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UGC Rules regarding Fitness of HEIs for Grants and Budget and Accounts:

University Grants Commission
(Fitness of Health Sciences and Medical Universities for receiving grants)

Rules, 1996.

Dated:19.2.1996

NOTIFICATION
G.S.R.
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 25, read with Section 12B, of the University
Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1996), the Central Government hereby makes the following
rules, namely:•

1. Short title, application and Commencement:-
(1) These rules may be called the University Grants Commission (Fitness of Health
Sciences and Medical Universities for receiving grants) Rules, 1996.
(2) They shall apply to every Health Science and Medical University established after the
17th day of June, 1972.

(3) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions: In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:•
(a) “allied sciences” includes such sciences which are primarily supportive in nature to the
medical and nursing professions;
(b) “Health Sciences and Medical University” means a University which provides for
teaching, research or extension programmes in any branch or branches of medical,
dental and allied sciences of any system of medicine and for the advancement of
learning and dissemination of knowledge in such branch or branches;
(c) Words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the University Grants
Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956) shall have the respective meanings assigned to them
in that Act.

3. Fitness of Health Sciences and Medical University to receive grant:- No Health Sciences and
Medical University to which these rules shall apply, shall be declared to be fit to receive any
grant from the Central Government, the Commission or any other Organisation receiving
any funds from the Central Government unless the Commission is satisfied in respect of the
following matters, namely:•

(a) that there has been a need to set up such a Health Science and Medical University, and
that the other existing universities in the states cannot effectively meet the requirements
and systematic development of medical and allied sciences through their programmes
of teaching, research and extension either through departments or colleges directly
maintained by and/or affiliated to it;

(b) that it has adequate facilities for postgraduate teaching, research and extensions
programmes;

(c) that it provides adequate linkage with the respective professions, health care delivery
systems and industry, as may be appropriate;
(d) that it provides courses of extension and devotes attention to national and regional
development;

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