Following mid-day's reporting of the B. Ed. degree scam, the Mumbai University has formed a committee to investigate the matter. Members of the committee belong to different colleges across the city and neighbouring areas and will conduct a fair probe into the scam, Dr Vinod Patil, director of Board of Examination and Evaluation told mid-day.

The University has vowed to put an end to the practice of no attendance in regular courses since this has given a freehand to affiliated colleges to manipulate their attendance. It is the reason touts like Aristo Academy, Fusion Science Classes, Career Academy and Indian Institute of Skills Training are flourishing. They lure candidates to seek admission in two-year B. Ed. courses without making attendance mandatory.