The Lumbini Buddhist University has been found flouting existing legal provision and violating the academic norms while granting affiliation to various colleges. A study report by University Grants Commission (UGC), the government entity to look after the university education in the country, made public on Thursday, shows that the University granted affiliations arbitrarily.

The study conducted by a five-member committee led by Prof Upendra Bahadur Pradhananga showed that most of the colleges which were granted affiliations had not fulfilled the criteria to become an affiliated college.

Though the study of the university established in 2006 was for providing education on Buddhist Philosophy, Literature and Culture, the university has granted affiliations in the engineering and basic science without having any expertise on it.

“The university has flouted the provisions which make it mandatory to have faculty within the university or have a constituent college offering a particular course before grating affiliation for the same subject,” reads the report. It has also claimed that the university acted under unnecessary influence and pressure and was also involved in irregularities while granting the affiliation.