Faridabad, Nov 13: The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has issued a show-cause notice to Al-Falah University in Faridabad for allegedly displaying false accreditation details on its website, days after the institution came under scrutiny in connection with the Red Fort car blast investigation.
According to the notice, the university claimed that two of its constituent institutes — Al-Falah School of Engineering & Technology and Al-Falah School of Education and Training — were accredited by NAAC, even though their accreditation had expired years ago.
“The claim is misleading,” the council said, noting that the accreditation for Al-Falah School of Engineering and Technology was valid from March 23, 2013, to March 22, 2018, while the Department of Teacher Education at Al-Falah School of Education and Training lost its accreditation in March 2016.
NAAC pointed out that neither of the institutions had applied for the mandatory Cycle-2 Assessment and Accreditation process, which is required to renew accreditation every five years.
“It is brought to the notice of NAAC that Al-Falah University, which is neither accredited nor volunteered for Cycle-1 A&A, has publicly displayed on its website that it operates three colleges graded A by NAAC,” the notice stated.
The council has directed the university to explain why legal action should not be initiated and why it should not be disqualified from future accreditation consideration. “Why should the NAAC not recommend to the UGC to withdraw Al-Falah University’s recognition, and to the NMC to withdraw recognition for its NMC-approved programmes?” the notice asked.
NAAC has also instructed the university to remove all accreditation-related claims from its website immediately and respond within seven days of receiving the notice.
The development comes as the university faces heightened scrutiny following the arrest of staff members from its School of Medical Sciences and Research Centre — identified as Umar Un Nabi, Muzammil Shakeel, and Shaheen Saeed — in connection with the Red Fort car blast.
