THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Save University Campaign Committee demanded that all the universities should be instructed to verify the validity of the degree certificates and related documents of other state universities and foreign universities produced by the students enrolled for higher studies in the universities of Kerala. The committee submitted a petition to the Governor in this regard.

Universities in our state are aware that the degree certificates of Kerala students who get admission to higher education are subjected to inspection by other state universities. However, the degree certificates of students, who get admission to universities in Kerala by submitting their degrees from other state universities, are not subjected to similar inspections.

There is a widespread allegation that some students get admission in Kerala by obtaining degrees and related documents from fake degree certificate makers using this loophole. In the petition, the committee pointed out that many people are trying to pursue higher studies using fake degrees in the universities of Kerala due to the fact that the authorities are not ready for the inspection, despite bringing this matter to the attention of the universities.