Concerned over the growth of fake degree holders, students body writes to HRD ministry

Concerned over the growth of fake degree holders, students body writes to HRD ministry

“The mushrooming growth of fake higher degree holders is a matter of great concern and is an insult to the entire research community" of the country,” wrote Students Federation of India (SFI) to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and asked to take the corrective measures to stop the menace. The organization said that various incidents of paid doctoral degree have been reported and this will only destroy the quality and credibility of the higher education and research in the nation. "Lack of stringent actions curbing of the award of fake Ph.D. degrees is in another way questioning and nullifying the genuine effort of scholars who work hard for a better part of their life," the letter said. The letter also mentioned about a study according to which the network of fake degrees is being run by a syndicate and a shocking fact among all this is many of the people who hold the fake degrees are at highly influential positions. The letter said that the fake degrees earned by certain practitioners and academicians are being used to make a fool out of the general public and are used for cheating purposes and all these fake degree holder are publicizing their degrees and fake merits in leading newspapers and other media platforms. The students’ body also wrote about the growth of the fake admission racket in the nation.

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