The state government has taken over Al-Falah University in Faridabad and appointed senior IAS officer Amit Aggarwal as the Administrator of the university. Aggarwal, who took over on Wednesday, will handle the financial and administrative matters of the university.
IAS officer Shyamal Misra had investigated the affairs of the university, and on the basis of his report, the government has taken over the university. It is learnt that he found several irregularities at the university that violated the statute.
Aggarwal, who is also Commissioner and Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, has appointed Dr Ajay Ranga, Registrar, JC Bose University, as Vice Chancellor of Al-Falah University. Dr Rajeev Kumar Singh, Controller of Examinations at JC Bose University, will now be the new Controller of Examinations at Al-Falah University. Similarly, the new Chief Finance and Accounts Officer and the Registrar have been appointed.
However, there is no change in the faculty. “The university will continue to function as usual. Students need not worry. Only financial and administrative matters will be handled by the state government,” said a senior officer on condition of anonymity.
About 1,600-1,700 students are studying at the university. The state legislative Assembly had passed the Haryana Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in December. It provided provisions for the dissolution of any private university’s management body and the takeover of its operations through the appointment of an Administrator.
“The circumstances (under which government can act) include any grave lapses, including matters relating to national security, sovereignty and integrity of India, public security, law and order, misuse of university premises for unlawful and anti-national activities or any other serious act prejudicial to public interest. If any such act has occurred, the government may order any inquiry into any of such act, contraventions or lapses and appoint an inquiry officer or a committee consisting of not more than five persons for this purpose,” the Bill had stated.
Under the law, the inquiry officer or committee shall conduct an inquiry and submit the report to the state government within 30 days. The committee will be vested with the powers of a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure.
“On receipt of the report, if the government thinks that the university had contravened the law, it would issue a seven-day show-cause notice. Upon consideration of the reply to the show-cause, if the government is not satisfied, it may appoint an administrator,” said the new Act.
Al-Falah University came to limelight last year after the busting of a white-collar terror module of doctors working there.
As many as 15 people were killed in a blast near the Red Fort on November 10, 2025, and the roles of several doctors linked to the university and from Kashmir had come under the scanner of the probe agencies. About 2,900 kg of explosives were also seized from two rooms in Faridabad.
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