Mumbai: Students of Dr Baliram Hiray College of Architecture in Bandra, who took admission to BSc/BVov (Interior Design), from five batches beginning 2021-22 filed complaints with Bandra police alleging academic fraud, institutional misrepresentation, economic offence, discrepancies in academic records, lack of transparency and mental harassment by college authorities. The first batch of students was told the course was affiliated to Sangai University in Manipur, which was derecognised in 2024. Students claimed they had no idea about the derecognition and cleared their final year in 2025. They were made to wait for their marksheets and degrees since then. Last month, they were told the degrees will be granted by Sikkim International University. Students said this university, too, was on the UGC defaulter list. Despite repeated attempts, the college failed to give them proof of affiliation. On March 14, the first batch students finally got their marksheets but with incorrect details, marks shuffled and key subjects like dissertation removed, citing that the university doesn’t offer those subjects. College officials did not respond to TOI’s message.
