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Regulations pertaining to Autonomy to HEIs:

(x) All these plans should signal the clear commitment of the promoters to
achieve the objectives and characteristics laid down in Regulation 3 & 4
and should have actionable items with clear and quantified milestones and
timelines.
(xi) The objective should be that the proposed Institution of Eminence Deemed
to be University should stabilize and establish credibility to be on a path to
become a university of global repute in the first fifteen years.
(i) The five year implementation plan would be recast for each five year cycle, so as
to achieve the objectives outlined in the fifteen year strategic plan.

(j) A bank guarantee for Rupees ten crore, which would be forfeited if the proposed
Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University is not set up within the given
time.

(k) A plan to implement the accounting standards of educational institutions as well
as double independent tracking of Accounts, expenditure and reinvestment.

(1) In case of State Private University, an undertaking from the State Government
specified in Regulation 6.1 (x).

(m) Any other information or document which the advertisement/ application format
specifies.

8.4 Selection of Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities
After the receipt of application, a two stage approval process would be followed —
issue of Letter of Intent (LOI) initially and finally issue of order for declaration as an
Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University. The applications shall be processed
in the following manner:

(a) The Ministry of Human Resource Development will forward all applications
received by the last date to the Commission which would entrust it to the
Empowered Expert Committee.
(b) Simultaneously, the Commission shall also address the State Government, where
the Institute is proposed to be located in case of a new Institution yet to be
established, asking for its no objection, and if the State Government objection is
not received in three weeks time, it shall be presumed that it has no objection.
(c) The Empowered Expert Committee shall conduct its appraisal based on the
documents submitted by the applicant as well as any other measure of demonstrated
commitment to the cause of developing an Institution of Eminence. This appraisal
will be a table one, involving scrutiny of papers submitted, along with multiple
interactions with the representatives of the Sponsoring Organizations, and may
also involve any field visit. The Empowered Experts Committee shall engage
with the Institutions to study their proposals, hear presentations from them and
after a thorough scrutiny, rank the Institutions for their suitability for inclusion in
this scheme, based on which the Empowered Experts Committee would make its
recommendations. The EEC will also give names of additional institutions apart
from the ten institutions in order of merit as reserved institutions.
(d) The recommendations of the Empowered Expert Committee shall be submitted
to the Commission, which shall forward it to Ministry of Human Resource
Development within fifteen days of receipts of the recommendations.
(e) The Ministry of HRD will issue a Letter of Intent (LOI), or otherwise, within two
weeks of receipt of the recommendations under Regulation 8.4(d).

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