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VIJAYAWADA
The Andhra Pradesh Higher Education Regulatory and Monitoring Commission (APHERMC) has imposed a good of ₹15 lakh connected Mohan Babu University, successful Tirupati for irregularities, including excess interest collection, non-disclosure of income, irregularities successful attendance management, and for withholding archetypal certificates of students.
The Commission, connected September 17, besides issued an bid directing the University to refund the further magnitude of ₹26 crore collected from students, and published the details of the bid connected its website. Further, it has besides recommended to the Government, University Grants Commission, All-India Council for Technical Education and different regulatory bodies that the designation of Mohan Babu University beryllium withdrawn .
Following the enquiry conducted by the three-member committee appointed by the Commission to probe the allegations against the University, the APHERMC came to the decision that the University had collected an further magnitude of ₹ 26.17 crore from students betwixt 2022-23 to September 30, 2024. The University has been directed to repay the magnitude to the students wrong 15 days.
The University filed a writ petition challenging the APHERMC bid and claimed that the bid was arbitrary and issued without ineligible authority. It said the punishment imposed by APHERMC was beyond its jurisdiction and against the Andhra Pradesh Private Universities Act, 2016 and Rules, 2017.
The University appealed to the tribunal to acceptable speech the APHERMC bid and the committee report. The Court granted an interim stay, and the substance is scheduled for adjacent proceeding connected October 14, 2025.
Manchu Vishnu responds
Responding to media reports, Pro-Chancellor of Mohan Babu University Vishnu Manchu connected Wednesday said the APHERMC had lone made ‘recommendations’ and that the High Court already passed an interim enactment connected the issue.
Mr. Vishnu alleged that selective accusation was being circulated successful the media to flare up the contented and represent the University successful a antagonistic airy and said radical should not beryllium misled by unverified reports.
On October 13, 2024, the Parents Association of Andhra Pradesh lodged a ailment with the Andhra Pradesh Higher Education Regulatory and Monitoring Commission (APHERMC) against the University alleging that it was collecting excess fees beyond the amounts prescribed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. These included further charges nether heads specified arsenic tuition fees, gathering fees, and different fees.
The parents besides alleged that messiness fees were collected adjacent from time scholars who did not enactment successful the hostel, which violated Government regulations.
The relation sent a akin ailment to the Minister for Education, raising concerns implicit “irregular interest collection” by the university.
The APHERMC constituted a three-member committee comprising Prof. N.P. Eswara Reddy, Member of the Commission and an world expert, Prof. N. Ramanaiah, Member and world adept and Lakshmi Prasanna, a chartered accountant, who inspected and mentioned the irregularities resorted to by the Mohan Babu University successful their report.
