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Regulations on Establishment, Maintenance and Recognition of Institutions:

2.09 “Expert Committee” means a Committee consisting of academics or other experts
in the relevant fields of knowledge or practice to be nominated by Chairman of the
Commission and include representatives of the Statutory bodies; and there may be as
many Expert Committees as the Commission may determine for different purposes.

2.10 “Government”, unless the context so specifies, means the Central Government in the
Ministry of Human Resource Development allocated with business pertaining to higher
education.

2.11 “Institution” means an institution of higher education engaged in teaching and research
at the undergraduate, post-graduate or higher levels.

2.12 “Institution Deemed to be University” means an institution of higher education so
declared, on the advice of the Commission, by the Government under Section 3 of the
Act.
2.13 “Necessary Infrastructure” means infrastructure as required under the norms of
concerned Statutory Body/Commission.

2.14 “Off-Campus centre” means a centre of the Institution Deemed to be University,
approved by the Government and situated beyond its Campus within India.

2.15 “Off-Shore Campus” means a centre of the Institution Deemed to be University
approved by the Government and situated beyond its campus outside India.

2.16 “Processing Fee” means the charges that have to be paid by the applicant institution to
the Commission along with the application for processing such application.
2.17 “Notification” means a notification issued by the Government in the Official Gazette
declaring an institution of higher education, as an Institution Deemed to be University
under Section 3 of the Act.

2.18 “Sponsoring body” means a body being a charitable or a not-for-profit Society or
Trust or Company under Section 8 of Companies Act 2013 making an application for
declaring an institution under its administrative, academic and financial control as a
Deemed to be University.
2.19 “Statutory Body” means a body constituted under any law for the time being in force
for determining or maintaining standards of quality in the relevant areas of higher
education such as the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Medical
Council of India (MCI), Dental Council of India (DCI), National Council for Teacher
Education (NCTE), Bar Council of India (BCI), Indian Nursing Council (INC), or any
other such regulatory body established under an Act of Parliament.
2.20 “Teacher” means a member of the regular faculty at the levels of Professor, or
Associate Professor or Assistant Professor, and includes adjunct faculty and faculty on
a long-term contract of not less than three years.
2.21 “University” means a University defined in the University Grants Commission Act,
1956.
2.22 “NAAC” means National Assessment and Accreditation Council.
2.23 “NBA” means National Board of Accreditation.

2.24 “NIRF” means National Institutional Ranking Framework.
3.0 OBJECTIVES OF AN INSTITUTION DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY
The objectives for which an institution is declared by the Government as an Institution
Deemed to be University shall be:

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