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Regulations on Establishment, Maintenance and Recognition of Institutions:

Provided that where the Institutions Deemed to be Universities in receipt of grants in aid
or other funds for maintenance from the Central Government or the State Government
or its Agencies, prior approval of the appropriate Government shall also be required.
8.02. Institutions Deemed to be universities, other than those referred to in clause 8.01 herein
above, shall start new Course(s)/Programme(s) /Department(s) /School(s)/Faculty(ies)
in allied field only in their existing Campus and approved off-Campus centre(s) only
after obtaining permission from its Board of Management and, also where applicable,
the relevant Statutory bodies. In case of starting of new Course(s)/ Programme(s)/
Department(s) / School(s) / Faculty(ies) in other than allied fields, prior approval of
the Commission shall be required in addition to approval from the relevant statutory
bodies. The Commission shall convey its decision either for approval or rejection as the
case may be, within sixty days of receipt of the application from the institution.
9.0 MONITORING THE PERFORMANCE OF DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITIES
9.01 It shall be the responsibility of the Commission to monitor, annually, the performance
and academic outcomes of all institutions Deemed to be universities, based on public
disclosures on performance parameters, namely:
a) The graduate outcomes shall be such that a minimum of 50% of the graduating
students secure access to employment/self-employment or engage themselves in
pursuit of higher education;
b) Promote linkage of the students with the society/industry such that at least two-
third of the students engage in socially productive activities during their period of
study in the institutions;
c) Train the students in essential professional skills such as team-work, communication
skills, leadership skills, time-management skills, soft skills, etc; and inculcate a
spirit of innovation/entrepreneurship and critical thinking among the students and
promote avenues for display of these talents;
d) The teacher student ratio shall not be less than 1:20 with a faculty strength of not
less than 100 (Hundred) teachers and a minimum of 2,000 students on its rolls
under the regular class-room mode, and ensure that not more than 10% of the
sanctioned posts of teachers is vacant at any point of time;
e) Conduct induction programmes for students;
f) Adopt Learning-outcome based curriculum framework(LOCF)and revise
curriculum at regular intervals;

g) Use Information Communication Technology (ICT) based learning tools for
effective teaching- learning processes;

h) Choice Based Credit System (CBCS), Academic flexibility for interdisciplinary
learning

i) Examination Reforms to ensure that the student assessment is based on
understanding of the concepts, and application thereof;

j) Ensure that at least half of the students passing out appear for examinations such
as GATE/JAM/UGC-NET, and at least half of those appearing qualify;
k) Tracking of the student progress after completion of course;
l) Ensure that all new teachers, immediately after recruitment, are put through an
induction course imparting pedagogical aspects;

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