Document details
| Reference number | No: ISC-7/Pri.Uni/RTI/2026/365 |
| Date of reply | 11/02/2026 |
| Issued by | (P. J. Mehta), Public Information Officer and Senior Superintendent, University Branch |
| Public authority | Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education, University Branch, Block No. 12, Second Floor, Dr. Jivraj Mehta Bhavan, Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar – 382010 |
| Applicant | Kamesh, ACFE Member (USA) |
| RTI application | Application dated 01/08/2025, received by this office from the Education Department on 29/01/2026 |
| Subject | Regarding application for obtaining information under the Right to Information Act, 2005 |
| Institution concerned | Sabarmati University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
| Points covered | Points 1 to 6 of the application |
| Enclosure | “Sabarmati University Answer for your RTI”. The enclosure is not reproduced on this page. |
| Appellate Authority | The Deputy Director, Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education, Block No. 12, Second Floor, Dr. Jivraj Mehta Bhavan, Gandhinagar — within thirty days of receipt |
Questions and official answers
The reply is a short covering letter rather than a tabulated answer. Its operative paragraphs are reproduced below.
| No. | Point | Official reply |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | How the application reached this office | With reference to the above subject, it is to inform you that your application dated 01/08/2025 under the Right to Information Act, 2005 was received by this office from the Education Department on 29/01/2026. |
| 2 | How points 1 to 6 were dealt with | Regarding the information sought by you under point numbers 1 to 6, it is informed that the required information was requested from Sabarmati University, Ahmedabad vide this office letter dated 03/02/2026. The information received is being sent to you herewith. |
| 3 | Appeal | If you are dissatisfied with the above decision, you may file an appeal within thirty days from the date of receipt of this decision before the Appellate Authority – the Deputy Director, Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education, Block No. 12, Second Floor, Dr. Jivraj Mehta Bhavan, Gandhinagar. |
Key findings
The regulator did not hold the information
For all six points, the Commissioner's office had to ask the university rather than answer from its own records.
Nearly six months from application to reply
The application is dated 01/08/2025; the reply is dated 11/02/2026.
Almost all of that delay was before the file arrived
The office states it received the application from the Education Department only on 29/01/2026 — then wrote to the university on 03/02/2026 and replied on 11/02/2026, within a fortnight of receipt.
The university's answer is an enclosure
The substantive material is the enclosure titled “Sabarmati University Answer for your RTI”, which is not part of this covering letter.
Appeal route named
The Deputy Director in the same office is named as Appellate Authority, with a thirty-day window.
Timeline from the record
Application made
The application under the RTI Act, 2005 is dated 01/08/2025.
Reaches the Commissioner's office
The office records receiving the application from the Education Department on 29/01/2026, almost six months later.
University asked
The office wrote to Sabarmati University, Ahmedabad requesting the information for points 1 to 6.
Reply No: ISC-7/Pri.Uni/RTI/2026/365
The university's answer is forwarded to the applicant as an enclosure.
What this record shows:
- An RTI application dated 01/08/2025 reached the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education, Gujarat on 29/01/2026.
- For points 1 to 6 the office requested the information from Sabarmati University, Ahmedabad by letter dated 03/02/2026.
- The information received from the university was forwarded to the applicant with the reply of 11/02/2026.
- The Deputy Director in the same office is the named Appellate Authority, with a thirty-day window.
What it does not show:
- It does not itself state anything about Sabarmati University's recognition, courses, students or records.
- It does not reproduce the university's answer, which is a separate enclosure.
- It does not explain the period between 01/08/2025 and 29/01/2026.
- It records no finding, penalty or action against the university.
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.