Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Statement I:A deemed to be university is a non-affiliating university

Statement II:The teacher-student ratio in a deemed to be university must not be less than 1:10

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false

CStatement I is true but Statement II is false ✓ Correct

DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct answer: (C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Explanation

A deemed to be university is non-affiliating, meaning it cannot take other colleges under its umbrella, so Statement 1 is true.

Statement 1 is true because deemed universities function on their own campus and do not affiliate outside colleges.

Statement 2 is false because the required teacher-student ratio is not fixed at not less than 1:10 as stated.

Deemed universities must maintain adequate faculty strength, but the norm quoted here is incorrect.

Deemed status is granted for high academic standards in a specialised field of study.

Such institutions can award their own degrees while remaining under regulatory oversight.

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