Chapter IX AFFILIATION, RECOGNITION AND APPROVAL

(1) A college desirous to be affiliated with the University shall apply to the Registrar in such manner, in such form and with such fees as may be prescribed.

(2) Such college shall satisfy the Executive Council and Academic Council the need for establishment of a college with the University, management of the Governing body, strength and qualifications of the teaching staff, courses of the instruction, teaching and training to be undertaken by the college, the infrastructure facility such as building, library, laboratory, the financial resources, recruitment of teaching staff, college principal and such other matters as may be prescribed, for purposes of affiliation.

(3) The Executive Council, after making such inquiry as it thinks fit, records its views in consultation with the Academic Council and may grant or refuse the affiliation.

Where the application or any part thereof is refused, grounds for such refusal shall be stated.

(1) The Executive Council shall have the power, after consultation with Academic Council, to recognise any institution of research or specialised studies other than a college as a recognised institution.

(2) A institution desirous to be recognised with the University shall apply to the Registrar in such manner, in such form and with such fees as may be prescribed.

(3) Such institution shall give full information to the Registrar relating to constitution and personnel of the managing body, subjects and courses in regard to which recognition is sought, accommodation, equipment, library facilities and the number of students for whom provision has been or is proposed to be made, the strength. of the staff, their qualifications and salaries and the research work done by them, fees levied or proposed to be levied and the financial provision made for capital expenditure on buildings and equipments and for the continued maintenance and efficient working of the institution and such other information as may be prescribed.

(4) The Executive Council, after making such inquiry as it think fit, records its views in consultation with the Academic Council and may grant or refuse the recognition.

Where the application or any part thereof is refused, grounds for such refusal shall be stated.

(1) The Executive Council shall have the power to approve any pathashala teaching Sanskrit and its literature, to approve as a approved institution.

(2) A pathashala desirous to be approved with the University shall apply to the Registrar in such manner, in such form and with such fees as may be prescribed.

(3) Such pathashala shall give full information to the Registrar relating to the name, qualifications, experience and work of the teacher under whom approved work or the subject is proposed to be done, constitution and personnel of the managing body, subjects and courses in regard to which approval is sought, accommodation, equipment, library facilities and the number of students for whom provision has been or is proposed to be made, the strength. of the staff, their qualifications and salaries and the work done by them, fees levied or proposed to be levied and the financial provision made for capital expenditure on buildings and equipments and for the continued maintenance and efficient working of the institution.

(4) The Executive Council, after making such inquiry as it thinks fit, records its views in consultation with the Academic Council, may grant or refuse the approval.

Where the application or any part thereof is refused, grounds for such refusal shall be stated.

(1) Every affiliated college, recognised institution and approved institution shall furnish such reports, returns and other information as the Executive Council may require to enable it to judge the efficiency of the college or institution.

(2) The Executive Council shall cause every such college or institution to be inspected from time to time by the Inspection Committee.

(3) The Executive Council may call upon any college or institution so inspected to take within a specified period, such action as may appear to it to be necessary in respect of any of the matter with respect to affiliation, recognition or approval referred to in section 50, 51 or, as the case may be, section 52.

(1) Every college, recognised or approved institution shall, in respect of the medium of instruction, teaching, training and examination therein, comply with the provisions made in that behalf by this Act, and the Regulations.

(2) If any affiliated college or recognised or approved institution contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1), then notwithstanding anything contained in the other provisions of this Act -

(a) the rights conferred on such college or institution by the affiliation, recognition, or approval shall stand withdrawn from the date of such contravention; and

(b) such college or institution shall cease to be an affiliated college or recognised or approved institution for the purposes of this Act.

(3) If any affiliated college or recognised or approved institution affected by sub-section (2), raises any dispute as to the withdrawal of its rights of affiliation or recognition or approval, then such dispute shall be referred to the State Government and the State Government shall decide the dispute and its decision shall be final.

(1) The rights conferred on a college by affiliation or an institution by recognition may be withdrawn, modified or suspended, if such college has failed to carry out any of the provisions of section 50 or, as the case may be, the recognised institution has failed to observe any of the conditions of its recognition under section 51 is conducted in a manner which is prejudicial to the interests of education.

(2) A motion for the withdrawal, modification or suspension of such rights referred to in sub-section (1) shall be initiated and decided by the Executive Council. The manner for withdrawal of affiliation or, as the case may be, recognition, shall be such as may be prescribed.

(3) Before any order for withdrawal of the affiliation or, as the case may be, recognition is passed, an opportunity of being heard shall be given to principal of the concerned college or, as the case may be, the head of the institution, in such manner as may be prescribed.

(4) Where by an order, the rights conferred on any college by affiliation or, as the case may be, recognition is withdrawn in whole or in part or modified, the grounds for such withdrawal or modification shall be stated in the order.

(1) The right conferred on an institution by approval may be withdrawn or suspended for any period by the Executive Council if the institution has failed to observe any condition of its approval or the work assigned to it is conducted in a manner which is prejudicial to the interest of education, or the teacher recognised by the University leaves the institution.

(2) Before making an order under sub-section (1) in respect of any approved institution, the Executive Council shall, by notice in writing, give an opportunity of being heard to principal of the concerned institutions in such manner as may be prescribed by the Regulations. (3) The Executive Council shall, after following the prescribed manner, decide whether the approval should be withdrawn, modified, or, as the case may be, suspended and make an order accordingly.