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UGC Rules regarding Inspection of Universities:

3. Inspection Committee.- (1) The Commission shall appoint an Inspection Committee, as
provided under section 13 of the Act, for the purpose of ascertaining the financial needs of a
University or its standards of teaching, examination and research, or for both.
(2) The Committee shall consist of the following members, namely:-
I. Two Vice-Chancellors, either serving or retired, from any Central or State
University.
II. Not less than three and not more than five members, out of which one member
shall be a woman, from amongst professors in any University, having special
knowledge of the courses being conducted in the University to be inspected:
Provided that none of the members of the Committee under clause (i) and (ii)
shall be employee, whether past or present, of the University to be inspected.
III. One member from each of the Councils exercising jurisdiction over the courses
being conducted in the University to be inspected.
IV. One member from National Academic and Accreditation Council or and equivalent
authorised accreditation agency.
(3) The Commission shall nominate one of the members appointed under clause (i) of sub-
rule (2) to act as the Chairman of the Committee.
(4) The Commission shall nominate one of the members appointed under clause (ii) of sub-
rule (2) to act as the Member-Secretary of the Committee.
4. Periodicity of Inspections. - The periodicity of inspections of a University shall be as under:

(1) A University which as been accredited by National Academic and Accreditation
Council or an equivalent authorised accreditation agency and which has been rated as
Class “B” or above or its equivalent, need bot be inspected by the commission till the
date of validity of such accreditation.
(2) A University which has been in existence for a period not exceeding five years and not
covered under sub-rule (1) shall be inspected annually.
(3) A university which has been in existence for a period exceeding five years and not
covered under sub-rule (1) shall be inspected once in every two years.
Provided that a University may be inspected before the expiry of the period specified
in this rule on account of any exigency, to be specifically recorded by the Commission,
which, in the opinion of the Commission, warrants such inspection.
5. Scheme of Inspection of University. - (1) The Commission shall notify a scheme for inspection
of all the Universities in the month of January every year.
(2) The scheme of inspection prepared under sub-rule (1) shall also be made available on
the website of the Commission for general information.
(3) The Commission shall communicate to the University in the Form annexed to these
rules, the period during which the inspection shall be carried out by the Committee.
6. Consultations with the University. - (1) The Committee shall hold consultations with the
University to be inspected so as to facilitate the University to provide its views on the subject
matter of such inspection.
(2) For the purposes of such consultations, the University shall nominate not more than
three representatives who may include the Vice-Chancellor or the Registrar or such other
officers or teachers as may be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor of the University, and
who shall represent the views of the University, and their names shall be communicated
to the Commission.
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