THE CAZEπ 14 臨 鴇希制鶉 ポ く 肴命ざ沿 膏 赫 Ч 我 蒻 "・ IPART II卜 SEC 41 E OF INEIIA:EXTRAORDINARY :囀 鼎翻 臨 ヽ 翼 ヌ 慕 椰 黒 ml 蒻話 や 希満 希 嗅 Rマ 3譴 ,電 金 希 olが ,新漱 m_II1/4/瓢 _205/1η TJNIVERSITY GRANTS COMIVtrSSION NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 29th August,2017 UGC(InstitutionsofEminenceDeemedtobeUniversities)Regulations,20l7 No. F. I-4/2016(CPP-D/DU.-PREAMBLf, : To create a distinct category of Deemed to be Universities, called Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be evolve into Universities, which wouli bL regulated differently from other Deemed to be Universities so as to of Institutions of world class in a"reasonable time period, the University Grants Commission, in exercise Grants the University 26 of Section of powers conferred under Clauses tfl & tgl of Sub-section [1] bommission Act, 1956, hereby, makes the following Regulations, namely:- 1.0 l.l SIIORT TITLE, APPLICATION AND COMMENCEMENT These Regulations may be called the UGC (Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 20 I 7 . 1.2 by These Regulations shall apply to every existing or proposed lnstitution, not owned or controlled to Deemed Govern-Jnt, seeking declaraiion or having been declared as an Institutions of Eminence be University under these Regulations' 1.3 Universities These Regulations shall also apply to Govemment owned and controlled Deemed to be which hive been declared Institutions of Eminence under UGC (Declaration of Govemment in Educational Institutions as Institutions of Eminence) Guidelines, 2017, to the extent mentioned these Regulations. 1.4 1.5 The Deemed to be Universities declared as "lnstitutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities" under these Regulations or under UGC (Declaration of Government Educational Institutions as Institutions of Eminence) Guidelines, 2017 shall be regulated under these Regulations and Guidelines onty and the UGC (Instiiutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 20i6 shall not apply to such Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities. These Regulations shall come into force with effect fiom the date of their notification in the Official Gazette. 2.0 DEFINITIONS In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires: 2.Ol "Act" means the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 [Act 3 of 1956]' 2.02 ..Campus', means Campus of the Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be University; wherein its major facilities including academic facilities, faculty, staff, and students are located in India. 2.03 "Commission" means the University Grants Commission (UGC) constituted under the Act or any other body empowered to regulate an institution deemed to be university under any law for the time being in force. 2.O4 ..Constituent Institution" means an Institution operating under the administrative, academic and financial control of the Sponsoring Organization. 2.05 "Empowered Experts Committee" means a Committee constituted by the Commission to exercise the powers conferred by Regulations 7 ofthese Regulations. [HFT II― uU`4] . 躙 ■■ くЧり :31u知 15 2.06 "Government" means the Central Govemment, unless the context so specifies. 2.07 "Guidelines" means UGC (Declaration of Government Educational lnstitutions as lnstitutions of Eminence) Guidelines, 2.08 201 7. "lnstitution" means an lnstitution for higher education engaged in teaching and research of high academic standards at the undergraduate, post-graduate or higher levels. 2.09 "lnstitution Deemed to be University" means an Institution for higher education so declared, on the recommendation of the Commission, by the Central Govemment under Section 3 of the Act. 2.10 "Ministry" means Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2.11 "Notification" means a notification issued by the Central Govemment in the Oflicial Gazette declaring an Institution for higher education, as an Institutions ofEminence Deemed to be University, under Section 3 ofthe UGC Ac! 1956. 2.12 "Off-Campus Centre" means a centre of the lnstitutions of Eminence Deemed to be University beyond its Campus and located elsewhere in the country. 2.13 "Off-Shore Campus" means a campus of the Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be University beyond its Campus and located outside India. 2.14 "Processing Fee" means the charges that have to be paid by the applicant Institution to the Commission along with the application for processing such application. The Processing Fee shall be Rupees one crore for Institutions which apply for the status of lnstitutions of Eminence Deemed to be University. The Commission may revise it fiom time to time. 2.15 "Professional Regulatory Council" means a body constituted under any law for the time being in force for determining or maintaining standards of quality in the relevant areas of higher education pertaining to professional education and bodies such as Medical Council of India (MCI), Dental Council of India (DCI), National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) and Bar Council of lndia (BCI), etc. 2.16 "Sponsoring Organization" means a body being a charitable or a not-for-profit Society or a public Trust or a Company incorporated under Section 8 ofthe Companies Act, 2013 making an application to upgrade its existing Institution Deemed to be University into an Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universif or to establish a new lnstitutions of Eminence Deemed to be University. 2.17 "Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be University" means an Institution declared as such under these Regulations and which shall be distinct fiom "Deemed to be Universities" declared under UGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2016. 3.0 OBJECTIVES OF INSTITUTIONS OF EMINENCE DEEMED TO BE T]NWERSITIES The objectives oflnstitutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities shall be: 3.1 to provide for higher education leading to excellence and innovations in such branches of knowledge as may be deemed fit at post-$aduate, graduate and research degree levels and award degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions; 3.2 to engage in areas of specialization to make distinctive contributions to the objectives ofthe university education system wherein the academic engagement is clearly distinguishable from programmes ofan ordinary nature and is tuned to developing the capacity ofthe students and the researchers to compete in the global tertiary education marketplace through the acquisition and creation of advanced knowledge in those areas; 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 and research scholars in diverse disciplines; 3.4 to pay special attention to teaching and research in unique and emerging areas of knowledge, including interdisciplinary areas, which are regarded as important for strategic needs of the country but are not being pursued by conventional or existing institutions so far, and award degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions. THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDTNARY 16 3.5 [PART III-SEC.4] in the world to aim to be rated internationally for its teaching and research as a top hundred Institution over time. 4.0CHARACTERISTICSoFINSTITUTIONSoFEMINENCEDf,EMEDToBE T'NIVERSITM,S 4.1 which figure at the top in Notable features present in existing intemational institutions ofglobal repute, all reputed ranking fiameworks, include the following: i. ii. Highly qualified faculty, with freedom to hire fiom across the world; Existence ofacademic, administrative and financial autonomy; iii. Excellence in research; iv. High QualitY of teaching; v. High levels of funding; vi. Adequate financial assistance to meritorious students to support a need-blind admissions process; vii. Selection of shrdens through a transparent system so as to ensure intake of meritorious students; viii.A significant proportion of intemational students; ix. Autonomous governance structures; x. Well.equipped facilities for teaching, research, administration, and Student life; xi. Tangible and intangible contribution to the society; and xii. Ability to leverage alumni and alternative funding sources, and the autonomy to utilize these resources 4.2 While an Institution declared as an Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University is free to choose -the_ institute should its path to become an institution of global r€pute, an indicative list of parameters, satisff within a reasonable time from the datJ of notification declaring it as an Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University are as follows: 4.2.1 It should preferably be multi-disciplinary or inter-disciplinary and have both teaching and research focus ofan exceptionally high quality. offer inter-disciplinary courses, including in areas of emerging technolory and interest as well as those of relevance tothe development concems ofcountries like India and also award degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions in such interdisciplinary areas. 4.2.2 It should 4.2.3 It should have a good pmportion of foreign or foreign qualified faculty. Foreign qualifi ed faculty means: a. b. / foreign Any faculty ofnon Indian citizenship. Or Any Indian citizen who has spent considerable time in academics in a foreign country, with his academic qualification /experience fiom top 500 Institutions figuring in a reputed world ranking. 4.2.4 There should be a reasonably good mix oflndian and foreign students. 4.2.5 There should be a transparent merit based selection in admissions, so that the focus remains on getting meritorious students. 4.2.6 The admission process should be need-blind - so that once a student gets admission purely on merit, such a meritorious student should not be tumed away for lack offinancial ability. 4.2-7 The faculty student ratio should be not be less than t:20 at the time of notification issued declaring an Institution as an lnstitution of Eminence and should increase over time so as not to be less than I : l0 after five years of this date. The faculty for this purpose includes the regular [WTIH-9us 4] 鴨 司 く│、 Ч● :輛 知 17 faculty, adjunct faculty, and long term faculty (for at least three years). Part time faculty shall not be counted for the purpose. 4.2.8 There should be laboratory facilities to undertake cutting-edge scientific research for those lnstitutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities doing icientific research. In case of humanities, social science interdisciplinary areas, the faculty should be engaged in ^and _other research and field work in Ilontier areas using the latest methodologies. 4.2.9 The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University should strive to achieve social impact by engaging in applied research and innovation in issues ofconcem to deveroping societies. 4.2.10 The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University should develop teaching and research collaborations with a reasonable number of global universities figuring in the" most reputea global rankings. 4.2.1 1 (i) The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University should have: a) For existing private Institution, an initial corpus fund of Rupees 60 crore which would be increased at an annual uniform rate to Rupeej 150 crore in ten years time and guaranteed pipeline ofRupees 500 crore, along with a credible plan for additional Rupees 500 crJre. b) For yet to be established institutions, an initial corpus fund ofRs 60 crore which would be increased at an annual uniform annual rate to Rs 15b crore in ten years time and guaranteed pipeline ofRs 500 crore, arong with a credible plan for additional Rsl000 crore. (ii) The source of funds should be known and should be available for scrutiny by competent authorities. 4.2-12 The lnstitution of Eminence Deemed to be University should be known for promoting a culture where faculty are encouraged publish regularly in peer-reviewed joumals an'd engage academically with the issues of-to concern to the society. It should have a record of research publications at the mean rate_ of at least one per facuity member each year in reputed peerreviewed intemational joumals based on publication made by top 100 ;lobal Universities in joumals. these For this purpose: a. Any paper published in intemational publications which are included in scopuS, web Science or similar international agencies can be counted. b' Instead of every faculty required to be satisfoing the publication criteria, it would be enough ifthe parameters is satisfied as an average across the institution. 4.2.13 The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University should have a world-class library with subscriptions to reputedjournals in the areas ofcoursei it is offering. 4'2.14 The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University should have student amenities comparable with that ofglobally reputed institutions. 4.2.15 The Institution should be accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) or an altemative version of NAAC which conforms to UGC (Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2017 or its amendments and also be assessed by atleast one reputed intemational accreditation agency, one whose ratings are a credible and widely accepted global benchmark. The Institution may however upp.il on accreditation of NAAC or altemative version of NAAC to the Empowerid Experts Committee, whose decision shall be final. 4.2.16 The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University should have reasonably large owned / 4'2'17 4 2' l 8 long term leased (at least thirty years) campus with adequate space for expansioi.r. The govemance structure of the tnstitution of Eminence Deemed to be University should be distinct from the governance structure ofthe Sponsoring Organization. The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University should achieve a student enrolment of at least ten thousand over a period of fifteen years. However, the institutions may project a lower THE CAZET‐ rE OF NDlA:EXTRAO雲 18 [PART III-SEC. 4] enrolment figure would enable it to figure as its enrolment target with justification on how that become a world class universitY' 4.2. ghshouldcomeintopfivehundredofanyoftheworldrenownedrankingframeworks(suchas or QS or Shanghai's Jiao Tong the Times Higher i,ducation World University Rankings as Institution.of Eminence' and University) i" th" f,;;;;";rs of setting up-olrbeing declared come in the .*h having achieved,;;;;;h'";;; top one hundred eventually over time' ,irouta consiitently improve its ranking to 4.3ThetnstitutiongivinganapplicationtobedeclaredaSanlnstitutionofEminence,shouldinits timelines by which it seeks to achieve and proposal mention the detailed an; #;iute action plan, milestones, to be achieved in first five years milestones mentioning a:, each of the parameters taid dowi L" fl"g"f"if"" and ovor 15 Years. S.0PRovISIoNREGARDINGDECLARATIoNoFANEXISTINGGoVERNMENTowNED OF EMINENCE DEEMED AND CONTROLLED DEEME; WTVNNSTTV AS A\I INSTITUTION TO BE UNIVERSITY 5.lTheUGC(DeclarationofGovernmentEducationallnstitutionsaslnstitutionsofEminence) Guidelines20lTwouldapplytoexistingGovernmentownedandcontrolledDeemedtobeUniversity which seeks to become Institution ofEminence' 5.2SuchanlnstitutionwillhavetoapplytoMHRDaspertheprovisions'givenintheGuidelinesandthe given in the Guidelines' selection procedure would be as per ihe provisions 5.3IfsuchDeemedtobeUniversityisdeclaredasan.InstitutionofEminenceundertheGuidelines,then of Eminence Deemed to be university". iiwould be eligibl" to u" "Ji"Jl.mstitution 5.4Thefunding,additionalincentives,monitoring,accreditationrankingandpenalty,ofsuch provided for in the Guidelines' ott"a nstitutions shail be as "ont 5.5ProvisionsintheseRegulationsregardingdistanceeducation,unitaryStatusandReservationwould fnititution of Eminence Deemed to be also apply to .u"f, C?uJ.n",,";"o;J and controlled University. Govemment own"a -j 6.O ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR DECLARAT10N CONTROLLED INSTIIruTIoNS TO BE CONFERRED EMINENCE DEEDIIED TO BE llMERSITY OF A PRⅣ ATELY OWNED AND THE STATUS OF INSTITUT10N OF should satisfr the following provisions: 6.1 The proposed Institution ofEminence Deemed to be University (DltshouldbeanlnstitutionwhichhasbeenestablishedasaprivateDeemedtobeUniversity ucc (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, ,ati.fuing ult tne frori.i.", " "itt 2016orestablishedunderalawmadebyaLegislativeAssemblyofanyStatesatisfringall Maintenance of Standards in Private conditions Uia Jo*r, una". UGC (Estabiishmerit of and a completely new proposal to Universities) nJgri",i"rr, ZOO: as amended; or it should make establish an Instiution of Eminence Deemed to be University' (iDTheSponsoringorganizationshallbenot-for.profitsocietyorapublictrustoracompany constituted und;r Section 8 ofthe Companies Act' 2013' (iii)TheSponsoringorganizationforgreenfieldinstitutionsshouldhavememberswhosetotalnet institutions, the total worth is at t"rit nip"". five thoisand crore collectively. For existing three thousand crore networth or rrr-."-ilr. of sporrro.ing organisation should be Rupees collectivelY. (iv)TheSponsoringorganizationshouldhaveatleastsomememberswhosecredentials,asborne committee, indicate that out by their rec"oJ iiJ r tn" ,u,i.ru.tion of the Empowered Experts they are committed to the objectives laid out in Regulation 4' (v)TheSponsoringOrganisationshouldhaveidentifiedthefirstChancellorandfirstViceup the Institution of Chancellor anjth"-"o." t"u- *ho *ill implement the work of setting qualifications and Eminence p""."a to U" University. All oithem should have very high wide exPerience. [IPT IH-0し 64J ■!く o■ ほ │口 Ч´ :栞 画 四 19 (vi) The institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities should have corpus fund and other financial resources as specified in Regulation 4.2.11. (vii) A detailed fifteen year strategic vision plan and (viii) a five year rolling implementation plan, with clear annual milestones and action plans on how the new lnstitution of Eminence Deemed to be University is to be set up, with identifiable outputs and outcomes and how it plans to meet the criteria for attaining the status ofan Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University, as laid down in Regulation 4. The govemance structure of the Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University should be distinct from the govemance structure of the Sponsoring Organization. The apex Goveming Body of the University should consist of members whose credentials indicate that they can contribute to achievement of the objectives laid out in Regulation 4, and not be mere representatives of some section or entity. The Sponsoring Organisation and the apex Goveming Body ofthe University should be separate body corporate, though there could be a few members from Sponsoring Organisation in the apex Goveming Body to leverage the full commitment of sponsors to deliver the desired outcomes in a very short-time fiame. The govemance structure should demonstrate the sponsor's commitment to an arms-length relationship between the two entities. (ix) It should have sufficient evidence to show that it has experience in translating plans into real achievements in any field (not necessarily in the field ofhigher education, but preferably in it) as per its plans. (x) In case of institutions established under a law passed by a Legislative Assembly of a State, they should submit an undertaking from the respective State Govemment that, if the University is selected as an Institution of Eminence, then: i) If there is an exit clause in the existing legislation governing the institution, then the State Government would withdraw its status as an institution under the said legislation and allow it to become an Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University or ii) If no such exit clause is there in the existing legislation goveming the institution, then State Govemment would introduce an appropriate legislation in the State Legislature withdrawing its status as an institution under the said legislation. (xi) 7.0 7.1 In case of existing institutions. appropriate consideration will be given at the time of selection to their record of adherence to the principles mentioned in Regulation 4. EMPOWERED EXPERTS COMMITTEE Appointment There shall be an Empowered Experts Committee (EEC) consisting ofthree to five eminent persons appointed for a period of three years. The member/s shall be eligible to be reappointed for one or more terms of three years each. They will be reputed and credible individuals who have contributed to education, other public issues, economic growth and social development for a minimum period of ten years. They should have had an exceptional and untamished record in their respective fields of excellence, and an incontrovertible and demonstrated commitment to public causes. The members of the Committee would be appointed by the Commission as advised by the Central Government, which would send the names to the Commission after taking the approval of the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC). A panel of names shall be sent to ACC on the recommendation of Search Committee consisting of Cabinet Secretary as Chairperson and Secretary (Higher Education) and Chairperson (UGC) as members. ACC may either approve the names recommended by the search committee or may substitute any or all the names recommended. 7.2. Powers and functions of the f,EC The power and functions ofthe EEC shall include: (i) Scrutinizing and appraising the proposals submitted by existing Private Institutions desirous of being declared as an lnstitutions of Eminence Deemed to be University and fiom Sponsoring Organizations desirous of setting up new lnstitutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities. THE CAZETTE OF NDIA:EXTRAORDrNARY 20 PART III― ―SEC 〔 4] (iD Making recommendations to the Commission for the purposes of selection of Institutions of Eminence Deemed to b€ Universities, in accordance with Regulation 8'4. (iiD Monitoring and reviewing of implementation plans of Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities, in accordance with Regulation 13. (ir) Conducting review of Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities in order to ensure quality, as provided for in Regulation I 1.6.2 (v) Evolving such other monitoring and review systems with the objective of guiding and supervising the growth oflnstitutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities. (vi) Deciding on appeals against the decision of a domestic accreditation body on relevant accreditation ofthe Institutions ofEminence Deemed to be Universities. (viD Deciding on changes in transfer of sponsorship fiom any or all of the original sponsors of Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities. (viii) Making recommendations to the Commission with respect to the liquidation of the Corpus Fund ofan Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University. (ix) Calling for the accounts of the Institution of Eminence Deemed to be Universities to verifu compliance with the corpus and other additional guaranteed and committed financing requirements. (x) Assessing deviations from the goals of Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities and making recommendations to the Commission regarding Penalties for the same. (xi) Examining proposals on issues not covered in the regulations and making recommendations to the competent authorities. 8.0 PROCEDT]RE FOR DECLARATION AS AN INSTITUTION OF EMINENCE DEEMED TO BE T]NTVERSITY 8.1 Call for application The Commission shall call for applications, to be submitted to the Ministry of Human Resource Development, both fiom existing Private Institutions desirous of being declared as an Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University and also from Sponsoring Organisations desirous of setting up new Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities. The advertisement shall be issued both in print media and also shall be put on the website of Commission and the Ministry of Human Resource Development. A minimum time of ninety days should be provided for submitting applications from the date ofthe advertisement. 8.2 Application 8.2.1 An application in specified format may be made by the Chancellor ofan existing Private lnstitution / existing Private University and by Sponsoring Body for an institution yet to established to the Ministry of Human Resource Development, along with a processing fee of Rupees one crore by way of Demand Draft drawn in favour of The Secretary, University Grants Commission. The processing fee is refundable to the extent of Rupees seventy five lakh to the Deemed to be University applicant who are not selected as Institutions ofEminence. 8.2.2 Every application should have two parts, a fifteen year strategic vision plan as well as a five year implementation plan. The former would be the long-term strategic plan to meet the objectives and characteristics of an Institution of Eminence and shall also contain the quantified milestones and timelines for the institution to achieve world-class repute as laid down in Regulations 3 and 4. The implementation plan should contain detailed and tangible annual action plans to achieve the objectives laid out in the strategic plan. 8.3 Accompanying documents Each application should be accompanied by the following (as applicable as per the Category under Regulation 1.2): (a) Details of members / directors ofthe Sponsoring Organization. ofthe Institution qrrr III Ers 4] 鴨 爾 く,口 Ч,:卿 うι I 躙 (b) The guiding documents of Sponsoring Organisation (such as Memorandum of Association or Trust Deed) which should clearly lay down that research & education is one ofthe main objectives. (c) Supporting documents to satisry the eligibility condition on net worth given in Regulation 6.1 (iii). (d) Supporting documents to satisry the the Regulation 6.1 (vi). (e) There should be an in-principle commitment from the concemed persons to make available adequate land for the development of the Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University. (0 Governance structure, including apex Board, and the nature of relationship between the proposed lnstitution of Eminence Deemed to be University and the Sponsoring Organization. (e) Name and details of the Chancellor, first Vice Chancellor and the core team who will implement the work of setting up of the proposed lnstitution of Eminence Deemed to be University. (h) Details of a five year implementation plan to establish the foundations of an Institution of global repute and consisting of the following: (D (ii) eligibilip conditions on corpus and financial resources given in An academic plan showing the courses proposed and their schedule ofoffering. A faculty recruitment policy and plan meet the academic plan requirements. The faculty plan should strive to maintain the faculty-student ratio of atleast 1:10. A proportion of the faculty should have either studied or worked in the top-tier global Universities. This should also contain information about any proposal to draw faculty resources from industry, government, non-profi t organisations etc. (iiD A student admissions policy and plan to select Indian and foreigr students and expand the enrolment to the desired level as mentioned in Regulation 4.2.18. The admissions policy should also contain the details of the scholarships that will be provided to ensure that meritorious selected students without adequate financial capability are not tumed away. (iv) A research plan indicating the research laboratories and other facilities proposed to be established. ln case of humanities, social science and other interdisciplinary faculties, the research plan should indicate the broad areas and nature of field work and research sought to be done. (v) A networking plan outlining the teaching ("i) An infiastructure development plan that would meet the proposed academic and admissions and research collaborations and parhrerships with private sector and foreign universities, research institutions, think-tanks, labs etc. that are proposed to be put in place. plans as well as all student and other amenities. (vii) A financing plan, with details of the sources and estimated amounts, to meet the aforementioned plans as well as modalities for their transfer to the proposed Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University. (viii) An administrative plan for geuing accreditation from national and international agencies, as well as marketing and promotion. (ix) A governance plan that indicates the proposed Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University's institutional structure and how it overlaps with ownership, decision-making processes and social engagement. This governance plan should be committed to the highest global standards of transparency, accountability, and effi ciency. (x) All (xi) The objective should be that the proposed Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University should stabilize and establish credibility to be on a path to become a university of global repute in the first fifteen years. these plans should signal the clear commitment ofthe promoters to achieve the objectives and characteristics laid down in Regulation 3 & 4 and should have actionable items with clear and quantified milestones and timelines. つ‘ うι (i) 0) (k) (D (m) 8.4 THE GAZETTE OF NDIA:EXTRAORDINARY IPART HI― SEC 4] The five year implementation plan would be recast for each five year cycle, so as to achieve the objectives outlined in the fifteen year strategic planA bank guarantee for Rupees ten crore, which would be forfeited if the proposed Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University is not set up within the given time' implement the accounting standards of educational institutions as well as double independent tracking of Accounts, expenditure and reinvestment. ln case of State Private University, an undertaking from the State Govemment specified in Regulation 6.1 (x). A plan to Any other information or document which the advertisement/ application format specifies' Selection of Institutions of f,minence Deemed to be Universities After the receipt of application, a two stage approval process would be followed - issue of Letter of Intent (LOI) initiatly and finally issue of ordei for declaration as an lnstitution of Eminence Deemed to be University. The applications shall be processed in the following manner: (a) The Ministry of Human Resource Development will forward all applications received by the last date to the Commission which would entrust it to the Empowered Expert Committee' (b) Simultaneously, the Commission shall also address the State Govemment, where the Institute is proposed to b; located in case of a new lnstitution yet to be established, asking for its no objection, ina if tl" State Govemment objection is not received in three weeks time, it shall be presumed that it has no objection. (c) The Empowered Expert Committee shall conduct its appraisal based on the documents submitted by the applicant as welfas any other measure of demonstrated commitment to the cause ofdeveloping an Institulion of Eminence. This appraisal will be a table one, involving scrutiny of papers submitted, along with multiple interactions with the representatives of the Sponsoring Organizations, and may alsolnvolve any held visit. The Empowered Experts Committee shall engage with the Institutions to study their proposals, hear presentations from them and after a thorough scrutiny, rank the Institutions for tlreir suitabitlty for inclusion in this scheme, based on which the Empowered Experts Committee would make its recommendations. The EEC will also give names of additional institutions apart from the ten institutions in order of merit as reserved institutions. (d) The recommendations of the Empowered Expert Committee shall be submitted to the Commission, which shall forward it to Ministryof Human Resource Development within fifteen days of receipts of the recommendations. (e) The Ministry of HRD will issue a Letter of lntent (LOD, or otherwise, within two weeks of receipt the recommendations under Regulation 8.4(d). (0 The EEC will conduct yearly review ofthe progress made by the Institutions to whom LoI has been issued, to ascertain whether the progress made by the institute is commensurate with time considering that Institute has to be ready for commencing the academic operations within the time stipulated in satisfied that the progress of any institute is not commensurate, it will ask the LOI. tn case EEC Institution to recti! the situation within a time frame prescribed by EEC and if still not rectified by the end of the time period given, the EEC may recommend withdrawal of LOI of that institute. The Govemment will examine the recommendation and may pass orders cancelling LOI and may also issue LOI to the next Institute in the reserve list. of is (g) The Sponsoring Organization in case of new Institution or the University, in case of existing Institution, will set up or upgrade, as the case may be, the tnstitution and indicate its readiness for commencing academic operations, as per the plan within three years of issue of Letter of Intent. For extension of this period for a maximum six months, it will have to apply to the Ministry of Human Resource Development specifically for the same giving the reasons for delay. (h) Once the indication for readiness for commencing academic operations is received in the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the Ministry of Human Resource Development shall send it to Commission which shall ask the Empowered Experts Committee to do an assessment of readiness in thirty days' time and send the report to the Commission. The report of Empowered Experts I qrrr Itt Erg 4] 躙 司 くゞЧ,:31nm 23 Commiftee shall be placed before the Commission, which shall forward it to the Ministry of Human Resource Development, within fifteen days. (D The Institution can also get the assessment done, in parallel, if it wishes too, through a third party international agency which has accredited at least ten Institutions from the top hundred Institutio;s in a reputed global ranking index. [n case of difference between Empowered Experts Committee assessment and the independent assessment, the Empowered Experts Committee shall re-examine the proposal and its conclusions will be final. (,) Based on the recommendations of the Empowered Experts committee, as approved by the Commission, the Ministry of Human Resource Development, shall issue orders on selection of Institutions under this scheme. (k) 8.5 The LOI issued to the Sponsoring Organisation is non transferable. The composition of Sponsoring Organisation cannot be changed. In exceptional circumstances like death and bankruptcy, the EEC, for the reasons to be recorded in writing, may allow, the composition of the sponsoring Organisation to be changed, subject to the condition that the new Member / Members satisry to the EEC, the condition given in Regulation 6.1(iv). SIGNING OF Memorandum of Understanding The strategic and implementation plans for each Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University would be converted into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that shall guide and govem the development of the lnstitution during that period. It shall be revised every five years to incorporate the new implementation plan. In case of an existing Private University under a law passed by the Legislative Assembly ofa State, such a Memorandum of Understanding shall be signed only after it ceases to be a Private University. 8.6 NOTIFICATION After signing of the Memorandum of Understanding, the Government shall issue a notification within thirty days declaring the Institution as an lnstitution of Eminence Deemed to be University. If it is an existing Deemed to be University, such a notification shall automatically imply that the lnstitution is no longer a Deemed to be University under UGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2016, but an Institution ofEminence Deemed to be University under this Regulation. 9.0 9.1 GOVERNAIICE SYSTEM The Govemance structure of the Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University should be distinct from the governance structure of the Sponsoring Organization. The apex goveming body of the Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University should consist of members / directors whose credentials indicate that they can contribute to achievement of the objectives laid out in Regulation 4, and not be mere representatives of some entity. The Sponsoring Organisation and the apex Governing Body ofthe University should be separate body corporate, though there could be a few members from Sponsoring Organisation in the apex Governing Body to leverage the full commitment of sponsors to deliver the desired outcomes in a very short-time fiame. The governance structure should ensure an arms-length relationship between the two entities. 1O.O FUNDING There shall be no funding by the Central Government either to existing Private Institutions which have been declared as Institutions ofEminence Deemed to be Universities or to the newly established private Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities under this scheme. However, this would not exclude them for accessing Govemment funds allocated for specific studieVprojects which they may execute. I1.O ADDITIONALINCENTIVES The Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities selected in the aforesaid manner shall have additional incentives. These incentives would be available to all Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities under these Regulations. As such, consistent with the national policy objective of creating an enabling regulatory architecture for these Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities, the Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities shall, upon declaration as THE CAZETTE OF NDIA:EXTRAORDNARY 24 [PART III-SEC. 4] tnstitutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities, be govemed by the provisions of this Regulation' from all UGC In particular, such Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities shall be exempt pertaining to Regulations and other guidelines, notifications and orders ofthe commission on matters Regulations' 1'6 ofthese to I I 1.1 thJsubject areas laid down in Regulation 11.f ll.l.l Admission and Fees Structure3 (which While domestic students shall have to be selected through a transparent merit based system of lnstitution the can be designed by the lnstitution of Eminence Deemed to be University itselo, per its intemal me,rit as Eminence Deemed to be University would be free to admit foreign students on of admitted domestic strength percent of the thirty policies, subject to a maximum of additional students. and of Eminence Deemed to be University would be free to fx fees, for both domestic regulations which foreign students * p". i-J int"-ul policies, and would be exempted from Ty fee "be without any manner upfr^ont. and a transParent there in force. However, fee should be fixed in may and any is.prohibited fee capitation hidien charges to be taken from students. ln addition, charging of penalty as of provisions incident of Juch charging shall be treated as a serious violation necessitating I 1.1.2 The Institution per tlte law. II to determine the fees can be charged from foreign students without restriction, the fieedom on merit gains admission domestic student fees st'ati Ue suU;ect io the condition that no student who .1.3 While Deemed to be should be tumed away ior iack oi financing, for which the lnstitution of Eminence in the form of University shall create a credible and robust progamme of financial assistance without any financial scholarships and loans to ensure that such students-can pursue higher studies difficulty. of Eminence 11.1.4 Since no existing fee regulation guidelines are to be applicable to such Institutions to student cater to of Ombudsman inititution Deemed to be Universitie-s, they wlll have to set up the shall be the ombudsman of details grievances and allegations'of unfair practice, ir any. rhe contact website, on its Deemed to be University firominently aispfaiea Uy ih" tnrtitution oi E.in"n"" prospectus and at the Premises. ll.2 I 1 Flexibility in course structure degree .2.1 The Institution shall have the freedom to offer courses within a programme as well as to offer to conforming broadly to subject in newer areas, after approval of its Governing council and it' to with intimation minimum prevailing stantids, without consulting the Commission but structure in 11.2.2 T\elnstitution of Eminence Deemed to be University shall also have flexibility of coune council Goveming of its approval terms of credit ho*. *J nr.b"r of years to take a degree, after and subject to broadly conforming to minimum prevailing standards' 'l flexibility in fixing of I .2.3 The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University shall have complete curriculum and syllabus, with no UGC mandated curriculum structure' I 1.2.4 The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University shall have the freedom to offer online aspartofitsprogrammes(Subjecttoalimitoftwentypercenlofanyprogramme).However,this twenty perceni ."it i"tior, *ouli not preclude the Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University courses from offering certificate courses entirely through online mode' I1.3 Recruitment of facultY: I1.3.i The The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University may recruit faculty fiom India and abroad' open who are fiom, come they where approach should be to atfact the most talented people, no matter to new ideas and approaches. I 1.3.2 The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University shall have complete autonomy in the perks appointment of faculty, promotions etc including the autonomy to offer them emoluments and commensurate with their standing as it deems fit. scheme to the pertaining Regulations and associated Scheme for its laculty and the UGC Career Advancement I 1.3.3 The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University is free to adopt any career progression L rnrr III ?qrr-g 4l 躙 雨 く│■ Ч ":卿 same shall not be automatically applicable Universities. in 25 躙 such Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be 11.3.4 The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University may hire personnel fiom industry, etc. as faculty, who, while being experts in their areas, may not have the requisite higher academic qualifications. ll.4 Academiccollaborations: ll.4.l Academic collaborations with foreign higher educational institutions ranked in top 500 in global rankings shall be exempt from approvals by the Govemment or the Commission, except with Institutions fiom negative list of countries determined by the Ministry of External Affairs or the Ministry of Home Affairs. I 1.4.2 The Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities shall be free to enter into academic collaborations with Institutions within the country. 11.5 Financial Autonomy: I1.5.1 The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University shall have complete financial autonomy to spend the resources raised and allocated. 11.6 Inspection: 11.6.1 The existing UGC Regulations relating to inspection shall not apply to these Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities. I 1.6.2 However, the Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University shall work out the details of a selfdisclosure-cum-review mechanism to ensure quality, with review being done by the Empowered Expert Committee. The Committee may, if it deems necessary, take assistance of teams consisting of experts from internationally ranked lnstitulions and fiom Institutions ofNational Importance. I2,O GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL SYSTEM The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University shall appoint an Ombudsman to deal with grievances of students and faculty and allegations of unfair practice. The ombudsman selected should be independent of the institution or the management now or in the recent past and concurrence of Empowered Expert Committee shall be taken before appointment of the ombudsman. The contact details of the Ombudsman shall be displayed prominently in the campus, on the homepage of the Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University's website and in the prospectus- I3.O MONITORING AND REVIEW l3.l The Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities shall be reviewed once in three years after their notification as such by the Ministry of Human Resource Development by the Empowered Expert Committee for adherence to their implementation plans, keeping in view their fifteen year strategic plans. The monitoring and review shall continue till the Institution of Eminence Deemed to be Universit5r gets into top one hundred in a world ranking ofrepute for two consecutive years or till fifteen years, whichever is earlier. 13.2 However, the Institutions shall inform the Empowered Experts Committee every year on the progress made in realizing the goals laid out in the implementation and strategic plans, in a manner so prescribed by the Committee. 13.3 The Empowered Experts Committee may also evolve such other monitoring and review systems, especially in the initial years, with the objective of guiding and supervising the growth of the Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University. 13.4 Apart Iiom this, the Empowered Experts Committee may require the tnstitutions to annually selfreport and publicly display certain information relating to compliance with their implementation and strategic plans, 13.5 13.6 The annual review exercise should be completed by June each year. The Committee may suggest remedial action to address deficiencies, if any. The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University shall take steps to address them within a reasonable time period. THE GAZETTE OF DTDIA:EXTRAORDINARY 26 14.0 IPART III― ―SEC 4] ACCREDITATION end RANKING l4.l The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University, within five years of its notification get accreditation as per Regulation 4.2. i5. will have to The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University, within five years of its notification declaring it as an Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University, shall get itself ranked in the National lnstitutional Ranking Framework and in an Intemational Ranking index of repute. An existing Institution which has been declarel Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University should start getting ranked from the year when it gets a Letter of Intent. All tnstitutions should then continue to get themselves ranked in the National and International ranking fr ameworks. l4.Z 15.0 RESERVATIONPOLICY The public Institutions of Eminence shall implement the reservation policy in admissions and recruitment in accordance with any Act of Parliament for the time being in force. 16.0 INSTITUTION TO BE T]NITARY The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University shall be a unitary Institution Deemed to be University and shall not affiliate any other lnstitution. I7.O USE OF THE WORD'UNIVERSITY' The Institution shall not use the word 'University' suffixed to its name but may mention the words "Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University" within parenthesis sufftxed thereto' I8.O PROHIBITION OF USE OF CERTAIN WORDS IN NOMENCLATURE Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University shall not be permitted to use the words, "[ndian" or .National lnstitute" in their respective names unless they have been established by the Central Government or State Government. I9.O DISTAIICEEDUCATION The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University may offer courses under distance mode, without any also approvals, in accordance with the minimum standards laid down by the Commission- Thisprovision shall lnstitutions declared have been which Universities to Gou"rn*ent owned and controlled Deemed to be "pply oi'E-in"n"" under UGC (Declaration of Govemment Educational lnstitutions as Institutions of Eminence) Guidelines, 2017. 2O.O CORPUS FUNI) In the case of Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities not owned or controlled by the Government, a Corpus Fund as mentioned in Regulation 4.2.11 shall be created and maintained permanently in the name of the lnstitution of Eminence Deemed to be University. 20.1 20.2 The Corpus Fund shall not be liquidated without prior permission ofthe Empowered Experts Committee. The interest accrued on the Corpus Fund may be used only for the purpose of development of the Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University. 20.4 The Empowered Experts Committee may call for the accounts of the Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University to verify compliance with the corpus and other additional guaranteed and committed financing requirlments. krthe evint of withdrawal ofthe declaration of'lnstitution of Eminence Deemed to be University' status the Corpus Fund shall stand forfeited to the Commission for meeting the liabilities, if any (including any penalty), and tlte balance would be retumed after meeting the liabilities within one year. 20.3 21.0 2l.l PENALTIES If the Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University is unable to meet the goals at the end of the fifth and subsequent years and there are grave deviations, as determined by the Empowered Expert Committee, fiom the implementation plan, the Empowered Experts Committee may make appropriate recommendations to the UGC which shall forward Development to take action under these Regulations. it to th€ Ministry of Human Resource Iqrrr III-strs 4] 21.2 駅 て 司 く1呵 Ч● :栗「 27 卿 The Ministry of Human Resource Development, on recommendation of the Empowered Experts Committee as forwarded by the UGC, may take any one or more of the actions givenbelow: a) Withdrawing of any or all additional incentives given to it under these Regulations. b) Removal of the lnstitution of Eminence status and replacing it by ordinary Deemed to be University status, wherein it shall be deemed to be set up-undeiuGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 20 I 6. c) Removal of lnstitution of Eminence Deemed to be University status and asking it to get affiliated to any existing State University. d) Stopping of admissions for specified number of years. 22. AUDIT The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University shall be audited every year by a Chartered Accountant and the audit report shall be sent to Commission within nine months of the completion of the financial year. For the purposes of this Regulation, "Charted Accountant" shall have the same meaning as contained in the Charted Accountants Act, 1949. 23. 23 'l MISCELLAIIEOUS: In case there is any difficulty encountered in the course of implementation of any of the provisions, the Government, with intention to remove the difficulry, may give suitable clarifications, not amounting to change in Regulation itself. 23'2 The Empowered Experts Committee shall examine proposals on issues not covered in the Regulations and make recommendations to the Competent Authorities. 2:'3 UGC will provide all secretarial assistance to the programme, including to the Empowered Expert Committee including honorarium to be paid to the membeis. ihe expenditure o1 account oi accessing any expert either domestic or international by Empowered Expert Committee shall also be borne by UGC. ih"." shall be no provision for creation ofposts. P. K. THAKUR, Secy. IADVT. -IIV4 lBxty . 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