw the NMC recognition for Al-Falah University’s NMC-recognized programmes?”
“In the meantime, you are required to remove the NAAC accreditation details from your website and any other publicly available / distributed documents and report back to NAAC that the above is complied with.”
The Al-Falah University website was ultimately taken down after NAAC raised the alarm about the false accreditation.