Vice Chancellor: Haryana Sports University removed from UGC defaulter list

Sonepat: Haryana Sports University Vice Chancellor Ashok Kumar on Wednesday said the institute has recently resolved administrative challenges and as a result its name has been removed from the defaulter list of the University Grants Commission (UGC). Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, the vice chancellor said the inaugural academic session of the university will begin in September 2023 and it will get affiliation from UGC in April 2024. He said as a new institution, certain administrative processes, including the appointment of an ombudsman, took longer than anticipated.

The vice chancellor said the university was provisionally included in the UGC’s defaulter list due to this delay. “Unfortunately, this situation was exploited by certain individuals on social media and they misrepresented facts to tarnish the reputation of Haryana’s first government sports university. We would like to clarify that these claims were baseless and were only aimed at maligning the image of the institute,” he said. “The appointment of the ombudsman has been finalised and the UGC has promptly updated its records to reflect this development. Haryana Sports University has been removed from the defaulter list, which reaffirms our commitment to maintaining the highest standards of governance and transparency,” the vice chancellor said. He added that the university is dedicated to its vision of becoming a premier institution for sports education, providing top-class facilities and opportunities to students.