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Regulations pertaining to Autonomy to HEIs:

with clear defined, transparent and objective criteria and should not be universal. It must
necessarily be approved by both the Academic Council and the Finance Committee of
the Institution, apart from Statutory Bodies like Senate/Syndicate/Executive Council,
as the case may be. The Commission shall be informed of the incentive structure within
thirty days of approval by the statutory bodies of the Institution.
5.6 Universities shall be free to admit foreign students on merit subject to a maximum of
twenty percent, over and above of the strength of their approved domestic students.
Universities would be free to fix and charge fees from foreign students without any
restriction.
5.7 Universities may offer courses in the Open and Distance Learning mode, with approval
of the Commission, provided it satisfies all the conditions laid down under UGC (Open
and Distance Learning) Regulations, 2017 and amendments from time to time.
5.8 In case there is any external review required by the Commission under any statute or
executive order, than the review can be done by the institution itself through external
peer review mechanism wherein the per team members shall be chosen by the institution
themselves from representatives of Category-I Universities, and the review report shall
be sent to the commission after completion of the review.
6. Change in Category of Universities for non-maintenance of accreditation score or
ranking as defined in Clause 3.
6.1 Universities under Category-I and Category-II shall continue to be in their respective
categories as long as they maintain the required parameters related to accreditation score
or international ranking as defined in Clause 3, as the case may be, for that category.
6.2 It shall be incumbent upon university to intimate the Commission its changed status
within thirty days of such a change.
6.3 If university fails to maintain status in a category and moves down to a lower category,
it shall not be entitled to enjoy any privileges already accorded to it from the day of
such downgrading :
Provided that any kind of initiatives taken under the privileges associated with
erstwhile higher status shall be permitted to continue till their approved duration /
logical conclusion, provided that the activity / action initiated has been communicated
previously to the UGC :
Provided further that if such university regains back its earlier higher status, the
privileges of that higher category shall be restored from the day the status is changed.
7. Procedure for Categorization of Universities

7.1 The Commission shall fix dates (at least two times in a year, preferably 1st of June and
1st of December) by which an institution shall submit a request in prescribed format for
categorization under these Regulations. The dates so fixed shall be notified at least six
months in advance.
7.2 All such applications shall be scrutinized by the Commission and orders on
Categorization shall be passed within thirty days from the last date specified for the
receipt of such applications. During this period, the Commission shall also place such
application on its website.
8. Change in parameters/requirements, if any, for eligibility under category-I or category-
II of Universities.
Whenever there is a change in the categorization parameters as detailed in Regulation (3)
above, it shall be notified by the UGC separately.
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