Chapter VIII ADMISSION, CURRICULUM AND DEGREES

Admission of Students.—

1. (1) No person shall be admitted to a course of study in a Private University for admission to the examinations for degrees, titles or diplomas of the Private University unless he—
   • (i) has passed the examination prescribed therefor ; and
   • (ii) fulfills such other academic conditions as may be prescribed.
2. (2) Admission of students shall be made strictly on the basis of merit, subject to the reservation policy for local students as provided in section 45.
3. (3) Every candidate for a Private University examination shall, unless exempted from the provisions of this sub-section by a special order of the Executive Council made on the recommendation of the Academic Council, be enrolled as a member of the Private University. Any such exemption may be made subject to such conditions as the Executive Council may think fit.
4. (4) No candidate shall be admitted to any Private University examination unless he is enrolled as a member of the Private University, and has satisfied the requirements as to the attendance required for the same or unless he is exempted from such requirements of enrolment or attendance or both by an order of the Executive Council passed on the recommendation of the Academic Council. Exemptions granted under this section shall be subject to such conditions as the Executive Council may think fit.
5. (5) Any student or candidate for an examination, whose name has been removed from the rolls of the Private University by the orders or recommendation of the Academic Council or Controller of Examinations, as the case may be, and who has been debarred from appearing at the examinations for more than one year, may within ten days of the date of receipt of such order, appeal to the Vice-Chancellor.
6. (6) Any decision taken by the Vice-Chancellor in this regard shall be final.
7. (7) The admission procedure shall be in accordance with the guidelines of the University Grants Commission and other relevant regulatory bodies.
8. (8) The university shall give wide publicity to the admission process, eligibility criteria, and fee structure.
9. (9) No admission shall be made in excess of the sanctioned intake.

Curriculum and Syllabus.—

1. (1) The curriculum and syllabus of the university shall be designed in accordance with the guidelines of the University Grants Commission and relevant statutory professional councils.
2. (2) The curriculum shall be periodically reviewed and updated to keep pace with developments in the field.
3. (3) The Academic Council shall be responsible for approving the curriculum and syllabus.

Programmes of Study.—

1. (1) A Private University may offer undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, and doctoral programmes in disciplines for which it has adequate faculty and infrastructure.
2. (2) No programme shall be commenced without the approval of the Academic Council and the Governing Council.
3. (3) Programmes requiring approval from statutory professional councils shall not be started without obtaining such approval.
4. (4) A private university shall not start any programme in Open and Distance Learning or online mode without the prior approval of the University Grants Commission.

Award of Degrees.—

1. (1) A private university shall have the power to confer degrees, diplomas, and certificates as specified by the University Grants Commission.
2. (2) The degrees conferred by a private university shall be recognized under Section 22 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.
3. (3) The award of degrees shall be the exclusive preserve of the university and no institution affiliated or recognized by the university, if any, shall award degrees in its name.