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Regulations pertaining to Accreditation of HEIs:

(2) Every application under sub-clause (1) shall be submitted by the competent person
in the Society/Company/Trust in a form specified by the Commission through a
public notification and shall be accompanied by the following, namely:—
(a) Duly certified copy of memorandum of association/articles of association
or the instrument of trust if the applicant is a registered Society/Company
or a Trust, respectively;
(b) Details of members of the authorities of the Society/Company/Trust;
(c) Details of infrastructure and employees of the applicant;
(d) Details of assessment and accreditation previously undertaken/expertise
available with it;
(e) a detailed mechanism for detecting any potential conflict of interest between
the applicant or its employees or experts and a higher educational institution;
(f) a credible mechanism for transparency in respect of the financial status
and financial dealings of the applicant;
(g) a reliable public information disclosure policy for assessment and accreditation
of any higher educational institution or any programme conducted therein;
(h) complete processes and procedures to be followed by the applicant in the
assessment and accreditation of any higher educational institution or any
programme conducted therein;
(i) such other documents as may be specified by a public notification by the
Commission.
5.3 No application for grant of a certificate of registration shall be considered by the
Commission, unless the applicant satisfies the following conditions, namely:—
(a) the applicant is-
(i) a company registered under section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 or a
society formed and registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860
or a trust formed under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 or any other law for the
time being in force;
(ii) such company, society or trust is formed or controlled by the Central
Government or a State Government or any authority or board or institution
established under any Central or State Act;
(b) the applicant is a non-profit organization;

(c) the applicant has, in its memorandum of association/articles of association or in the
instrument of trust, specified assessment and accreditation of higher educational
institutions as one of its main objects;

(d) the applicant has such infrastructure as may be specified by a public notification
by the Commission, to enable it to provide assessment and accreditation
services;

(e) the applicant and the promoters of the applicant, have professional competence,
financial soundness and general reputation of fairness and integrity to the
satisfaction of the Commission;

(f) the applicant, or its promoters, or any member of the governing body of the
applicant or its promoter, is not involved in any legal proceeding connected
with any higher educational institution except in course of any assessment and
accreditation proceedings carried out in pursuance of the provisions of these
regulations;

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