Affiliation

(1) The Executive council may, with theprior sanction of the State Government, affiliate any sport college/institution of the State which fulfils such conditions of affiliation, in a manner as may be preschbed by the Statutes : Provided that unless all the prescribed conditions of affiliation are fulfilled by a college/institution, it shall not admit any student in the fist year of the course of study for which affiliation is- granted under forgoing provisions. (2) A sports college or institution applying for affiliation to the University shall submit an online application with e-Sign in the prescribed fomat, provided by the University, to the Registrar, six months prior to the proposed date of starting the college/ course. (3) Any college or institution applying for affiliation Shall apply online along with such documents, information, fees and security in such manner and shall fulfill such noms and criteria as may by prescribed by qe State Government or by the Statutes. (4) The College/Institution should have required land, Infrastructure, teaching faculty and other facilities for a sports college as per guidelines issued by respective regulatory bodies, concerned with the discipline, and the norms of the State Government/ sports University. (5) The procedure for processing the received appli9ations, inspection of the sports college for affiliation by the committees and decision on granting the affiliation by the Executive Council,.shall be as prescribed in the Statutes or guidelines issued from time to time by the State Government or by the University. (6) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other provisions of this Act, a sports college/institution, which has already been given affiliation by a University before the commencement of this Act in specific subject for a specified period shall be entitled to continue the course of study for which admissious have already taken place but it shall not admit any Student in the first year of such course of study without obtaining affiliation under sub-section (1).