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Regulations pertaining to Credits, Academic Programmes and Award of Degrees:

University Grants Commission
(Minimum Standards of Instruction for the Grant of the First Degree

through Formal Education in the faculty of Arts, Humanities, Fine arts,
Music, Social Sciences and Commerce) Regulations, 1985

25th November 1985

In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (f) of subsection (1) of Section 26 of the
University Grants Commission Act. 1956 (No. 3 of 1956), the University Grants Commission
makes the following regulations namely:-

1. Short title, application and commencement:

1. These regulations may be called the University Grants Commission (the minimum
standards of instructions for the grant of the first degree through formal education in
the faculties of Arts, Humanities, Fine Arts, Music, Social Sciences, Commerce and
Sciences) Regulations, 1985.
2. They shall apply to every university established or incorporated by or under a Central
Act, Provincial Act or a State Act, and all institutions recognised under clause (f)
of Section 2 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 and every Institution
deemed to be University under Section 3 of the said Act.
3. They shall come into force on June 4, 1986.

2. Admission/Students:
1. No student shall be eligible for admission to the 1st Degree Course in these faculties
unless he has successfully completed 12 years schooling through an examination
conducted by a Board/University. The admission shall be made on merit on the basis
of criteria notified by the institutions after taking into account the reservation order
issued by the government from time to time.

2. Student enrolment shall be in accordance with the number of teachers and physical
facilities available.
3. No student shall be eligible for the award of the first degree unless he has successfully
completed a three year course; this degree may be called the B.A./B.Sc./B.Com.
(General/Honours/Special) degree as the case may be:
Provided no student shall be eligible to seek admission to the Master?s Course in these
faculties, who has not successfully pursued the first Degree Course of three years
duration. Provided further that, as a transistory measure where the universities are unable
to change over to a three year degree course, they may award a B.A./ B.Sc./B.Com.
(Pass) degree on successful completion of two year course, but that no student of this
stream shall be eligible for admission to the Master?s course unless he has undergone
further one year bridge course and passed the same. The three year degree course after
10+2 stage should in no case be termed as B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. (Pass) degree.

3. Working days
1. Every University enrolling students for the 1st Degree Course shall ensure that the
number of actual teaching days does not go below 180 in an academic year.

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