The CBI registered a case against previous Indira Gandhi National Open University (Ignou) bad habit chancellor V N Rajasekharan Pillai for professedly conceding consent to two private colleges, Punjab Technical University and Sikkim Manipal University, to run separate training courses infringing upon rules.

The organization likewise led seeks at his premises in Thiruvananthapuram and Kottayam in Kerala and grabbed a few records.

Pillai was likewise the executive of Distance Education Council (DEC).

The DEC, which screens gauges of open colleges and separation training foundations in the nation, had permitted Punjab Technical University and Sikkim Manipal University to offer certain courses after professedly overruling the conclusion of the joint panel of AICTE, Ignou and UGC.

As per the office's FIR, the two colleges made near Rs 470 crore by running separation learning courses at their focuses in five years. The FIR was recorded against Pillai, obscure authorities of the two colleges and a few authorities of (Ignou). CBI authorities said they were endeavoring to learn if Pillai got illicit satisfaction as a byproduct of favoring the two varsities. Authorities said SMU conceded 17.6 lakh understudies in its 728 examination focuses all finished India in the vicinity of 2004 and 2011 and made a benefit of Rs 85 crore. Correspondingly, PTU conceded a few lakh understudies in its 894 focuses and made a benefit of Rs 384 crore.

"The two universities did not get the endorsement of the joint board of trustees of AICTE, UGC and IGNOU however Pillai still gave endorsement for the courses putting aside the set down rules," a CBI officer said.