The Vice Chancellor

(1) A college or an institution applying for affiliation to the University shall apply to the Registrar in charge of affiliation in the prescribed form within the time-limit fixed by the University; accompanied by such fees as may be prescribed in this behalf by the University and shall satisfy the University that it fulfills all the conditions prescribed for affiliation by the Act, the statutes, the ordinances, the regulations and the instructions issued by the University from time to time. (2) On receipt of such application, the Registrar shall conduct a scrutiny of the application and submit a report to the Vice-Chancellor. (3) Such inquiry and inspection shall be made, as the Vice-Chancellor deems necessary, by a competent person or persons authorised in this behalf by the Vice-Chancellor with regard to the fulfillment of conditions of affiliation and such other matters as he may think necessary and relevant. (4) The Board of Affiliation shall take a final decision on the application for affiliation after considering the report of inquiry and inspection referred to in sub-clause (3) and the decision shall be communicated to the applicant by the Registrar. (5) An application for affiliation made under sub-clause (1) may be withdrawn at any time before any communication is made under sub-clause (4). (6) The procedure followed for the grant of affiliation shall apply mutatis mutandis to continuation of affiliation from time to time and for opening of new courses, subjects and programmes. (7) Where affiliation to a college or an institution is refused, the society or trust, as the case may be, aggrieved by such refusal may, within thirty days from the date of communication of such refusal, request the Registrar for reconsideration of the decision by the University in such manner and with such fees as specified in the regulations, and the decision of the Board of Affiliation on the request shall be final: Provided that no request for reconsideration shall be entertained once such request has already been rejected. (8) Where a college or an institution obtains affiliation by fraud, misrepresentation or suppression of material facts and particulars, the Board of Management may, after giving the governing body of the college or the institution, as the case may be, a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposed action, in addition to any other action under any other law, withdraw the affiliation granted to the college or the institution, as the case may be.