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Regulations on Establishment, Maintenance and Recognition of Institutions:

Provided if the Statutory/Regulatory body requires a No Objection Certificate
from the Commission before giving its approval, the same shall be given by the
Commission within 30 days of receipt of such request.
12.3.6 It has a currently valid accreditation from National Accreditation and Assessment
Council (NAAC) with the highest grade offered;

12.3.7 It has adequate financial resources for starting the proposed off-Campus Centre/
off-shore campus;
12.3.8 It has not entered into any franchise agreement, either overtly or covertly, with
any other organization for establishing and running the off-Campus Centre/off-
shore Campus of the institution deemed to be university;
12.3.9 Land, Infrastructure, faculty and other facilities at the off-campus centre(s) shall
satisfy the requirements of the Statutory/Regulatory Council(s) concerned. The
following shall be the minimum requirement in the off- campus centre:-
i) Administrative Building of at least 500 sq. meters.
ii) Academic Building, including library, lecture theatres and laboratories, of
at least 5,000 sq. meters.
iii) Some residential accommodation for teachers and hostel accommodations
for students. The floor area for hostel facilities shall be 10 sq. meters per
student proposed to reside.
iv) Other central facilities including sports facilities for faculty, students and
non-teaching staff.
v) The Institute shall have barrier free approach and appropriate safety
measures (fire fighting, etc.).

vi) The Institution shall have adequate health care facility within the campus
for students, faculties, staff or any other members.
vii) 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 ensure before starting new courses/programme/
department/school/centre in the off-campus.
The assets shall be legally registered in the name of the Institution Deemed to be
University. However, in case the immovable property has been acquired by the Deemed
to be University by way of lease, the lease shall be perpetual in nature and initially for
at least 30 years which shall be extended further;

12.3 An institution deemed to be university shall be allowed to open an off-campus not before
five years of getting a deemed university status and shall be allowed to create not more
than two off-campuses in any period of five years beyond its approved geographical
boundaries.
Provided that the above restriction with regard to the number of off-campuses in a
period of five years shall not apply to the Institutions Deemed to be Universities that
are established and managed by the Government.
Provided further that approval for next set of off-campus would be given only if the
Institution Deemed to be University and the off-campuses approved earlier also have
valid highest grade of accreditation from NAAC/NBA (all eligible courses).

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