er... it depends on what you and me define "quality" as :-). I base my claims of the following chronological series of events: 1. Sam Pitroda heads the Knowledge Commission and advises the govt to increase the number of institutions and universities in the country to increase the % of people pursuing higher education. 2. There is a mad rush and suddenly a lot of deemed universities. In Tamil Nadu, its big business. 3. step #2 implies lot more engineers. The eligibility and criteria for engineering relaxes gradually. It stood at 60 when I passed out of school(2002). Now its 45! 4. Supply exceeds demand(by a huge margin). 5. one fine day, govt wakes up. Yashpal committee submits report to govt on ensuring the quality of deemed universities.(happened last month) 6. govt yet to take action based on the report.