NAAC flags fake accreditation at Al Falah University days after Delhi blast link emerges

Al Falah University in Faridabad took its website offline on Nov 13 after the National Assessment and Accreditation Council issued a show cause notice over what it called a false claim about accreditation status.

The action came shortly after it emerged that the person inside the car that exploded near the Red Fort on Nov 10 was a junior doctor from the university.

According to the notice, NAAC questioned why the institution continued to promote itself as having a Grade A rating even though the certification had lapsed years ago.

The agency said the Al Falah School of Engineering and Technology received its Grade A rating in 2013, and the Al Falah School of Education and Training received the same rating in 2011. Both certifications were valid only until 2018 and 2016.

NAAC said that neither college applied for the Cycle 2 assessment and accreditation process after the earlier grades expired, yet the university kept displaying the outdated status on its website.

The notice said this was “absolutely wrong and misleading the public, especially the parents, students, and stakeholders.”

Authorities have also arrested two more doctors linked to the university in connection with the blast investigation, though the institution has publicly distanced itself from those accused of involvement in what officials have described as the “Faridabad terror module.”

In its notice, NAAC asked the university to explain why action should not be taken, why it should not face disqualification from future assessments, and why it should not lose recognition from the UGC, National Medical Council, National Council for Teacher Education, and the All India Council for Technical Education.

The council has given the university seven days to reply and instructed it to update its website to clearly show that the previous NAAC certifications had expired and to report back once the correction is made.