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Regulations pertaining to Autonomy to HEIs:

8.6 Notification
After signing of the Memorandum of Understanding, the Government shall issue a
notification within thirty days declaring the Institution as an Institution of Eminence
Deemed to be University. If it is an existing Deemed to be University, such a notification
shall automatically imply that the Institution is no longer a Deemed to be University
under UGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2016, but an
Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University under this Regulation.
9.0 GOVERNANCE SYSTEM
9.1 The Governance structure of the Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University
should be distinct from the governance structure of the Sponsoring Organization. The
apex governing body of the Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University should
consist of members / directors whose credentials indicate that they can contribute to
achievement of the objectives laid out in Regulation 4, and not be mere representatives
of some entity. The Sponsoring Organisation and the apex Governing Body of the
University should be separate body corporate, though there could be a few members from
Sponsoring Organisation in the apex Governing Body to leverage the full commitment
of sponsors to deliver the desired outcomes in a very short-time frame. The governance
structure should ensure an arms-length relationship between the two entities.
10.0 FUNDING
There shall be no funding by the Central Government either to existing Private Institutions
which have been declared as Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities or to the
newly established private Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities under this
scheme. However, this would not exclude them for accessing Government funds allocated
for specific studies/projects which they may execute.
11.0 ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES
The Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities selected in the aforesaid manner
shall have additional incentives. These incentives would be available to all Institutions of
Eminence Deemed to be Universities under these Regulations. As such, consistent with the
national policy objective of creating an enabling regulatory architecture for these Institutions
of Eminence Deemed to be Universities, the Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be
Universities shall, upon declaration as Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities,
be governed by the provisions of this Regulation. In particular, such Institutions of Eminence
Deemed to be Universities shall be exempt from all UGC Regulations and other guidelines,
notifications and orders of the Commission on matters pertaining to the subject areas laid
down in Regulation 11.1 to 1 1.6 of these Regulations.
11.1 Admission and Fees Structure:
11.1.1 While domestic students shall have to be selected through a transparent merit
based system (which can be designed by the Institution of Eminence Deemed to
be University itself), the Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University would
be free to admit foreign students on merit as per its internal policies, subject to a
maximum of additional thirty percent of the strength of admitted domestic students.

11.1.2 The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University would be free to fix fees,
for both domestic and foreign students as per its internal policies, and would be
exempted from any fee regulations which may be there in force. However, fee
should be fixed in a transparent and upfront manner without any hidden charges
to be taken from students. In addition, charging of capitation fee is prohibited and
any incident of such charging shall be treated as a serious violation necessitating
provisions of penalty as per the law.
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