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Regulations pertaining to Autonomy to HEIs:

4.2.6 The admission process should be need-blind — so that once a student gets
admission purely on merit, such a meritorious student should not be turned away
for lack of financial ability.
4.2.7 The faculty student ratio should be not be less than 1:20 at the time of notification
issued declaring an Institution as an Institution of Eminence and should increase
over time so as not to be less than 1:10 after five years of this date. The faculty for
this purpose includes the regular faculty, adjunct faculty, and long term faculty
(for at least three years). Part time faculty shall not be counted for the purpose.
4.2.8 There should be laboratory facilities to undertake cutting-edge scientific research
for those Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities doing scientific
research. In case of humanities, social science and other interdisciplinary areas,
the faculty should be engaged in research and field work in frontier areas using
the latest methodologies.
4.2.9 The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University should strive to achieve
social impact by engaging in applied research and innovation in issues of concern
to developing societies.

4.2.10 The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University should develop teaching
and research collaborations with a reasonable number of global universities
figuring in the most reputed global rankings.

4.2.11(i) The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University should have:
a) For existing private Institution, an initial corpus fund of Rupees 60 crore
which would be increased at an annual uniform rate to Rupees 150 crore
in ten years time and guaranteed pipeline of Rupees 500 crore, along with
a credible plan for additional Rupees 500 crore.
b) For yet to be established institutions, an initial corpus fund of Rs 60 crore
which would be increased at an annual uniform annual rate to Rs 150
crore in ten years time and guaranteed pipeline of Rs 500 crore, along with
a credible plan for additional Rs 1000 crore.
(ii) The source of funds should be known and should be available for scrutiny
by competent authorities.
4.2.12 The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University should be known for
promoting a culture where faculty are encouraged to publish regularly in peer-
reviewed journals and engage academically with the issues of concern to the
society. It should have a record of research publications at the mean rate of at
least one per faculty member each year in reputed peer-reviewed international
journals based on publication made by top 100 global Universities in these
journals. For this purpose:

a. Any paper published in international publications which are included in
SCOPUS, Web Science or similar international agencies can be counted.
b. Instead of every faculty required to be satisfying the publication criteria,
it would be enough if the parameters is satisfied as an average across the
institution.
4.2.13 The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University should have a world-
class library with subscriptions to reputed journals in the areas of courses it is
offering.

4.2.14 The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University should have student
amenities comparable with that of globally reputed institutions.

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