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Regulations on Affiliation of Colleges by the Universities:

ANNEXURE
1. Additional Definitions in this Annexure
1.1 “Architect” means an architect registered with the Council of Architecture established
under the Architects’ Act, 1972;
1.2 “Autonomous College”, means a college which is declared as such by the Commission;

1.3 “Compliance Report” means the report submitted by a college complying with the
requirements as set by the university from time to time;

1.4 “Foreign Student” means a student who possesses a foreign passport and fulfils
eligibility requirements for admission;

1.5 “Minority Institution” means an institution established or maintained by a person or a
group of persons belonging to a minority community, recognized as such by the Central
Govt./concerned State Government / UT Administration;

1.6 “Programme of Study” means a higher education programme pursued for a degree
specified by the Commission under Section 22 of the UGC Act;
2. Norms and procedures for affiliation by University for a new college offering technical
education, change of site / location, closure of a college offering technical education,
conversion of a Women’s College into Co-ed College.

2.1 A college proposing to offer technical education shall first seek affiliation from the
university before starting the academic activities.
2.2 For the above purpose, the university shall follow the norms and procedures as outlined
below.
2.2.1 Introduction
A new college proposing to offer technical education can be created by
introducing one or more programmes housed either in one or separate
buildings.
2.2.1.1 New college shall be granted affiliation when it is on one contiguous plot
of land except for those in North Eastern and other Hilly states where it can
spread into 3 pieces of land, not far from one another, by more than 1 Km.
2.2.1.2 New college offering technical education shall not be established and / or
started without prior affiliation from the university.
2.2.1.3 New technical programme(s) shall not be started in existing colleges
without prior affiliation from the university.
2.2.1.4 The college shall not permit admission of students to a technical programme
which is not affiliated by the university.
2.2.1.5 Applicants shall apply only when the building for the purpose of college is
complete as per the infrastructure requirements without any deficiency at
the time of submission of the application form to the university.
2.2.2 Seeking affiliation of the University for
2.2.2.1
a) Setting up a new college offering one or more technical education at
Degree and Post Graduate Degree Level;
b) Adding new technical education at Degree and Post Graduate
Degree Level in existing technical colleges;
c) Change of site / location;
d) Closure of the college;

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