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Regulations on Affiliation of Colleges by the Universities:

5.2 Laboratory Equipments and Experiments

5.2(a) The laboratories shall have equipments as appropriate for experiments as stated /
suitable for the requirements of the affiliating University / Board’s curriculum.
It is desired that number of experiment set up be so arranged that maximum
four students shall work on one set. The laboratories shall have equipments
as appropriate for experiments as stated / suitable for the requirements of the
affiliating University / Board’s curriculum. It is desired that number of experiment
set up be so arranged that maximum four students shall work on one set.
5.3 Books, Journals and Library facilities

Program Total
number of
divisions International Reading Room PCs for Digital Library/internet In reading room

Titles volumes National Journals Journals E Journals Seating Multimedia surfing

Number % of total % of total
students students

Engineering/ B 100 500XB 6xB
Technology (UG) 50 per 250 per

course course–
division

Pharmacy (UG) B 100 500 X B 6xB
50 500 X B

Architecture & B 100 400 X B 6xB
Town Planning (UG) 50 400 X B 15% (Max150)

Applied Arts & B 100 500 X B 6xB As per appendix 10
Crafts (UG) 1% (Max 10)
50 500 X B Desirable 25%

HMCT B 100 500 X B 6xB
50 500 X B
MCA (PG) B 100 500 X B 12xB
50 500 X B
Engineering/ Technology/ Pharmacy/ B 50 200 5xB
Architecture & Town Planning / As required 100
Applied Arts & Crafts (PG)
B=Number of divisions at 1st year (shift 1+2) + number of 2nd year direct divisions (shift 1+2)

1 Book titles and volumes required at the time of starting new Institution.
2 Requirements of Book titles and volumes in Institutions started before 1950 shall be
calculated considering starting year as 1950.
3 Yearly increment.
4 Component for additional division / course.
5 Hard Copy International Journals is desirable to procure. However subscription to
E-Journals and National Journals as per Appendix 10 is essential.

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