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Notifications: Specification of Degrees and other matters

PART III-Sec.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, JULY 5, 2014 (ASADHA 14, 1936) 3003
Inspection by UGC

10. Each University shall furnish information relating to the conformity to the above
standards of instructions (including its affiliated colleges) to the UGC.
11. 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.
12. After such inspection, the UGC may give reasonable opportunity to the defaulting
Universities / affiliated colleges to rectify the identified deficiency/ non-conformity
.
Consequences of failure of Universities to comply with these instructions:

13. The defaulting University / Affiliated College shall be prohibited from offering any
course for the award of unspecified degree.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. The UGC shall forward a copy of the order made under clause 14 above 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.
17. 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 deemed
fit by the UGC.
Status of De-specified degrees

18. The degrees which were specified in the earlier notification issued on 23.5.2009 but
have now been de-specified, shall be treated as valid in case of the students who have
already been enrolled in such degree programmes prior to this notification.

JASPAL S. SANDHU

Secretary
JASPAL S. SANDHU
Secretary

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University Grants Commission