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Regulations on Establishment, Maintenance and Recognition of Institutions:

A. Violations leading to issuance of unapproved degrees:

i. Punishment under Section 24 of the University Grants Commission, 1956.
ii. Barring from any expansion in terms of diversification to new Courses / Programmes
of study / Department(s) and Off-Campus(es) / Constituent Institution(s) / Off-
Shore Campuses, for a limited period.

iii. Reducing the intake capacity in student enrolment in a specific course(s) or in all
courses, for a limited period or in perpetuity.
iv. Barring from admission of students for a limited period or in perpetuity in a
specific course(s) or all courses.
v. Closure of the Courses / Programmes of study / Department(s) and Off-Campus(es)/
Constituent Institution(s) / Off-Shore Campuses.
vi. Withdrawal of the notification of declaration as Institution Deemed to be
University.
B. Violations leading to non-adherence of the Regulations:

i. Where any deficiencies in complying with the provisions of these Regulations
come to the notice of the Commission, it shall issue a warning in that regard
to the Institution Deemed to be Universityrequiring rectification within a
reasonable time; and, failure to take remedial action within the said period shall
attract punishments provided under these Regulations.
Provided that any punishment awarded to the institution Deemed to be university
shall be without detriment to the interests of the students.
ii. Vice-Chancellor of the Institution Deemed to be University may be removed as
per the procedure laid down in relevant Clause of these Regulations.
iii. Repeated violations of the provisions of these regulations shall attract action(s)
mentioned in Clause 16.05A, herein above.
17.0 CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSALS UNDER PREVIOUS REGULATIONS
All proposals for seeking declaration as an Institution Deemed to be University or seeking
approval for establishing off-Campus Centres or off-shore Campus(es) or for the inclusion
of other institutions in the ambit of the Institution Deemed to be University, which are either
pending or in process before the Commission or have been received by the Government prior
to the date of notification of these Regulations, shall be governed by these Regulations.
Provided that if an applicant, in respect of a proposal prior to notification of these Regulations,
desires so in writing that such application be processed under the UGC [ Institutions Deemed
to be Universities] Regulations, 2016, the Government or the Commission, as the case may
be, shall proceed to do so after obtaining an undertaking in writing from the applicant, to
become compliant with these Regulations within two years of its notification, failing which
the Deemed university status shall be withdrawn by the Government, and the applicant shall
have to apply afresh for such status under these Regulations.
18.0 Funds, Accounts, Audits and Annual Report

i. The books of accounts of the Institution Deemed to be University shall be maintained,
managed and operated in the name of the Institution Deemed to be Universityand not
in the name of the sponsoring body or any other; and, shall be kept in such form as may
be laid down by the Board of Management and conform to the rules, if any, prescribed
in this regard by the Commission.

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