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Regulations on Affiliation of Colleges by the Universities:

University Grants Commission
[Affiliation of Colleges offering Technical Education by Universities]
Regulations, 2014.

NOTIFICATION
New Delhi,28 February, 2014
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F. No. 14-9/2013 (CPP-II) To promote and coordinate university education including technical
education, and for the determination and maintenance of standards of teaching, examination and
research in universities, especially in technical education and in view of the judgement of the
Hon’ble Supreme Court vide Civil Appeal No. 1145 of 2004 and Civil Appeal Nos. 5736-5745
of 2004 whereby the authority of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to grant
approval to colleges, affiliated to universities, conducting technical education has been negated;
the UGC, in exercise of powers conferred by Clauses (f) and (g) of Sub-section (1) of Section
26 read with Section 12 (d) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 hereby makes the
following Regulations:
1. Short Title, Application and Commencement

1.1 These Regulations shall be called the UGC [Affiliation of Colleges offering Technical
Education by Universities] Regulations, 2014.
1.2 They shall apply to all colleges offering technical education at degree level and seeking
affiliation and/or already affiliated to the universities in India established or incorporated
by or under a Central Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act.
1.3 These Regulations will be in addition to and not in derogation to the UGC [Affiliation
of Colleges by Universities] Regulations, 2009 and its subsequent Regulations namely
UGC [Affiliation of Colleges by Universities] (1st Amendment) Regulations, 2012 as
notified on 13th February, 2012.

1.4 They shall come into force with immediate effect.
2. Definitions: In these Regulations
2.1 “Affiliation” together with its grammatical variations, includes, in relation to a college,
recognition of such college by, association of such college with, and admission of such
college to the privileges of a university;
2.2 “AICTE” means All India Council for Technical Education, established by the All India
Council for Technical Education Act, 1987;
2.3 “College” means any institution, whether known as such or by any other name which
provides for a programme of study beyond 12 years of schooling or beyond 03 years of
diploma after 10 years of schooling for obtaining any degree from a university and which,
in accordance with the rules and regulations of the university, is recognized by the UGC
as competent to provide for such programme of study and present students undergoing
such programme of study for the examination for the award of such qualification;
2.4 “Commission” means the University Grants Commission established under the UGC
Act, 1956;
2.5 “NAAC” means National Assessment and Accreditation Council www.naac.org, an
autonomous body under Section 12(ccc) of UGC Act, 1956;
2.6 “NBA” means National Board of Accreditation www.nbaindia.org, an autonomous
body under Section 10(u) of AICTE Act, 1987;

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