Document details
| Reference number | No. HPPERC/302/RTI Vol-X/2024-784 |
| Date of reply | 26.06.2024 (handwritten 26/6/24) |
| Issued by | PIO-cum-Law Officer, H.P. Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Commission |
| Public authority | Himachal Pradesh Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Commission, MC Parking Complex, 3rd Floor, Tutikandi, Shimla-171005 |
| Applicant | Kamesh (the reply carries a variant spelling of the applicant's name on its face) |
| Application received | 26.06.2024 |
| Subject | Supply of Information under RTI Act 2005 |
| Institution concerned | IEC University, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh |
| Annexure-A | List of 153 students to whom degrees were awarded by IEC University, called for by the Commission during the hearing in Case No. 11 of 2023. Four pages, bearing the RTI supply stamp. The list is not reproduced on this page. |
| Annexure-B | Order Sheet, HP-PERC, Shimla — Case Called 11 of 2023, dated 13.05.2024, Suo Moto v/s IEC University. Signed by Prof. Shashi Kant Sharma, Member, and Sh. Lalit Kumar, Member. |
| Appellate Authority | Appellate Authority-cum-Member-1, HP-PERC, Shimla-171005, within 30 days |
Questions and official answers
The reply sets out the information sought and the Commission's answer in a four-row table, reproduced below in the Commission's own wording. The operative text of the order sheet at Annexure-B follows in the findings.
| No. | Information sought | Official reply |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verify the degrees mentioned above against your record. | “The verification of degrees of students awarded by any private University does not comes under the purview of HP-PERC” |
| 2 | Confirm if these names are present in the list of 153 fake degree issued by IEC University. | “The list of 153 students to whom degrees were awarded by IEC University called by this Commission during hearing in Case No. 11 of 2023 is enclosed as Annexure-A” Note the Commission's wording: it describes Annexure-A as a list of students to whom degrees were awarded, not as a list of fake degrees. |
| 3 | Provide any available information or findings from your ongoing investigations that pertain to these degrees | “A copy of final orders in case No. 11 of 2023 is enclosed as Annexure-B” |
| 4 | If possible copy of 153 students names | “Information enclosed as per Point No. 2.” |
| B | Annexure-B — Order Sheet, Case Called 11 of 2023, dated 13.05.2024. Suo Moto v/s IEC University. Present: For Petitioner: None. For Respondent: None. | “The matter was called up for hearing today. None appeared. On perusal of original attendance record of all 153 students, it has been found that there are no irregularities in admitting these 153 students and the same has been observed by the expert committee. The Commission hereby observes that there is no discrepancies/ irregularities in admitting these 153 students, hence the original record be returned to respondent University and nothing survives in this matter and the same is disposed off.” |
Key findings
No irregularities found
The Commission, on perusal of the original attendance record of all 153 students, found “no irregularities in admitting these 153 students”, consistent with the expert committee's observation.
Case disposed of on 13.05.2024
In the order's words, “nothing survives in this matter and the same is disposed off”. The original records were directed to be returned to the university.
Annexure-A is a list of degrees awarded
The Commission describes the annexed list as students “to whom degrees were awarded by IEC University”, called for during the hearing — not as a list of fake degrees.
Degree verification is outside the regulator's purview
Asked to verify degrees against its record, the Commission replied that verification of degrees awarded by any private university does not come under HP-PERC's purview.
No party appeared at the final hearing
The order sheet records “For Petitioner: None” and “For Respondent: None”. The matter was decided on the record.
Personal data released under RTI
Annexure-A names 153 private individuals together with their fathers' names. It is not reproduced on this site.
Timeline from the record
Suo-Moto Case No. 11 of 2023
HP-PERC registers the issue concerning 153 degrees in the name of IEC University.
Two expert committees
Attendance, examination and fee records of all 153 students examined on site.
Status: pending adjudication
HP-PERC releases both inspection reports under RTI.
Case disposed of
No discrepancies or irregularities found; original records returned to the university.
Reply HPPERC/302/RTI Vol-X/2024-784
The final order and the list of 153 degree recipients released under RTI.
What this record shows:
- HP-PERC's order sheet of 13.05.2024 in Suo-Moto Case No. 11 of 2023 records that there are no discrepancies or irregularities in admitting the 153 students.
- The Commission directed the original records be returned to IEC University and disposed of the matter.
- The Commission states that verification of degrees awarded by a private university is outside its purview.
- The Commission describes Annexure-A as the list of students to whom degrees were awarded by IEC University, called for during the hearing.
What it does not show:
- It does not find that any IEC University degree was fake. The opposite: it records that no irregularities were found in the admissions examined.
- It does not confirm the authenticity of any individual degree — the Commission expressly says that is outside its purview, and must be put to the university.
- It does not name this page's subjects: the 153 individuals listed in Annexure-A are not reproduced here.
- It does not cover any matter outside the mandate of Case No. 11 of 2023.
Every statement on this page is drawn from the official document described above. Readers should rely on the original document and the issuing authority for any decision.