Chapter VIII PERMISSION FOR AFFILIATION AND RECOGNITION

(1) The management applying for affiliation or recognition, and the management whose college or institution has been granted affiliation or recognition, shall give the following undertaking and shall comply with the following conditions, namely:- (a) that the provisions of the Act and Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations made there under and the standing orders and directions of the university and the State Government shall be complied with; (b) that the number of students admitted for courses of study shall not exceed the limits prescribed by the university, University Grants Commission (UGC) and the State Government, from time to time; (c) that there shall be suitable and adequate physical facilities such as land, buildings, laboratories, libraries, books, equipments required for teaching and research, hostels, gymnasium, etc. as may be prescribed; (d) that the financial resources of the college or institution shall be such as to make due provision for its continued maintenance and working; (e) that the strength and qualifications of teachers and non-teaching employees of the affiliated/constituent colleges and recognised institutions and the emoluments and the terms and conditions of service of the staff of affiliated/constituent colleges and recognised institutions shall be such as may be specified by the university and the State Government and which shall be sufficient to make due provision for courses of study, teaching or training or research, efficiently; (f) that the services of all teachers and non-teaching employees and the facilities of the college to be affiliated/constituent shall be made available for conducting examinations and evaluation and for promoting other activities of the university; (g) that the directions and orders issued by the Vice-Chancellor and other officers of the university in exercise of the powers conferred on them under the provisions of this Act, Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations shall be mandatorily complied with; (h) that there shall be no change or transfer of the management or shifting of location of college or institution, without prior permission of the university and the State Government- (a) that the college or institution shall not be closed without prior permission of the university and the State Government; (b) that in the event of disaffiliation or de-recognition or closure of the college or institution, the management shall abide by and execute the decision of Academic Council and Board of Management regarding the damages or compensation to be recovered from management; (i) no college or institution of higher learning which is part of another university jurisdiction area shall be considered for affiliation or recognition, as the case may be, unless a no objection certificate is given by the parent university and the State Government. Provisions regarding procedure for permission for opening new college or new course, subject, faculty division; procedure for affiliation; procedure of recognition of institutions; procedure for recognition of private education provider; recognition to empowered autonomous skills development colleges; continuation and extension of affiliation or recognition; permanent affiliation and recognition; shifting college location; inspection of colleges and recognised institutions and report; transfer of management; withdrawal of affiliation or recognition; closure of affiliated/constituent college or recognised institutions shall be followed as prescribed by the State Government by notification/ Government Resolution at regular interval of time. Government and which shall be sufficient to make due provision for courses of study, teaching or training or research, efficiently; (f) that the services of all teachers and non-teaching employees and the facilities of the college to be affiliated/constituted shall be made available for conducting examinations and evaluation and for promoting other activities of the university; (g) that the directions and orders issued by the Vice-Chancellor and other officers of the university in exercise of the powers conferred on them under the provisions of this Act, Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations shall be mandatorily complied with; (h) that there shall be no change or transfer of the management or shifting of location of college or institution, without prior permission of the university and the State Government- (a) that the college or institution shall not be closed without prior permission of the university and the State Government; (b) that in the event of disaffiliation or de-recognition or closure of the college or institution, the management shall abide by and execute the decision of Academic Council and Board of Management regarding the damages or compensation to be recovered from management; (i) no college or institution of higher learning which is part of another university jurisdiction area shall be considered for affiliation or recognition, as the case may be, unless a no objection certificate is given by the parent university and the State Government. Provisions regarding procedure for permission for opening new college or new course, subject, faculty division; procedure for affiliation; procedure of recognition of institutions; procedure for recognition of private education provider; recognition to empowered autonomous skills development colleges; continuation and extension of affiliation or recognition; permanent affiliation and recognition; shifting college location; inspection of colleges and recognised institutions and report; transfer of management; withdrawal of affiliation or recognition; closure of affiliated/constituent college or recognised institutions shall be followed as prescribed by the State Government by notification/ Government Resolution at regular interval of time.

(1) A university department or institution, affiliated/constituent college or recognised institution may apply to the university for grant of autonomous status. The Board of Management on the recommendation of the Academic Council may after approval of the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the State Government confer the autonomous status. (2) The autonomous university department or institution or affiliated/constituent college or recognised institution shall function with the objectives of promoting academic freedom and scholarship on the part of teachers and students which are essential to the fostering and development of an intellectual climate conducive to the pursuit of scholarship and excellence (3) The autonomous university department or institution or affiliated/constituent college or recognised institution, may constitute its authorities or bodies and exercise the powers and perform the functions and carry out the administrative, academic and other activities of the university, as may be prescribed by the Statutes (4) The autonomous university department or institution or affiliated/constituent college or recognised institution may prescribe its own courses of study, evolve its own teaching methods and hold examinations and tests for students receiving instruction in it, and recommend the university for award of degrees, diplomas or certificates, after following the procedure as prescribed in the Statutes. The autonomous university department or institution or affiliated/constituent college or recognised institution shall have full academic and administrative autonomy subject to the provisions of this Act and Statutes and the guidelines issued by the University Grant Commission, from time to time.

(1) The affiliated autonomous colleges that are identified by the University Grants Commission (UGC) as college with potential for Excellence or College of Excellence which have a high level grade to be prescribed by the State Government through Official Gazette may apply to the university for grant of empowered autonomous status. The Board of Management on the recommendation of the Academic Council may after the approval of the State Government confer the empowered autonomous status upon such college. (2) The norms and procedure for grant of the empowered autonomous status and continuation thereof, shall be as may be prescribed by the Statutes. (3) The empowered autonomous college may constitute its authorities or bodies and exercise the powers and perform the functions and carry out the administrative, academic, financial and other activities of the university, as may be prescribed by the Statutes. (4) The empowered autonomous college shall enjoy all such privileges in addition to the privileges enjoyed by autonomous college as may be prescribed by the statutes and guidelines of the State Government and the University Grants Commission (UGC).

(1) A group of affiliated/constituted autonomous colleges or recognised institutions of the same management, government or educational society which includes the colleges or institutions, identified by the University Grants Commission (UGC) as Potential for Excellence or College of Excellence or which have a high level grade to be prescribed by the State Government through Official Gazette may apply to the university for grant of status of empowered autonomous cluster institutions. The Board of Management on the recommendation of the Academic Council may after approval of the State Government confer the status of empowered autonomous cluster institutions upon such group of colleges or institutions. (2) The norms and procedure for grant of status of empowered autonomous cluster institutions and continuation thereof, shall be as may be prescribed by the Statutes. (3) The empowered autonomous cluster institutions may constitute its authorities or bodies and exercise the powers and perform the functions and carry out the administrative, academic, financial and other activities of the university, as may be prescribed by the Statutes and guidelines of the State Government and University Grants Commission (UGC).