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Regulations pertaining to Admission and Fee Structure:

University Grants Commission
(Admission to specified professional programmes) Interim Regulations, 2003.

26 December, 2003
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In pursuance of the Judgment on August 14, 2003 of the 5 Judge Bench of the Supreme Court
in the case of Islamic Academy of Education and Ors. V. State of Karnataka and Ors. read
with Majority Judgment on October 31, 2002 of 11 Judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme
Court in the case of TMA Pai Foundation and Ors. V. State of Karnataka and Ors. and with a
view to avoiding mental, physical and financial burden on students due to multiplicity of
entrance examination(s), and in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (g) of sub section
(1) of Section 26 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (No.3 of 1956), and in partial
supersession of Interim Policy Regulations No.F.1-6/2003 (CPP-II) dated 10 June, 2003, the
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University Grants Commission (UGC) makes the following Interim Regulations for admission to
specified professional programmes in the country during the year 2004-2005.

1. Short title, application and commencement:

(1) These Regulations may be called the University Grants Commission (Admission to
specified professional programmes) Interim Regulations, 2003.
(2) They shall apply to every university established or incorporated by or under a Central
Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act, including all institutions recognized by/ or affiliated
to them and every Institution deemed to be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act,
1956 conducting specified professional programmes.
(3) They shall come into force for all admissions to the specified programmes during the
year 2004-2005.
2. Definitions

In it In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires:-
2.1. “ Institution” means every university established or incorporated by or under a Central
Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act, including all institutions recognized by or affiliated
to them and every Institution deemed to be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act,
1956.
2.2. “ Competent Authority” means:

(i) The Commission or its designated agency in relation to the Central Universities,
deemed universities, universities set up by a private trust or a society on its own or
under Section 25 of the Companies Act or under a Central legislation, or universities
set up as a joint venture between the Central Government and a private trust or
society or company, and private professional educational institutions affiliated to
or recognized by such or other Central universities;

(ii) The State / Union Territory Government or its designated agency in relation to
State Universities, universities set up by a private trust or a society on its own
or under Section 25 of the Companies Act or under a State / Union Territory
legislation, or universities set up as a joint venture between the State / Union
Territory Government and a private trust or society or company, and professional
educational institutions within the State affiliated to or recognized by such or
other State universities.

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