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UGC Rules regarding Inspection of Universities:

(3) If the Committee proposes to physically inspect any faculty or department or any part
or parts of the University, the nominees of the nominees of the University shall not be
considered as members of the Committee.
(4) Nothing in this rule shall preclude the Committee from having discussions with such
other employee(s) or visiting faculty of the University as may be considered necessary
by the Committee for arriving at the facts.
Explanation: For the purpose of this rule, the words “consultations” or “association”
shall mean the holding of discussions or seeking information or obtaining clarifications
to queries that may arise during the course of the inspection process but shall not
provide a right to the nominees of the University to be part of the internal deliberations
of the Committee for the purpose of arriving at any conclusion or providing any
recommendation to the Commission.
7. Time frame for the Inspection Process. - (1) The Committee shall submit its detailed report
along with recommendations within one month from the date the Commission has fixed
for inspection under sub-rule (3) of rule (5) and in case any grave financial irregularity is
noticed during the inspection process, the Committee shall specifically draw attention to
such irregularity in its report.
(2) The report of the Committee shall include the observations or comments or clarifications,
if any, provided by the nominees of the University associated with the inspection under
rule 6.
(3) The Commission shall forthwith, but not later than fifteen days from the date of receipt
of the report of the University concerned for submitting a plan of action for action upon
the recommendations or such other comments or opinions as the University may like to
provide.
(4) The University shall submit its plan of action or such other comments or opinions
within a period of one month form the date of receipt of communication from the
Commission under sub-rule (3), failing which the Commission shall proceed further on
the assumption that the University has no comment or opinion to offer on the report and
its recommendations.
(5) The Commission shall consider the response, if any, received from the University and
recommend to the University, the action to be taken as a result of such inspection
process, within one month from the date of decision of receipt of response.
(6) The time provided to the University for acting upon the recommendations should not
exceed six month from the date of decision of the Commission:

Provided that in case the Commission decides to provide a time period exceeding
six months for acting upon any recommendation or set of recommendations, it shall
specifically record the time period so provided and the reasons thereof.

8. Failure to comply with directions:- The failure on the part of the University to
implement the recommendations of the Commission or to rectify the shortcomings
pointed out by the Commission under sub-rule (5) of rule (7) within the time period
specified under sub-rule (6) of rule (7), or regarding any financial irregularities
committed by the University and reported by the Committee under sub-rule (1) of
rule (7), shall render the University liable for action under section 14 of the Act
besides the action under section 12B of the Act.

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