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Regulations on Establishment, Maintenance and Recognition of Institutions:

6.7 On being declared an institution deemed to be university under the Act, an institution
shall admit students to its approved academic programmes, under its enrolment,
only from the academic session that follows the notification issued by the Central
Government. Enrolment of students to the institution, for any reason whatsoever, in
anticipation of the declaration as an institution deemed to be university or inclusion of
the institution under the ambit of an institution deemed to be university, shall render
the application invalid. The students already on the rolls of the institutions prior to
the date of application for declaration as on institution deemed to be university or its
inclusion under the ambit of an institution deemed to be university to be university
shall continue to be the students, for all enrolled, and shall also be awarded degree only
by that affiliating university.
7.0 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER FACILITIES
7.1 It shall have the necessary financial and infrastructural viability for administering and
maintaining the institution as an institution deemed to be university and the management
capable of contributing to the university ideals and traditions and enhancing the quality
of teaching, research and extension activities.
7.2 It shall have the following minimum infrastructure and other facilities:

7.2.1. Land and Buildings: -
i) Not less than five acres of land at its main Campus if it is located in metropolitan
area, seven acres of land at its main Campus, if it is located in non-metropolitan
urban area, or ten acres of land at its main Campus, if it is located in non-urban
areas or as per the norms of the Statutory / Regulatory body concerned, whichever
is higher. In case of multi-disciplinary Institution, the aggregate land requirement
shall be the sum se com of the land area prescribed by various Statutory Councils
for all courses

ii) Administrative Building of at least 1,000 sq. meters,
iii) Academic Building, including library, lecture theatres and laboratories, of at least
10,000 sq. meters, of which the central library alone being of about 2000 sq.
meters.
iv) Some residential accommodation for teachers, guest house and hostel
accommodation for students shall be in existence at the time of applying for
declaration as an institution deemed to be university. Hostel accommodation shall
be gradually increased to at least 25% of the students within 3 years of existence
of institution deemed to be university.
v) In case the institution is engaged in conducting professional programmes of study,
the prevailing norms and standards of the respective Statutory Body shall be
applicable, in addition to the above.
vi) Equipment, Books. Journals and other infrastructural facilities:

Equipment, Books and Journals of the institution shall be commensurate with
the size and activities of the institution and shall satisfy the requirements of the
Statutory/Regulatory body concerned. The institution shall also have Broadband
Connectivity of appropriate level in order to cater to the needs of self-learning /
virtual experiments / hands on techniques as well as provide electronic access to
journals, books and other learning materials.

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