Chapter II DETAILED PROJECT REPORT AND APPRAISAL MECHANISM

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3. Detailed Project Report

Statutory text

(1) Any sponsoring body desirous of establishing a self-financed private university under this Act, may submit an application along with a Detailed Project Report
- (DPR) containing a proposal for establishment of a University to the State Government in such manner along with such processing fees as may be prescribed.
(2) The Detailed Project Report
- (DPR) shall contain the following particulars, namely: -
- (a) the details of the Sponsoring Body submitting an application under sub-section
(1) along with the copies of its registration certificate, constitution and bye-laws;
- (b) the information regarding financial resources of the Sponsoring Body along with audited accounts for the past 3(three) years for existing private institutes conducting an educational activity or plan for mobilization for financial resources duly certified by the Chartered Accountant for newly established Sponsoring Body;
- (c) the name, location and headquarters of the proposed University;
- (d) the objects of the University;
- (e) the availability of land and details of buildings and infrastructure facilities if already exists; or the master plan for the land acquisition, building construction and infrastructure establishment, in compliance with the applicable regulations of local and State bodies;
- (f) the proposed plan and availability of academic facilities including teaching and non-teaching staff, if any, at the disposal of the Sponsoring Body;
- (g) the details of plans for campus development such as construction of building, development of structural amenities and infrastructure facilities and procurement of equipments, etc., to be undertaken before the University starts functioning and phased programme for first 5(five) years;
- (h) the phased outlay of capital expenditure proposed for the next 5(five) years and its sources of finance;
  - (i) the nature and the type of programme of study and research proposed to be undertaken by the University and their relevance to the development goals and employment needs of the State and phasing of such programme for the first five years with course-wise enrolment targets;
- (j) the experience and expertise in concerned disciplines at command of the Governing Body;
- (k) the nature of facilities, courses of study and work of research proposed to be started;
- (l) the estimated recurring expenditure course-wise or activity-wise, source of finance and estimated expenditure per student;
- (m) the scheme of mobilization of resources and the cost of capital thereto and the manner of repayment of such resources;
- (n) the scheme for generation of funds internally, through the recovery of fees from the students, revenues anticipated from consultancy services and other activities relating to the objects of the University and other anticipated income;
- (o) the supportive plan for educational enhancement of the weaker section of society domiciled in the State through special provision and affirmative action in this regard;
- (p) the system proposed to be followed for selecting students for admission to the courses of study of the University;
- (q) the nature of programmes related to local needs and nature of specialized teaching, training or research activities, to be undertaken by the University to fulfil the objects of the proposed University;
- (r) whether the University proposes to start some programmes for the benefits of farmers, agricultural labourers, other labourers, women and industries. If so, details thereof shall be given; details of playgrounds and other facilities available or proposed to be created for games, sports and extra-curricular activities like National Cadet Corps (NCC), National Service Scheme (NSS), etc.;
- (t) the arrangements proposed to be made for academic auditing;
- (u) justification regarding the necessity of establishment of the proposed University;
  - (v) commitment to follow the norms of the Regulatory Bodies;
- (w) such other details as the Sponsoring Body may like to give;
  - (x) such other details as may be prescribed by rules.

Chapter II DETAILED PROJECT REPORT AND APPRAISAL MECHANISM

4. Submission and Examination of Detailed Project Report

Statutory text

(1) On receipt of an application containing the proposal for establishing the University along with Detailed Project Report
- (DPR) by the Sponsoring Body, the Scrutiny Committee constituted by an order issued by the Government, shall scrutinize the proposal and Detailed Project Report on the following grounds, namely: -
- (a) financial soundness and assets of the Sponsoring Body and its ability to set up the infrastructure of the proposed University;
- (b) background of the Sponsoring Body that is to say its expertise and experience in the field of education, its general reputation, etc., and its commitment to follow the norms of the Regulatory Bodies;
- (c) potential and capability of Sponsoring Body to offer, proposed academic programme, research and innovation activities, framing curriculum as per the education policy of the Regulatory Bodies that is to say ability of the academic programme to develop the human resources as per the requirements of the contemporary demand; including the newness of the programme as defined in the objects of the proposed University;
- (d) the proposal is in consonance with standards of education specified by the concerned Regulatory Bodies;
- (e) whether the proposal is in consonance with the orders issued by the State Government on this behalf, from time to time.
(2) The Scrutiny Committee while scrutinizing the proposal and project report under sub-section (1), may call for such other information from the Sponsoring Body as it may think proper.
(3) The Scrutiny Committee shall submit its report to the Regulatory Commission for consideration with the suggestions, if any.

Chapter II DETAILED PROJECT REPORT AND APPRAISAL MECHANISM

5. Issuance of Letter of Intent and Compliance Report

Statutory text

(1) After receipt of the report of the Scrutiny Committee constituted under section 4, submitted through the Regulatory Commission, if the Government is satisfied that it is advisable to establish the University, it may issue a Letter of Intent, and require the Sponsoring Body to, -
- (a) establish an Endowment Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 55;
- (b) submit the registered title deeds showing that the Sponsoring Body either owns, or possesses on leasehold basis, land for a minimum period as notified by the State Government vide Notification No. 4/LR&DMD/(R) dated: 29/02/08 and shall be extendable to such period as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties: Provided that, every Sponsoring Body proposing to establish a university shall possess not less than five
(5) acres of contiguous land within the constituency as allocated by the State Government: Provided further that, such land shall be free from encumbrances and suitable for the purpose of establishing core academic, administrative and infrastructural facilities as per the norms of the University Grants Commission and other Regulatory Bodies:
- (c) fulfil such other conditions and provide such other information as may be specified by the University Grants Commission or any other Regulatory Body established by law;
- (d) provide a detailed site-specific plan for the permanent campus, as per the norms;
- (e) give undertaking to appoint Professor, Associate Professor and adequate number of Assistant Professors along with necessary supporting staff in each department or discipline to be started by the University as per the norms laid down by Regulatory Body;
- (f) give undertaking to take up co-curricular activities like seminars, debates, quiz programmes and extra-curricular activities like games, sports, National Service Scheme (NSS), National Cadet Corps (NCC), etc., for the benefit of students as per the norms laid down by the Regulatory Body;
- (g) give undertaking for establishment of Provident Fund and to take up welfare programmes for the employees of the University;
- (h) fulfil such other conditions as to infrastructure and other requirements and provide such other information as may be laid down by Regulatory Body or prescribed by rules.
(2) The Sponsoring Body shall fulfil the requirements and conditions specified in sub-section
(1) and shall report the compliance to the Government within a maximum period of one year from the date of issue of Letter of Intent. The Government may in exceptional circumstances extend the said period by an order issued by the Government on payment of such fees as may be specified therein.
(3) On receiving the compliance report by the Sponsoring Body, the Scrutiny Committee shall verify the compliance report.
(4) The Scrutiny Committee shall submit its report to the Regulatory Commission within 1(one) month from the date of its appointment specifying whether the Sponsoring Body has fulfilled the requirements and conditions laid down in sub-section (1). The Regulatory Commission may extend the period of submission of report by the said Committee up to the maximum period of 3(three) months.
(5) If the Sponsoring Body fails to comply with the provision of sub-section (1), the proposal submitted by the Sponsoring Body under sub-section
(3) shall stand rejected and the Letter of Intent issued under sub section (1), shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.

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