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Regulations on Establishment, Maintenance and Recognition of Institutions:

University Grants Commission
[Institutions Deemed to be Universities] Regulations, 2019.

No. F. 1-2/2018 (CPP-I/DU).—To regulate, in an orderly manner, the process of declaration of
institutions of academic excellence as Deemed to be Universities; and, further to maintain quality
of higher education imparted by Institutions Deemed to be Universities consistent with the
ideals of the concept of a University; the University Grants Commission, in exercise of powers
conferred under clauses [f] & [g] of sub- section [1] of Section 26 of the University Grants
Commission Act, 1956, hereby, makes the following Regulations namely:-

1.0 SHORT TITLE, APPLICATION AND COMMENCEMENT
1.1 These Regulations may be called the UGC [Institutions Deemed to be Universities]
Regulations, 2019.

1.2 These Regulations shall apply to every institution seeking declaration as an Institution
Deemed to be University, as also, albeit prospectively, to an institution which has been
declared as an Institution Deemed to be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act,
1956.
1.3 They shall come into force with effect from the date of their notification in the Official
Gazette.
1.4 These Regulations shall replace the UGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities)
Regulations, 2016.

2.0 DEFINITIONS
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:
2.01 “Act” means the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 [Act 3 of 1956].

2.02 “Campus” means campus of the Institution Deemed to be University at its headquarters,
wherein its major facilities, faculty, staff, students and its Academic Departments are
located in a city /town / village in India; and includes all the campuses situated in the
same territorial jurisdiction.
2.03 “Commission” means the University Grants Commission (UGC) constituted under the
Act.
2.04 “Category” means the category of Institution Deemed to be University under
theUniversity Grants Commission (Categorization of Universities (only)for the Grant
of Graded Autonomy) Regulations, 2018; and “Category I” and ”Category II” shall be
construed accordingly.
2.05 “Constituent Institution” means an institution operating under the administrative,
academic and financial control of the sponsoring body and declared as such under the
Notification.
2.06 “Constituent Unit” means unit(s) of the Institution existing on the date of submission
of proposal to be declared as an Institution Deemed to be University.
2.07 “De-novo Institution” means an institution with the focus on teaching and research in
unique and ‘emerging areas of knowledge’ so determined by the Commission after a
due process,
2.08 “Emerging area of knowledge” in the context of De-Novo Institutions means such
specialized/niche areas of knowledge which are considered desirable and useful and
not usually imparted in the country.

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