Banasthali Vidyapith

Any information on the Indian University Banasthali Vidyapith?

 

Banasthali Vidyapith University

It looks like your typical Indian university except that it is/was for women. I couldn't find any DL component. Would you consider enrolling in a DL program at an Indian university? I would find it fascinating to hear from someone who has successfully navigated through the Indian educational bureaucracy.

 

Banasthali Vidyapith is a proper school but not well known in India.

 

Great website! Good UGC-accredited school! I had never heard of it, but it sure looks solid.

 

Thanks.

A local college is offering degrees approved by them without indicating that it is a university for women. Question is if the do DL versions without the gender restriction!

www.stjamessparkcollege.co.uk

 

The Indian National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) seems to be that country's higher education accrediting body. The NAAC was created in 1994 by the University Grants Council (UGC) to perform its accrediting functions and now operates autonomously. The NAAC accredits both public and private institutions. It receives basic funding from the UGC, with the cost of accrediting visits borne by the universities.

The International Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) provides a detailed description of the NAAC here:

http://www.inqaahe.org/members_details.cfm?mID=114&typ=1

Apparently the Indian system resembles our familiar American one. The various Indian states approve schools to operate legally within their borders. Then the NAAC evaluates and accredits some of them. The INQAAHE says that government funding from the UGC is largely dependent on that accreditation. They also say that some (not all) of the Indian states have passed laws that require all higher education institutions located within their boundaries to acquire NAAC accreditation as a condition of continued approval.

The NAAC website is here:

http://www.naac-india.com

They list accredited universities and colleges in separate lists, indexing both by state. The accredited universities in the state of Rajasthan are here:

http://www.naac-india.com/Universities.asp?state=21

Banasthali Vidyapith University is indeed listed and it was given an 'A' grade. The NAAC grades Indian universities!

Concerning the UK college of interest to Ian Moseley, if you scroll down on the INQAAHE's description of the NAAC, you get to this:

Cross-Border Education
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Outline the Organisation/Agency's policy and procedures for the review of the quality of exported higher education

The Government of India is evolving the policies and guidelines.

That sounds like the NAAC doesn't currently assess providers offering Indian academic awards outside India. So despite the fact that Banasthali Vidyapith U. is clearly accredited in India, you might only have their word for what's happening at St. James Park College in the UK.