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UGC Rules regarding Return of Information by the Universities:

University Grants Commission
(Furnishing of Information by Universities) Rules, 2015.

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 22 June ,2015
nd
G.S.R. 517(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause (f)
and (k) of sub-section (2) of section 25 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of
1956), and in supersession of the University Grants Commission (Returns of Information
by Universities) Rules, 2004 except as respects thing done or omitted to be done before such
supersession, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:-

1. Short title and commencement. - (1) These rules may be called University Grants
Commission (Furnishing of Information by Universities) Rules, 2015.
(2) They shall apply to every university established or incorporated by or under a Central
Act. a Provincial Act, a State Act and every Institution declared as deemed to be
University under section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.
(3) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Returns and Information to be furnished.- Every University shall, on or before the date
specified by the University Grants Commission every year in this behalf and in the format
specified by the Commission by notification in the Gazette, furnish the following returns and
information to the Commission , namely:-
a. Up-to-date copies of –

(i) the Act, Statutes and Ordinances;
(ii) rules for grant-in-aid to the colleges belonging to or recognized by or affiliated to it;
(iii) rule of the inspection of colleges belonging to or recognized by or affiliated to it;

(iv) rule of recognition or affiliation of colleges; and
(v) total number of colleges, maintained or recognized by or affiliated to the university.
b. Reports on the inspection of colleges belonging to or recognized by or affiliated to it.
c. Minimum working days in the university, period of vacations, examination days and
the number of days when actual teaching is conducted excluding the days for the
preparation for examination.
d. When there are admission tests a note indicating the minimum criteria laid down along
with admission policy and variations, if any, from the basis specified for admission.
e. The statistics of the students admitted below the minimum qualifications referred to in
clause (d) and justification for the same.

f. Residential accommodation for students.
g. Residential accommodation for staff.
h. The annual accounts of the university shall be prepared on accrual basis as per the
“Formats of Accounts” approved by the Ministry of Human resource Development,
including the Audit Report.
i. The total staff strength in different categories with qualifications and research experience.
This could be intimated by the university once in every three years, with changes, if
any, to be intimated every year

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