Why you should not opt Edukart for your distance and online MBA, BBA, mCA and other programmes

I posted a detailed abalysis of Edukart.com on my career blog http://blog.simplycareer.net about its business model, the courses its offered and review of those universities offering courses through edukart and I also posted the same to various career forum including citehr.com

Instead of responding properly, edukart.com defended and justify its action for selling inferior degrees. I just wondered, can they become so unethical? 

Finally, we have to blame our education system, UGC, ministry of HRD for such a poor system. I am reiterating, believe me, nobody loose except the students. 

Here is link for my article

http://blog.simplycareer.net/2014/08/edukartreviewvalidity.html

Here is citehr link

http://www.citehr.com/504551-edukart-say-no-its-programme-career-guidance.html#post2174615

Here is reaction from one of the reader 

Learningnovo   +Follow  @Message

Member Since: Sep 2011

I am really surprised at what you have written here. I am not sure if you have done enough research to highlight the facts. This forum is not about spreading negative remarks about any company or person. 

Please speak with the Edukart people and clarify any doubts you have.

I have removed his name and details and he must have reported this to Edukart.

Here is my reply

Hopegovind  Member Since: Aug 2007

Please read my article. This forum is of course for creating awareness. I have done enough research and written the article after thinking a lot. Edukart is just a copied model of the business and consist misleading information on its website. Majority of HR people who have done PG Diploma from SCDL must have got the experience that how SCDL diploma not helpful at all in their career and it is not awarded through symbiosis international university. I do not need to biased towards them, I am representing the fact. Yes, they can counter reply my claim and I am open for debate. Also, on my blog, I have written feedback of people on mouthshut.com which is self explanatory. Another simple example, if you can apply directly to university and can do the course in 50000, do you want to give additional 25000 to edukart just because you are taking admission through them? And again, such arrangement is against the UGC Act and guideline. Regards Govind HR, business article, career guidance, Distance Education, Business article HR practitioner and independent career blogger

attribution http://www.citehr.com/504551-edukart-say-no-its-programme-career-guidance.html#ixzz3C2qKpeBw

and finally reply from Edukart which is half truth and they are not responding point to point

EduKart   +Follow  @Message

Member Since: Sep 2014

Dear CiteHr readers,

We have come across this post about EduKart and would like to post an official reply on the website.

1. We are providing genuine fee on the Degree/ Diploma programs that we promote on EduKart. Our counsellors assist students to get information about the programs and complete their admission formalities, based on the guidelines strictly set by the Universities. We do not charge any additional fees for admissions.

2. Just like many companies, those provide free and paid Certificate courses, we do the same. Some of paid certificate courses are very well know. We are happy if course seekers take this courses or choose to go with the free MOOCs available across the world. 

3. We are supporters of free MOOC movement and have been supporting it by promoting courses. You can see our initiatives on EK Open: Find Online Courses from Coursera, Edx, Udemy and more

Thanks,

Admissions Team

EduKart.com

My reply

I sent a mail them before posting the article and instead of replying point to point, they are asking me my mobile no.

Member Since: Aug 2007

please provide detail,

You have written PGDM distance from Symbiosis University, can you post it here, when Symbiosis University does not offer any distance programme so how are you providing the same?

Here is the report from Hindustan Times where HRD Minister clearly specified that UGC guidelines violated in distance education

UGC distance learning policy violated, admits HRD minister - Hindustan Times

Here is the excerpts

“The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that a university established or incorporated by or under a state act shall operate and function only within the territorial jurisdiction defined under its act and in no case beyond the territory of its location.”

“Contrary to this provision, a few state universities and private universities set up under state act have violated this policy of the UGC. The Commission has asked these universities to close down such centres and to comply with the UGC’s instructions in the matter,” responded Irani.

Despite the HRD minister’s statement in Parliament, however, no concrete moves have been evident in curbing this malpractice. For instance, Karnataka State Open University in Karnataka (KSOU) and Mewar University in Rajasthan are still openly offering affiliations in distance learning mode to institutes outside state boundaries.

Further,

Various RTI applications to the UGC by students and their parents, related to affiliations of institutes offering distance learning courses, have revealed that from the year 2014, state universities – both government-funded and private – cannot offer any such programme beyond the boundaries of their respective states.

“UGC notification No F.27-1/2012 (CPP-II), dated June 27, 2013, on territorial jurisdiction policy, states clearly that the state universities (both private and government-funded) can offer programmes only within the state

Check before you apply for that distance learning course - Hindustan Times

You are offering courses from Venkateshwara Open university from Arunachal Pradesh which does not have approval to offer courses in distance mode. Then how are you offering those programmes?

Are not you risking student's time, money and career? 

End of the day losers are students only. You are agent, you will make money and you fled away when there will be legal complications.

I have got communication from thousands of students how they risked their career and repenting. 

About your certificate, its not me, its your student who have clearly stated that edukart's certificate programmes are useless. Please see

HR, business article, career guidance, Distance Education, Business article: Edukart.com- company review, review of online MBA, executive MBA , fee and recognition

Following are the excerpts from the PIB of Government of India

1. DEC prohibits franchising of study centres by universities/institutions. 

2. UGC too has issued instructions banning degrees awarded through any franchisee programmes operated by private institutions.

3. It does not recognize study centres of universities/institutions

4. the territorial jurisdiction for programmes in distance mode for Central Universities , is as per their Acts and Statues, for State Universities (both Govt. funded & private), it is also as per their Acts and Statutes but not beyond the boundaries of their respective states, for Deemed to be universities, it is as per notification of Government of India and for private institutions (other than Universities), it is confined to headquarters

So as per this, first of all venkateshwara Open University cannot offer course in distance mode, the other state universities cannot offer courses outside their respective states, private and deemed university cannot offer distance course even recognized beyond their headquarter.

I hope you understand. If you still feel that I have prejudiced towards you and defaming, you are free to send legal notice to me. (I do not think after giving so much clarity and evidence above, you can do that, In fact your contract (if any) with those universities exist, they are illegal/ void contract as per Indian Contract Act i.e. An agreement to carry out an illegal act is an example of a void agreement (illegal, because it violates essence of pre-existing Act i.e. Private University prohibition and regulations Act and also hon'ble supreme court judgment on Prof. Yahpal Vs State of Chhatisgarh)

Below is detail of UGC guideline on territorial jurisdiction and can be downloaded

HR, business article, career guidance, Distance Education, Business article: UGC has issued fresh guideline on territorial jurisdiction of universities

I hope this make things clear. 

I have never said Edukart is fake or selling fake degrees. You may refer my blog where I have specified as follows:

Few clarifications

1. Edukart is illegal official agents of many universities to whom UGC and law has strictly prohibited to offer courses beyond a limit and some universities do not have right to offer course in distance mode at all.

2. I have not found Edukart in the scam of selling degree by violating norms, it is just facilitating admission in those universities. 

3. Edukart is neither an institute nor a university and as specified it is just a mediator facilitating admission and not awarding any qualification by its own.

- See more at: HR, business article, career guidance, Distance Education, Business article

Regards

Govind

attribution http://www.citehr.com/504551-edukart-say-no-its-programme-career-guidance.html#ixzz3C2r6xSkF

I would like to thank Ravi Sharma who also provided his input before I could write my blog, here is his mail

 Ravi Sharma 

Respected sir

I read your blogs regularly now. Thanks for spreading information and saving many's careers.

Sir, I wish to bring to your notice this website named 'Edukart.com,'

It offers all the distance programs like MBA's , PG diplomas from universities and institutes which you have listed in your blog posts and of which students need to be aware of.

When i tried to contact them through chat on internet, i was told that these distance MBA'S and PG diplomas holds value and are Government approved and recognised, they also told me that PG diplomas from NMIMS are equivalent to MBA!

When i tried to delve deeper (as how state universities like KSOU can offer degree to a person like me who reside in Delhi) they just asked for my phone number and other contact details so that they can convince me in taking admission through their website.

Sir, I would urge you to go through this website and expose them through your informative blog so that students and people can stay away from such websites.

Regards

Ravi Sharma.

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I hope this provide you enough clarity/ Thanks for your all support.

Regards

Govind