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Notifications: Specification of Degrees and other matters

7. Each University shall furnish information relating to the conformity to the above standards
of instructions (including its affiliated colleges) to the UGC in the form prescribed from time
to time for this purpose

8. The UGC may cause periodic inspection of the University and its affiliated colleges including
extension/ regional/ study centers and such other facilities offering the courses leading to a
degree.
9. After such inspection, the UGC may give reasonable opportunity to the defaulting University
/ affiliated colleges to rectify the identified deficiency/ non conformity.
10. To safeguard the interest of the students, it would be mandatory for a University or any
college affiliated to it to seek prior approval of the University Grants Commission before
entering into any academic collaboration such as franchise, study centre tie-up or the twinning
arrangement etc. with any foreign university leading to award of any degree / diploma /
certificate. It would be the responsibility of the concerned University / affiliated College to
ensure that such a degree/ diploma / certificate has been duly specified and notified by the
commission before admitting the students to programs leading to such degree / diploma /
certificate.

Existing Academic collaborations, if any, shall be reported by the respective University
(inclusive of affiliated colleges) to the commission in the form prescribed for this purpose
within six months of the issue of this notification.
11. Consequences of failure of Universities to comply with these specifications:

11.1. The defaulting University / Affiliated College shall be prohibited from offering any
course for the award of unspecified degree.
11.2. Any degree awarded in contravention to this notification shall be deemed to be an
unspecified degree and shall be declared as such by the UGC after duly satisfying itself
as to the violation of this notification. The UGC shall give due publicity regarding
the defaulting Universities/ colleges and unspecified degrees offered by them for the
information of the general public.

11.3. It shall be the responsibility of the respective University to keep a watch over the
observance of prescribed norms by itself and by the affiliated colleges and disaffiliate
the defaulting colleges to the extent of violations.
11.4. The UGC shall forward a copy of the order made under the sub-section to the university
concerned, and on and from the date of receipt of a copy of such order by the university,
the affiliation of such an institution, so far as it relates to the course of study specified
in such order, shall stand terminated. On and from the date of termination of such
affiliation, and for the period of three years thereafter, approval shall not be granted to
that institution to start such or similar degree or post-graduate degree programme.

11.5. Contravention of the provisions relating to the specification of degrees as above shall
also render the defaulting university and affiliated colleges liable for action as prescribed
under Section 24 of the UGC Act.
(Prof. Ved Prakash)

Secretary

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