| Under continous media scrutiny, especially from | | | | granting degrees under the UGC act.It is further |
| Careers360 published by Mahesh Peri and followed up | | | | clarified for information that IIPM is neither entitled to |
| by a few other media entities in India and | | | | award MBA/BBA/BCA nor recognised by UGC, |
| abroad, UGC now has been forced to take action. In | | | | AICTE or MHRD." |
| a notification issued on 31st july 2010, the University | | | | To read the full notification, read the link below. |
| Grants Commission has clearly stated that IIPM is not | | | | |
| a University or a deemed university under the act | | | | |
| and hence cannot award MBA/BBA or BCA degrees. | | | | Almost simultaneously, the Andhra Pradesh state |
| It should also be mentioned that most newspapers | | | | higher education department has issued a show |
| havent carried this important notification due to | | | | cause notice to IIPM on their awarding degrees in the |
| advertising pressures from IIPM, which is a huge | | | | state of andhra pradesh which are not valid under |
| media spender in Indian media. | | | | the state act. In most states, only degrees validated |
| The UGC Notification says" It is hereby informed to | | | | by UGC or under the state act are valid. the defence |
| the public at large and students that the Indian | | | | of IIPM awarding degrees from MS University, |
| Institute of Planning and Management(IIPM), New | | | | registered under the Tamilnadu state act are, even if |
| Delhi is not a University within the meaning of Sec | | | | invalid, cannot be valid beyond the state of tamilnadu. |
| 2(F0 of The University Grants Commission acxt 1956. | | | | in fact, Careers360 has done a detailed story on the |
| Further, as per Sec 22 of the UGC act, IIPM, New | | | | same. |
| Delhi does not have the right of conferring or | | | | |