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Regulations on Establishment, Maintenance and Recognition of Institutions:

a constituent unit of any existing institution deemed to be university, only those
students who were admitted in such institutions on a date subsequent to the date
of notification of the declaration under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956 in regard
to bringing the institution under the ambit of the existing institution deemed to
be university, shall be eligible for being examined by the institution deemed to be
university and therefore, for the award of degree or any other qualification by the
institution deemed to be university on successful completion of their respective
courses or programmes of study.
12.13 In the case of an off-shore Campus, the remittances of funds from / to the main
Campus shall be governed by the Reserve Bank of India rules.
12.14 The over-all performance of an off-Campus Centre / off-shore Campus shall be
monitored by the Commission biennially for six years and subsequently after
five years and whose directions on management, academic development and
improvement shall be binding on the Campus.
12.15 If the functioning of the Campus/off-Campus Centre of an institution deemed
to be university does not meet the standards stipulated by the Commission
and remains unsatisfactory for two consecutive reviews, as assessed by the
Commission, the institution deemed to be university may be instructed by the
Central Government, on the advice of the Commission, to close down the off-
Campus Centre Campus concerned. The Commission may initiate action against
erring institutions deemed to be universities even on the basis of complaints
received against such Centres / Campuses. In the interest of the students, the
Commission may allow the Centre / Campus to function till the last batch of
students enrolled therein, as on the date of such instruction, passes out. The
institution deemed to be university shall take appropriate steps to safeguard the
interests of the faculty/staff at the Centre / Campus. In the event of closure of the
Centre / Campus, the assets and liabilities thereof shall revert to the institution
deemed to be university.
12.16 The Commission may give an ‘in-principle No Objection’ to the institution
deemed to be university for establishing an off-Campus Centre, wherever required
by the Statutory Councils, if the Commission is so satisfied about the viability
of the proposal; but such ‘No Objection’ shall not be construed as permission of
the Commission to the institution deemed to be university to establish an off-
Campus Centre. In all such cases, formal proposal(s) shall be examined by the
Commission under these Regulations. The institution deemed to be universities
shall not admit student(s) to its course(s) in such off-Campus Centre(s) before the
permission is granted by the Commission to such proposal(s).
13.0 INCLUSION OF OTHER INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE AMBIT OF INSTITUTION
DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

13.01 An institution deemed to be university may apply, in the proforma prescribed by
the Commission, for inclusion of institutions existing under the same management
as its constituent institution/ unit after confirmation of its declaration as an
institution deemed to be university, as mentioned under article 8.12.
13.02 All institutions deemed to be universities shall necessarily comply with the
conditions that the Commission may insist upon in this regard from time to time,
to prevent franchising of education.

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