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Regulations pertaining to Autonomy to HEIs:

3.9 The teaching staff and Principal in all the Autonomous Colleges shall be appointed as
per the University Grants Commission (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of
Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and other Measures
for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education) Regulations, 2018 as amended
from time to time or any regulations notified by UGC in this regard from time to time.
3.10 Autonomy granted to the College is at the institutional level and is not partial and
shall cover the programmes at all levels of U.G. and P.G. offered by the College. The
courses introduced by the College after the conferment of autonomous status shall
automatically come under the purview of autonomy.
3.11 Ph.D. programmes shall be offered strictly as per the UGC Regulations notified in this
regard from time to time.
3.12 Autonomous status shall be granted initially for a period of five or ten years as per
Clause 7 of these regulations.
3.13 Further extension of autonomy shall be for a period of five or ten years as per Clause 8
of these regulations.
4. ROLE OF THE PARENT UNIVERSITY: -
The role of the parent University in general and subject to the provisions of Regulations will
be as under:

4.1 To examine the application of the College for autonomous status on the UGC portal and
give its recommendations, along with reasons/ justification, within 30 working days on
the UGC portal. If the parent University does not respond on the UGC portal within 30
working days, it shall be presumed that the parent University has no objection to the
processing of the application by the UGC for conferment of autonomous status.
4.2 Issue notification within 30 days for a college to function as an autonomous entity once
the autonomous status is conferred on the College by UGC.
4.3 The College, on attaining autonomous status will continue to be affiliated with the
parent University but will enjoy the privileges of autonomy.
4.4 To provide nominees on various Statutory Bodies of the Autonomous College.
4.5 To facilitate the implementation of these regulations.

5. ROLE OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT
5.1 To provide nominees on various Statutory Bodies of the Autonomous College.
5.2 The autonomous colleges shall continue to be eligible to receive funds from the State
Government as being done before the grant of autonomous status, if any.
5.3 To make efforts to fill all sanctioned faculty positions on a regular and ongoing basis.
6. ELIGIBILITY

6.1 Affiliated or Constituent Colleges of any discipline, whether Government, aided,
partially aided, or unaided/self-financing, are eligible, provided they are under Section
2(f) of the UGC Act.

6.2 The College should have at least 10 years of existence.
6.3 The College must be accredited either by NAAC; or by NBA for at least three
programme(s); or from a UGC-empanelled accreditation agency. However, if the
number of programme(s) being run by the College is less than three, then each of the
eligible programme must be accredited as per NBA norms. Accreditation status must
be valid for at least one year at the time of application.

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