It may seek additional information, within thirty days of constitution, and the period taken by the sponsoring body to respond shall be excluded.

Letter of Intent Letter of Intent.—(1) Within thirty days of receipt of the recommendation of the Expert Committee, the Government in Higher Education Department with the approval of Minister Incharge shall issue a Letter of Intent, or a reasoned order of rejection, or a single deficiency memorandum identifying all curable deficiencies. The sponsoring body shall be given not less than thirty days to cure such deficiencies.

1. (2) The Government in Higher Education Department with the approval of Minister Incharge reserves the right to accept or not to accept the evaluation report of the Expert Committee. The decision of the Government in this regard shall be final.
2. (3) The Government in Higher Education Department with the approval of Minister Incharge shall inform the sponsoring body about its decision through a Letter of Intent, a Letter of Regret, or a letter seeking modified proposal or additional information, as the case may be.