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Regulations on Establishment, Maintenance and Recognition of Institutions:

12.7.1 In case of application made under Clause 12.06.1, the Commission shall
undertake a spot visit /verification of the proposed off-Campus(es) to verify
the infrastructure facilities, programmes, faculty, financial viability, etc. before
sending its advice to the Central Government. The Commission should follow
the procedure laid down in Clause 8.05, 8.06, 8.07, 8.07.1, 8.08, 8.09 and 8.10.

12.7.2 In case of application made under Clause 12.06.2, the Commission shall follow
the procedure given in 9.5.3 to

9.5.5 and MHRD shall issue LOI, or otherwise. On getting of LOI, the procedure
as mentioned in 9.5.7 to 9.5.9 shall be followed.

12.8 In case such permission is not granted, the institution deemed to be university may
re-apply for such permission, but not before two years from the date of rejection of its
earlier application.

12.9 The off-Campus Centre/off-shore campus shall be directly administered by the parent
institution deemed to be university in all the academic, administrative and financial
matters.

12.10 The new Department/off-Campus Centre/off-shore campus shall offer only those
programmes of study which are approved by the appropriate authorities of the
institution deemed to be university and the statutory/regulatory body concerned such as
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Medical Council of India (MCI),
Dental Council of India (DCI), Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), National Council
for Teachers Education (NCTE), Bar Council of India (BCI), Indian Nursing Council
(INC), etc. wherever applicable. In case of any new or existing institution of higher
learning proposed to be brought under the ambit as a constituent institution of any
existing institution deemed to be university, only those students who were admitted in
such institutions on a date subsequent to the date of notification of the declaration under
Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956 in regard to bringing the institution under the ambit of
the existing institution deemed to be university, shall be eligible for being examined
by the institution deemed to be university and therefore, for the award of degree or any
other qualification by the institution deemed to be university on successful completion
of their respective courses or programmes of study.

12.11 The over-all performance of an off-Campus Centre Campus/off-shore campus shall
be monitored by the Commission biennially for six years and subsequently after five
years and whose directions on management, academic development and improvement
shall be binding on the Campus.
12.12 In the case of an off-shore Campus, the remittances of funds from/to the main Campus
shall be governed by the Reserve Bank of India rules.
12.13 If the functioning of the Campus/off-Campus Centre of an institution deemed to be
university does not meet the standards stipulated by the Commission and remains
unsatisfactory for two consecutive reviews, as assessed by the Commission, the
institution deemed to be university may be instructed by the Central Government,
on the advice of the Commission, to close down the off-Campus Centre/Campus
concerned. The Commission may initiate action against erring institutions deemed
to be universities even on the basis of complaints received against such Centres/
Campuses. In the interest of the students, the Commission may allow the Centre/
Campus to function till the last batch of students enrolled therein, as on the date of such
instruction, passes out. The institution deemed to be university shall take appropriate

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