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Regulations on Establishment, Maintenance and Recognition of Institutions:

Provided further that those units which were notified by the Government as Constituent
Units at the time of first notification shall not be treated as off-campuses. Campuses
(whether off-campus or other) in the same city/town/village shall be treated as one off-
campus/campus.
12.4 An off-Campus Centre campus shall be established by an institution deemed to be
university with the prior approval of the Central Government, on the recommendation
of the Commission. The Central Government shall also consider the views of the
State/UT Government concerned where the off-Campus Centre is proposed to be
established.
12.5 An off-shore Campus of an institution deemed to be university shall be established
with the prior permission of the Central Government, on the recommendation of the
Commission:
Provided that such off-shore campus shall be proposed only five years after the
Institution has attained a deemed University status.

Provided that there is No Objection from the Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry
of Home Affairs. Provided that the country, where such off-shore Campus is proposed
to be established, requires grant of approval by it for such establishment, then the
application to the Central Government for permission shall be made along with the
approval granted by that country:

Provided further that if the country where such off-shore Campus is proposed to be
established requires prior concurrence of the Government of India for the approval,
referred to the above proviso, of that country to be granted, then the Central Government,
on the recommendation of the UGC, may give a ‘No Objection’ to the proposal but such
‘No Objection’ shall not be construed as permission of the Central Government to the
institution deemed to be university to establish an off-shore Campus. Such an institution
deemed to be university shall also submit an undertaking that it shall comply with all
laws, norms or standards prescribed by that country where the off-shore Campus is
proposed to be established.
Provided further that the Institution Deemed to be University shall maintain the
standards at the off-shore campus as similar to that at its main campus.

12.6.1 An institution deemed to be university intending to start a new off-Campus
Centre/off-shore campus and, if it has already created infrastructure and other
facilities including appointment of faculty, then, it shall apply to the Government
in the prescribed proforma, in duplicate, at least six months prior to the proposed
date of starting the Centre in hard copies as well as online on the UGC website.
The Government after preliminary scrutiny of application shall, within 60 days
of receipt, reject/return or forward the proposal to the Commission for its advice.

12.6.2 In case, the institution proposes to establish an off-campus and has not yet
created its infrastructure, then it should submit a detailed proposal (in duplicate)
including details of proposed infrastructure, funds, land, financial viability, etc.
to the Government in hard copies as well as online on the UGC website. The
Government would, after preliminary scrutiny of the application, shall, within
60 days of receipt, reject/return or forward the proposal to the Commission for
its advice.

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