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Regulations on Establishment, Maintenance and Recognition of Institutions:

3.3 To provide for high quality teaching and research and for the advancement of knowledge
and its dissemination through various research programmes undertaken in- house by
substantial number of full time faculty / research scholars (PhDs and Post Doctoral) in
diverse disciplines.

3.4 To enable creation of institutions deemed to be university under the ‘de novo’ category
devoted to unique and emerging areas of knowledge, not being pursued by conventional
or existing institutions – particularly in specific areas of study and research preferably
sponsored by the Government of a State /UT or the Central government regarded as
important for strategic needs of the country of for the preservation of our cultural
heritage, so determined by a well laid-out process of wide consultation with the eminent
peers of academic community.
4.0 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR AN INSTITUTION TO BE DECLARED AS AN
INSTITUTION DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY
An institution applying to be declared as an institution deemed to be university shall have to
meet the following stipulation:-
(a) Eligibility criteria
4.1 Has been in existence for at least fifteen years (except in case of institutions seeking
declaration as an institution deemed to be university under the ‘de novo’ category).
4.2 Has acquired the characteristic of a university as demonstrated by the diversity of its
programmes of study, proven contribution to innovations in teaching; and, verifiable
high quality of research output.
4.3 Has a record of having undergone periodic reviews and assessments by recognized
external accrediting / assessment agencies recognized under any law for the time
being in force provided that an institution described in article 3.4 of these Regulations
where no accreditation has been made or is possible, shall be subjected to a mandatory
assessment of its suitability for declaration as a deemed to be university under the ‘de
novo’ category.
4.4 Has well-established broad-based, and viable under graduate, post graduate, and
research programmes in several disciplines with firm inter-disciplinary orientation and
linkages.

4.5 Shall not be an institution imparting education leading to conventional degrees only. For
example, it shall not be limited to imparting programmes in engineering of management
of medicine of pharmacy of dental sciences, etc., which can continue to be offered with
the existing status of a college.

4.6 Shall not be an institution mainly engaged in offering training programmes for in-
service Personnel, or conducting only skill-oriented or production-related degree of
diploma programmes.
4.7 Shall be engaged in quality research activity, publications and scholarly works of a high
standard as evidenced by inclusion in internationally recognized databases; and shall
have strong doctoral / post-doctoral research programmes and significant output of full
time doctoral-level degrees.
4.8 Shall have adequate number of full-time fully qualified faculty for teaching and research
with at least some being acclaimed leaders in their discipline.
4.9 Shall possess the necessary infrastructure for quality research and seamless address to
modern information resources.

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