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Regulations on Establishment, Maintenance and Recognition of Institutions:

v) The minimum area for playground having multi sports facilities shall be
25,000 sq. mts.
vi) The Institution shall have adequate health care facility within the campus
for students, faculties, staff or any other members.
vii) The Institute shall have barrier free approach and appropriate safety
measures (fire fighting, etc.).
viii) Equipment, Books, Journals and other infrastructural facilities:
Equipment, Books and Journals of the institution shall be commensurate
with the size and activities of the institution and shall satisfy the
requirements of the Statutory/Regulatory body concerned. The institution
shall also have Broadband Connectivity of appropriate level in order to
cater to the needs of self-learning/virtual experiments/hands on techniques
as well as provide electronic access to journals, books and other learning
materials.
ix) In case of multi-disciplinary Institution, the aggregate land requirement
shall be the sum of the land area prescribed by various Statutory Councils
for all courses. In case the institution is engaged in conducting professional
programmes of study, the prevailing norms and standards of the respective
Statutory Body for building infrastructure shall be applicable, in addition
to the above.
x) The infrastructure requirement shall be evaluated taking into consideration
the future expansion proposed in the application along with requirement
of land for hostel and allied facilities for the student. The infrastructure
requirement shall be ensured before starting new courses/programme/
department/school/centre in the existing campus.
7.3 Academic Programmes
7.3.1

i) Academic program shall offer sufficient scope for interdisciplinary
learning and research
ii) Delivery of program shall be based on innovative teaching and learning
process and evaluation system
ii) Shall be supported by adequate qualified faculty as per the norms of UGC/
concerned Statutory Council(s).
7.3.2 It shall have under graduate and at least five postgraduate academic Departments in
existence for at least 3 years with every Department having in position a minimum
permanent faculty of one Professor, two Associate Professors and four Assistant
Professors for general courses and in case of courses in other disciplines such as
Engineering & Technology, Medicine, Dental, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy
etc. the faculty shall be as per the norms and guidelines of the respective Statutory
Council having the qualifications and pay scales prescribed by the Commission/
respective Statutory Council together with the necessary supporting technical
and ministerial staff as per the norms and standards laid down by the respective
Statutory body.

Provided that for the first three years after notification as a deemed university,
instead of a Professor, the Institution may appoint an Associate Professor or
Assistant Professor, keeping the overall number of faculty as a minimum of seven
per Department.

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