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Regulations on Establishment, Maintenance and Recognition of Institutions:

prescribed by the appropriate statutory authority, wherever applicable and in case of
no entrance examination, the admission of students to the institution deemed to be
University may be made in the manner specified in the prospectus.
B. Fee structure.— (1) Donation or capitation fee in whatever nomenclature or form,
either directly or indirectly, is strictly prohibited.

(2) The institutions deemed to be Universities shall follow the rules and regulations
regarding fee structure, number of seats, etc., issued by the relevant statutory
bodies and in case an institution deemed to be University offers different courses
which come under the regulatory ambit of different statutory bodies, namely the
University Grants Commission, the All India Council of Technical Education,
National Medical Council etc., the rules and regulations regarding fee structure,
number of seats, etc., issued by such statutory body concerned shall be applicable.
(3) The fee shall be fixed transparently, keeping in view non-profiteering or non-
commercial aspects.
(4) The fee shall be collected as declared in the prospectus of the institution deemed
to be University and with a proper receipt for such payment and the prospectus
shall also state that donation or capitation fee in whatever nomenclature or form,
either directly or indirectly, shall not be collected from the student or parent and
in case of any grievance, the student or parent may submit their complaint to the
institution deemed to be University.
(5) The institution deemed to be University may provide fee concession or scholarships
or may allocate some seats to meritorious students belonging to socially and
economically deprived groups of the society.
(6) The institution deemed to be University shall abide by all the University Grant
Commission notifications, guidelines regarding the refund of fees and return of
original certificates, as may be issued from time to time.
(7) Every institution deemed to be University shall maintain the records of the
entire process of selection of candidates, exhibit such records on its website, and
preserve such records for a minimum period of five years.
(8) The institution deemed to be University shall make available the prospectus on its
website at least sixty days before the commencement of admissions, including fee
structure, refund policy, number of seats in a programme, eligibility qualifications,
admission process, etc.
(9) The institution deemed to be University shall not retain any original certificates of
the students, faculty members, and staff.

25. Institution deemed to be University open to all.— (1) The institution deemed to be
University shall be open to the persons of all genders and of whatever caste, creed, race or
class, and it shall not be lawful for the institution deemed to be University to adopt or impose
on any person, any test whatsoever of religious belief or profession in order to entitle him
or her to be appointed as a faculty member of the institution deemed to be University or to
hold any other office therein or to be admitted as a student in the institution deemed to be
University or to graduate there at or to enjoy or exercise any privilege thereof:
Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the institution deemed to
be University from making special provision for the employment or admission of women,
persons with disabilities, or of persons belonging to the weaker section of the society and,
in particular, of the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and the other socially and
educationally backward classes of citizens.
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