New Delhi, Sept. 6: Human resource development minister Prakash Javadekar today promised to consider central university status for a private university, something never done before, amid an embargo on such upgrades for state universities. Conversion into a central university would mean a government takeover of the institution. Madhava Menon said no private university had till now been upgraded to a central university. Menon defended the upgrade of private universities to central universities in principle. "If the private university is unable to improve its quality, why can the Centre not take it over to ensure the students do not suffer?"

Source: The Telegraph September 06, 2016 21:11 UTC