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Regulations on Affiliation of Colleges by the Universities:

3.1.3. Academic building sufficient to accommodate the faculties, lecture/seminar
rooms, library and laboratories with a minimum of 15 sq.ft. per student in lecture/
seminar rooms/library and 20sq.ft. per student in each of the laboratories;
3.1.4. number of teaching and non-teaching staff as per University norms;
3.1.5. adequate civic facilities for essentials like water, electricity, ventilation, toilets,
sewerage, etc. in conformity with the nouns laid down by the Central/State PWD;

3.1.6. a library with at least 1000 books, or 100 books in different titles on each subject,
whichever is more, of the proposed programmes to include both text books, and
reference books, besides two journals per subject, along with a book bank facility
for students belonging to the Schedule Castes, Scheduled Tribes and such other
sections as may be specified by the UGC from time to time;

3.1.7. Necessary laboratory equipment as prescribed by the University/Statutory/
Regulatory body concerned, for each of the higher education programmes;

3.1.8. a multi-purpose complex / an auditorium and facilities for sports, canteen, health
care, separate common rooms and separate hostels for boys and girls as per the
local requirements as decided by the University;
3.1.9. appropriate furniture for lecture/seminar rooms, laboratories, library, faculty
rooms, rooms for administrative staff including the Principal, multi-purpose
complex / auditor urn, common rooms and hostel rooms, and for other facilities;
3.2 The college, it not run by the State Government.
3.2.1. shall be managed by a duly constituted and registered Society or Trust;

3.2.2. shall satisfy the University that adequate financial provision is available for
running the college for at least three years without any aid from any external
source. In particular, it shall produce evidence of creating and maintaining
a Corpus fund permanently in the name of the college by way of irrevocable
Government Securities of Rs. 15 lakh per programme, if the college proposes
to conduct programme only in Arts. Science and Commerce, Rs. 35 lakh per
programme or as prescribed by the relevant Statutory/Regulatory body, if it
proposes to offer programmes, or FDRs for like amounts jointly held by the
college and the University for a minimum lock in period of three years. The
interest accrued out of it may be utilized by the college with the prior permission
of the University for strengthening its infrastructure facilities;
3.2.3. shall also provide an undertaking to the University that it has adequate recurring
income from its own resources for its continued and efficient functioning.
3.3. The Registered Society/Trust in justified exceptional cases may be allowed to start the
college for the first year of the programmes in a readily available building, with the
condition that all other academic and administrative requirements are satisfied under
the Regulations and the college shall complete the buildings per para 4.4.6 and other
requirements cited in the detailed project report by the end of the second year and the
college is moved completely to the proposed permanent building by the beginning
of the third year, failing which the college shall not be granted renewal of temporary
affiliation until the college moves to the permanent buildings. Under no circumstances,
extension of time for this movement to the permanent building shall be granted by the
University beyond five years.

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