St Regis accreditation in India

Discussion in 'Accreditation Discussions (RA, DETC, state approva' started by kcfile, Jun 25, 2004.

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  1. kcfile

    kcfile New Member

  2. MichaelR

    MichaelR Member

    Until I see approval from the University Grants Commission or AICTE I won't believe it. Those are the only two bodies I know of in India that have the right to approve schools in India.

    The certificate says they are a Charitable Trust. I have no clue what this has to do with education, and the picture of the "Office" is so crooked in the scan that I find it laughable that they would even promote it.
     
  3. tcnixon

    tcnixon Active Member


    Perspective is a funny thing. I would have said that it is a great devaluation of Indian education.




    Tom Nixon
     
  4. Bill Huffman

    Bill Huffman Well-Known Member

    SRU is a degree mill. If it is really accredited in India then it must be from a bogus accreditor in India because India has a fine education system. If SRU is switching from them pretending to be in Liberia to pretending to be in India, doesn't that mean that a whole new set of heads will need to roll?
     
  5. jerryclick

    jerryclick New Member

    A close reading of the link would seem to indicate SRU has obtained accreditation (or something similar) as a VOCATIONAL school. This would put them the same as those "Learn To Be A Locksmith" or "Learn How To Repair Lawnmowers" type schools you see advertised on the backs of matchbooks.
     
  6. Peter Chin

    Peter Chin New Member

    The letters are FAKE and nothing more than a joke. UGC of India had very strict guidelines on accreditation and SRU will never be able to achieve that goal.

    It’s strange though that SRU keep bringing innovation to their mills deveoplment and nothing much could be done to stop them.

    Peter Chin
     
  7. kcfile

    kcfile New Member

    Extracted from the link of http://saintregis.edu.lr/india.htm, it provided the following reciprocal credit transfer agreement:

    Reciprocal Credit Transfer agreement with the following Universities has been done through their Authorized Representative in Bangalore. By this, all SRU graduates will be accepted for higher education in the following Indian Universities. A graduate can get his/her degree notarized or attested and thus he/she can get ECNR removed from the Passport etc. SRU degrees can be attested as equivalent to US RA degrees, from Indian Office of recognized agencies like CCI etc. This attestation will be helpful to obtain H1B visa or for immigration to other Countries. SRU Degree Apostiles can be obtained with Certificate of Authenticity from Indian Embassy or any other embassy.



    The following Universities accept Credit Transfer or Accept SRU Degrees for higher education:


    Kalinga University, Raichur

    Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli

    Bundelkhand University, Jhansi

    Periyar University, Salem

    Rajasthan Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Udaipur

    IASE Deemed University, Sardarshar

    Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University, Bhopal


    How about the accredited status of these universities? If they are fine, it implies SRU graduates have direct further study routes in accredited universities!
     
  8. amused

    amused member

    From my knowledge of the evolving Indian education system, especially with the door being open to private universities, don't be surprised if the likes of St Regis, or anyone with some money, plans, curriculum that follows the Indian requirements, and a reasonable faculty, doesn't start setting up accredited universities in India.

    One would have to ask just what sort of 'credit' is being given to St Regis students! At what level for what degree? Diplomas schools that operate on every street corner in India can get you some exemption from a degree course in India. So what St regis may be trumpeting about may not be much.
     
  9. amused

    amused member

    I am sure they are all fully recognised and accredited, and on the basis of my last post., I am sure they are offering some form of credit to St Regis graduates, even if the first semester of a 6 semester bachelor's course
     
  10. MichaelR

    MichaelR Member

    They also claimed that they where going to be in the next International Handbook of Universities. I have proof from Unesco that they will never be in that hand book.

    I have no clue as to why any university in India would accept credits from SRU, but my guess is that if the UGC gets wind of what is going on things are not going to be pretty.
     
  11. kcfile

    kcfile New Member

    How about this below?

    Entity operating in India. Once DEC approves SRU India, it will become an Distance Education University offering Non-Traditional programs. Thus SRU India will become fully accredited and recognized in India.

    ICAM and IBAM are Government Registered Councils or Boards on Alternative and Allied Medicines. We are looking forward for the affiliation with them which is expected shortly.

    IETE, Institution of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineers, A national Apex body on Electronics, Telecommunication, Computer Science and Information Technology (Recognized by Government of India, UPSC, State Governments etc) is accepting SRU Credentials for the Memberships. For an Example, Headquarters Director of SRU India, Dr Azad is a life member of IETE. (MIETE). There are other Alumni of SRU, who are members of IETE.

    SRU India is an Academic Institutional Member of Computer Society of India.

    SRU India Educational Trust, Sponsored by Saint Regis University, Republic of Liberia is affiliated with All Indian Society of Electronics, Computers and Technology. SRU India offers courses recognized by AISECT. About AISECT

    Can anyone tell me the professional status of IETE, Computer Society of India, AISECT ...etc in India and worldwide? It seems a lot of professional bodies will accept SRU Credentials for the Memberships.
     
  12. Bill Huffman

    Bill Huffman Well-Known Member

    Dear kcfile,

    SRU is an obvious degree mill. Analysis indicated that the on-line test given by SRU to qualify for the SRU Associate's degree could have been passed by 75% of the pigeons using their life experience at random pecking. If you continue pimping this monstrosity of a flim-flam scam I'm going to have to conclude sorry things. Cheers!

    Have fun,
    Bill
     
  13. amused

    amused member

    Quite right, Bill. No flim-flam organizations will get far with the Indian authorities.

    However, if they 'repented' and made a serious to set up a real university in the appropriate State in India and were will ing to subject themselves to the proper accreditation processes, they have a chance.

    But that requires time, money, and dedication to quality education. I don't think St Regis or their likes have any of these characteristics or qualities.

    And India is no Liberia!
     
  14. kcfile

    kcfile New Member

    "However, if they 'repented' and made a serious to set up a real university in the appropriate State in India and were will ing to subject themselves to the proper accreditation processes, they have a chance."

    I supported Amused. Also, from its link, it had expressed already a lot of affiliate study centers operating in India with course offered, e.g. E-Degree programs. If SRU is a real university with infrastructure and supported by its own country's educational ministry, assuming it is really accredited by Liberian government, the accreditation will be no problem!
     
  15. amused

    amused member

    It seems obvious that the Liberian 'accreditation' is not real!

    Furthermore, it appears obvious that the courses offered through St Regis are substandard, to put it mildly.

    Also, it will not matter how many centers they have in India, under their present regime, they only have a snowflake's hope in hell of gaining Indian accreditation.

    It is another example of the well used unaccredited school's ploy of offering the world and delivering nothing!

    It has the desired effect of misleading potential students in the short term, hoping that they don't possess very good long term memories!
     

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