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Regulations on Establishment, Maintenance and Recognition of Institutions:

5.0 PROCEDURE FOR DECLARATION OF AN INSTITUTION AS AN INSTITUTION
DEEMED TO BE A UNIVERSITY
5.01 An institution, fulfilling the minimum eligibility criteria as laid down in these
Regulations for considering proposals for declaration as an Institution Deemed to be
University, may apply ‘online’ to the Commission on its web portal developed for this
purpose, and under intimation to the Government.

5.02. The following documents shall be uploaded in the online application, failing which, the
online system shall not accept the application:

i. Land ownership documents in the name of the Institution Deemed to be University
or the sponsoring body.

ii. Certificates regarding NAAC/NBA accreditation
iii. Approval of the relevant statutory bodies for the professional courses which are
currently being run.
iv. Information along with evidence regarding the existing academic and physical
infrastructure.
v. Institution Development Plan consisting of the strategic vision for a 5-year period
next, along with a rolling plan of its implementation covering academic, research,
infrastructural, financial and governance plans.
vi. Details of the corpus fund created, and details of the financial sustainability of the
institution.
vii. In case of institutions which are funded by the State/Central Government, a letter
of commitment from the respective Government to continue financial support to
the institution even after declaration as a Deemed to be University.
viii. Copies of the documents uploaded on the Commission’s web portal shall also be
publicly disclosed on the website of the institution, duly certified by the Head of
the institution. Any information found to be false after due verification shall be
liable for criminal prosecution under the Indian Penal Code, 1860, as amended
from time to time.
5.03 The Commission shall verify the documents submitted in the application with the
concerned public authorities to ascertain their accuracy.
5.04 The Commission shall examine the application; with the help of an Expert Committee
nominated to evaluate the Institution Development Plan to assess the existing academic
and physical standards and submit its advice to the Government within sixty days from
the date of online application.
5.05 Taking into consideration the advice of the Commission, the Government may,
ordinarily within thirty days of receipt of the advice of the Commission, either issue
a notification under Section 3 of the Act, declaring such institution as an Institution
Deemed to be University for an initial period of five years; or, if the proposal is not
agreed upon, convey its decision in writing to the Sponsoring body along with the
reasons thereof. The decision of the Government shall be final.
5.06 In case of institutions declared as institutions Deemed to be universities as per section 3
of the Act, the University/ies which had hitherto granted affiliation to such institutions,
shall transfer the credits and the transcripts of students who are enrolled and studying in
the said institution, within thirty days of such declaration. The existing students may get
the degree from the affiliating University or Deemed to be University as per preference
of the student. The newly admitted students shall get degree of Deemed to be University.
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