Compulsory disclosure of information

(1) Every university established under this Act shall publish before expiry of sixty days prior to the date of the commencement of admission to any of its courses or programme of study, a

prospectus containing the following information, namely:—

1. (a) each component of the fee, deposits and other charges payable by the students for pursuing a course or programme of study, and the other terms and conditions of such payment;
2. (b) the percentage of tuition fee and other charges refundable to a student in case such student withdraws from university before or after completion of course or programme of study

and the time within, and the manner, in which such refund

shall be made;

1. (c) the number of seats approved by the statutory authority in respect of each course or programme of study for the academic year for which admission is proposed to be made;
2. (d) the conditions of eligibility for admission in a particular course or programme of study;
3. (e) the educational qualifications specified by the university where no such qualifying standards have been specified by any regulating body;
4. (f) the process of admission and selection of candidates, including all relevant information with regard to the details of test or

for the admission test;

1. (g) details of the teaching faculty, including therein the educational qualifications, teaching experience and indicating therein whether such member is a regular facility member or is a visiting member;
2. (h) information with regard to physical and academic infrastructure

and other facilities including hostel accommodation, library and

hospital or industry wherein the practical training to be imparted to the students and in particular the facilities accessible by students on being admitted to the university;

1. (i) broad outlines of the syllabus specified by the appropriate statutory authority or by the university, as the case may be, for every course or programme of study, including the teaching hours, practical sessions and other assignments;

1. (j) all relevant instructions with regard to maintenance of discipline by students within or outside the campus, prohibition of ragging and consequences thereof for violating the provisions of any regulations in this regard made under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (Central Act 3 of 1956) or any other law for the time being in force.
2. (k) any such other information which may be prescribed: Provided that the university shall publish information referred to under this section on its website, and the attention of prospective students and the general public shall be drawn to such publication on the website through advertisements displayed prominently in the different newspapers and through other media.

1. (2) Every university shall fix the price of each printed copy of the prospectus, not more than the reasonable cost of its publication, distribution or sale and its copy shall be sent to the Government for information. ”.* Admissions. 35. (1) Admission in the university shall be made strictly on the basis of merit: Provided that for the purpose of filling minority quota in the university established and administered by a minority community, the zone of consideration for determination of merit shall be limited only to the students belonging to that minority community.
2. (2) Merit for admission in the university may be determined either on the basis of marks or grade obtained in the qualifying examination and achievements in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities or on the basis of marks or grade obtained in the entrance test conducted at the state level either by an association of the universities conducting similar courses or by any agency of the State: Provided that admission in professional and technical courses shall be made only through an entrance test.
3. (3) A minimum of 25% seats for admissions in the university shall be reserved for students of the State of Haryana, out of which 10% seats shall be reserved for students belonging to Scheduled Castes of the State of Haryana. Provided that in case of the universities having collaboration with reputed foreign or international universities or other institutions of other similar nature, the Government may relax the percentage of this reservation.~ Explanation: ‘collaboration with reputed foreign or international universities’ means and includes an agreement for collaboration in the areas like course structure, curriculum and faculty development, joint research programmes, student exchange programmes and admission through internationally or nationally recognized processes.~ Fee structure. 36. Fee structure. - (1) The university may, from time to time, prepare fee structure and shall send it for information to the Government, at least thirty days before the commencement of the academic session.
4. (2) The fee structure for the twenty-five per cent of the students who are domicile of Haryana shall be based on merit-cum-means and be as follows:-
   • (i) one-fifth of the twenty-five per cent shall be granted full fee concession;
   • (ii) two-fifth of the twenty-five per cent shall be granted fifty per cent fee concession;
   • (iii) the balance two-fifth of the twenty-five per cent shall be granted twenty-five per cent fee concession.* Provided that in case of the universities having collaboration with reputed foreign or international universities or other institutions of other similar nature, the Government may approve different percentage of students eligible for 100%, 50% or 25% fee concession.~
5. (3) The university shall not charge any fee, by what ever name called, other than that prescribed as per sub-sections (1) and (2) above.

Examinations. 37. At the beginning of each academic session and in any case not later than the

th of August of every calendar year, the university shall prepare and publish a semester wise or annual, as the case may be, Schedule of examinations for each and every course conducted by it and shall strictly adhere to the Schedule. Explanation.- "Schedule of Examination" means a table giving details about the time, day and date of the commencement of each paper which is a part of a scheme of examinations and shall also include the details about the practical examinations: Provided that if, for any reason whatsoever, the university has been unable to follow the Schedule, it shall, as soon as may be practicable, submit a report to the Government incorporating the detailed reasons for making a departure from the published Schedule. The Government may, on considering the report shall issue such directions to the university as it may deem fit. Declaration of results. 38. (1) The university shall strive to declare the results of every examination conducted by it within a period of thirty days from the last date of the examination for that particular course and shall in any case declare the results latest within a period of forty-five days from such date: Provided that if, for any reason whatsoever, the university is unable to finally declare the results of any examination within the aforesaid period of forty-

five days, it shall submit a report incorporating the detailed reasons for such delay

to the Government. The Government may, on considering the report shall issue such directions to the university as it may deem fit.

1. (2) No examination or the results of an examination shall be held invalid only for the reasons that the university has not followed the Schedule as stipulated in section 37 or, as the case may be, in this section. Convocation. 39. The convocation of the university shall be held in every academic year in the manner as may be specified by the Statutes for conferring degrees, diplomas or for any other purpose.