65 proposals for off-campus centres in 3 years; 43 set up: Education ministry

University Grants Commission received 65 proposals from universities and institutions for the establishment of their off-campus centres, of which decisions for 45 have been made, according to the data shared by the ministry of education in the Lok Sabha.

A total of 43 off-campus centres have been established across various states. One each off-centre campus has been approved in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Haryana, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan and Telangana.

In the last 3 years, other off-campus centres have been established across the states listed below.

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