US varsity fraud affects 1800 students

Updated on: Saturday, March 24, 2012

Minister of State for HRD D Purandeswari said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha, More than 1800 Indian students were affected by the immigration fraud by the Tri-Valley University (TVU) in the US which was shut down in January last year. 766 cases of Indian students of the TUV were approved for transfer to other universities, while 480 cases are pending for scrutiny and 281 were denied transfer," she said.

The Minister also noted that the government has taken up the issue very seriously with the US in order to protect the interests of the Indian students there.

Purandeshwari said, "the government has strongly conveyed to the US agencies that the students, themselves a victim of fraud, should not be penalised and help responsible for the violations committed by the University."

She has further said that "India has also requested that there should not be mass termination of visas of the affected students so that they do not go out of status and the affected students should be given adequate time for transfer to other universities or voluntarily return to India without prejudice."

The Embassy of India at Washington is keeping in touch with the US Department of Homeland Security to ensure that the pending transfer cases of Indian students of the San Fransisco-based university are considered in a sympathetic manner.

US varsity fraud affects 1800 students

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