UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION
NEW DELHI
UGC (ADMISSION TO SPECIFIED PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMES)
INTERIM REGULATIONS, 2003
26th December, 2003
In pursuance of the Judgment on August 14, 2003 of the 5 Judge Bench of the
Supreme Court in the case of Islamic Academy of Education and Ors. V. State of
Karnataka and Ors. read with Majority Judgment on October 31, 2002 of 11
Judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in the case of TMA Pai
Foundation and Ors. V. State of Karnataka and Ors. and with a view to avoiding
mental, physical and financial burden on students due to multiplicity of entrance
examination(s), and in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (g) of sub-
section (1) of Section 26 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (No.3 of
1956), and in partial supersession of Interim Policy Regulations No.F.1-6/2003
(CPP-II) dated 10th June, 2003, the University Grants Commission (UGC) makes
the following Interim Regulations for admission to specified professional
programmes in the country during the year 2004-2005.
1. Short title, application and commencement:
(1) These Regulations may be called the University Grants Commission
(Admission to specified professional programmes) Interim Regulations, 2003.
(2) They shall apply to every university established or incorporated by or under a
Central Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act, including all institutions recognized
by/ or affiliated to them and every Institution deemed to be University under
Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 conducting specified professional programmes.
(3) They shall come into force for all admissions to the specified programmes
during the year 2004-2005.
2. Definitions
In it In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires:-
2.1. " Institution" means every university established or incorporated by or
under a Central Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act, including all institutions
recognized by or affiliated to them and every Institution deemed to be University
under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956.
2.2. " Competent Authority" means:
(i) The Commission or its designated agency in relation to the Central
Universities, deemed universities, universities set up by a private trust or a
society on its own or under Section 25 of the Companies Act or under a Central
legislation, or universities set up as a joint venture between the Central
Government and a private trust or society or company, and private professional
educational institutions affiliated to or recognized by such or other Central
universities;
(ii) The State / Union Territory Government or its designated agency in relation to
State Universities, universities set up by a private trust or a society on its own or
under Section 25 of the Companies Act or under a State / Union Territory
legislation, or universities set up as a joint venture between the State / Union
Territory Government and a private trust or society or company, and professional
educational institutions within the State affiliated to or recognized by such or
other State universities.
3. Common Entrance Examination(s)
The admissions to specified professional programmes in the country for the year
2004-2005 shall be made on the basis of merit determined through common
entrance examination(s) as enumerated below:-
3.1. All India Common Entrance Examination(s)
These examinations shall be for all the Institutions that are presently admitting all
their students or certain percentage of them on an All India basis.
3.1.1. Entrance Examination for admissions to undergraduate programmes
in Engineering, Architecture & Planning and Pharmacy
Admissions on All India basis to the undergraduate programmes in Engineering,
Architecture & Planning and Pharmacy in all Institutions in the country shall be
made through an All India Engineering, Architecture & Planning and Pharmacy
Entrance Examination (AIEEE) conducted by the Central Board of Secondary
Education (CBSE). The AIEEE shall, however, not be applicable for admissions
to Indian Institute of Technologies, Indian School of Mines (Dhanbad) and
Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) that are admitting students on
the basis of Joint Entrance Examination conducted by the Indian Institute of
Technologies.
3.1.2. Entrance Examination for admissions to Master in Business
Administration /Postgraduate Diploma in Management (or equivalent)
programmes
Admissions to MBA/PGDM or equivalent programmes shall be through one of the
five (5) national entrance examination(s), namely CAT (conducted by IIMs),
JMET (conducted by IITs), MAT (conducted by AIMA), ATMA (conducted by
AIMS) and XAT (conducted by XLRI). All institutions admitting students on All
India basis will have to opt for one of these exams and announce it in their
prospectus.
3.1.3. Entrance Examination for admissions to Master of Computer
Application programmes Admissions to the MCA or equivalent
programmes in all institutions in the country on an All India basis shall be
made through an All India MCA Common Entrance Test (AIMCAET)
conducted by IIT, Roorkee.
3.2. State Level Common Entrance Examination(s)
All States shall hold their own common entrance examinations for admissions to
Institutions within their States for students to be admitted against the State quota.
These examinations shall be restricted to admission of students from within the
State only. However, admission of all students by those States which do not
conduct their own entrance examination shall be made using the merit
determined by the relevant All India Common Entrance Examination.
4. Admissions under the existing approved quotas shall be made strictly on the
basis of inter-se merit in the relevant common entrance examination followed by
counseling as prescribed.
5. Management Quota
Management quota / seats in private unaided self-financing institutions shall be
filled either by the Common Entrance Examination as above or through a
Common Entrance Examination conducted by an approved agency (including an
Association of all colleges of a particular type in the State). This option for filling
up management quota / seats shall be exercised by the institutions before issue
of prospectus and intimated to the Competent Authority.
6. After the admission process is over, all Institutions shall submit to the
Competent Authority the list of students admitted, along with their ranks obtained
in the Common Entrance Examination by the students, the fees collected and all
such particulars and details as may be required by the Competent Authority.
7. Penalty
If it is found that any student has been admitted de hors merit, penalty shall be
imposed on that Institution as per the provisions contained in the UGC Act and in
appropriate cases recognition / affiliation may also be withdrawn.
(Prof. Ved Prakash)
Secretary
