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Regulations on Establishment, Maintenance and Recognition of Institutions:

7.01.4 Institutions Deemed to be Universities in Category-II, the information provided
with the application may be assessed and verified by an Expert Committee,
constituted for the purpose by the Commission. The Chairman, on behalf of
the Commission, shall forward the advice to the Government within sixty
days on receipt of the application taking into consideration the observations
of Expert Committee. Category- II Institutions Deemed to be Universities can
establish only two off- campuses in a period of five years provided that not
more than one campus can be established in one academic year. These off-
campuses shall be reviewed by the Commission after a period of five years
from the date of Notification by the Government.
7.01.5 The Government shall, after taking into consideration the advice of the
Commission, ordinarily within a further period of fifteen days from the date
of receipt of such advice, either issue a notification for starting of off-campus
centre(s) or, as the case may be, a Letter of Intent for setting up of new off-
Campus centre(s) or reject the proposal stating the reasons thereto. The
decision of the Government shall be final and binding.

7.01.6 If at any time, the information provided by the applicant Institute is found
to be incorrect, the Government may withdraw the approval for starting the
off-Campus centre; and in order to protect the interests of students enrolled
at such centre, the Institution shall be asked to seek affiliation of the Off-
Campus centre to the State/ Central University having territorial jurisdiction.
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.
Off-shore Campus:

7.02 Institutions Deemed to be Universities in Category-I shall be allowed to start new
Off-Shore Campuses with the prior approval of the Ministry of Human Resource
Development after receiving NOC from Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry
of Home Affairs. Institutions Deemed to be Universities shall maintain the standards
similar to their main campus and shall follow similar admission criteria, curriculum,
examination system and evaluation system. All the information about off-shore campus
shall be disclosed on the website of the Institution Deemed to be University.
7.03 Existing Off-Shore campus will continue to operate provided they have obtained due
permissions.
8.0 STARTING OF NEW COURSE(S)/PROGRAMME(S)/DEPARTMENT(S)/
SCHOOL(S)/ FACULTY(IES) IN THE CAMPUS OR APPROVED OFF-CAMPUS
CENTRES OF AN INSTITUTION DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY
8.01 Institutions Deemed to be universities in Category-I, Category-II or institutions from
1-50 in “university” category of NIRF ranking may start new Course(s) /Programme(s)/
Department(s) / School(s) /Faculty(ies) in any field in their existing campus and
approved off-Campus centre(s), with the prior approval of its Board of Management
and, also where applicable, the relevant Statutory bodies. Such Institutions shall inform
the Commission about starting of a new course/ programme/ department/ school/ centre
in its existing main campus and approved off-campus within one month of the grant of
approval by the Board of Management of the Deemed to be University and concerned
Statutory bodies.

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