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New Delhi, the 1st January, 2021

UGC (institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities) (Amendments) Regulations 2021
F. No.- 1-4/2016(IoE). In exercise of powers conferred by clauses (f) and (g) of sub-section (1) of section
26 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956), the University Grants Commission hereby makes the
following regulations to amend the UGC (Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2017,
namely:-
1. Short title and Commencement (1) These regulations may be called the UGC (Institutions of Eminence
Deemed to be Universities) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the UGC (Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2017 (hereinafter referred to
as the said regulations); in regulation 2.0.,-
(a) for sub-regulation 2.10, the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely:-
;
(b) for sub-regulation 2.12, the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely:-

approved by the Government, and situated beyond its Campu

(c) for sub-regulation 2.13, the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely:-
-
approved by the Government, and situated beyond its C
(d) in sub-

3. In the said regulations, in regulation 4.0, in sub-regulation 4.2, for clause 4.2.7, the following sub-regulation
shall be substituted, namely:-

institution as an Institution of Eminence and should increase over time so as not to be less than 1:10 after five
years of this date. The faculty for the purpose of calculating the teacher-student ratio shall include the regular
faculty, adjunct faculty, overseas faculty, visiting faculty, contractual faculty, industry faculty and tenure track
faculty, or faculty as otherwise permitted by the Statutory Council(s) concerned-:
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Provided, that 60 per cent of the faculty shall be appointed on permanent/regular basis and part-time faculty
shall not be counted for this
1:10 faculty student ratio at any point of time.
4. In the said regulations, in sub-
substituted.
5. In the said regulations, in regulation 6.0, in sub-regulation 6.1, for clause (iii) the following clause shall be
substituted, namely:-

least rupees five thousand crores collectively. For existing institutions, the total networth of the sponsoring
organization should be at least rupees three thousand crores. For this purpose, the average of the net-worth of
the members or organization, as the case may be, for the last three financial years shall be taken into

6. In the said regulations, in regulation 8.0:-

(a) in sub-
they occur, the
(b) in sub-

(c) in sub-regulation 8.4.,-

(i) in clause (a), for the words

(ii)

(iii) for clause (e), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-

weeks of receipt of the recommendations under Clause (d). In case the institute surrenders its Letter
of Intent (LoI) at any time, the application of the institute shall be treated as withdrawn and the

(iv)
be substituted;
(v)

(vi) g word

7. In the said regulations, in regulation 11.0, in sub-regulation 11.2.,-

(a) for clause 11.2.4, the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
e the freedom to offer online courses
as part of its programmes. If all the courses of any programme are offered online, it should also be mentioned

(b) after clause 11.6.2, the following sub-regulations shall be inserted, namely:-
11.7 Establishment of Off-campus centre(s): Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities shall be
permitted to start new off-campus centre(s) (maximum of 3 in 5 years and not more than 1 in one academic
year), by following the procedure mentioned hereunder:-
11.7.1 Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities shall submit their application to the Ministry by
way of an Affidavit in the prescribed proforma along with the Detailed Project Report (DPR) containing its
10 year Strategic Vision Plan and a five year rolling implementation plan viz. academic plan, faculty
recruitment plan, student admission plan, research plan, infrastructure development plan, financial plan,
administrative plan, governance plan with clear annual milestones and action plan on how the proposed off-
campus is to be set up with identifiable outcomes for approval to start/establish an Off-Campus Centre. The
Ministry shall forward the application to the Commission for its advice within ten days of the receipt of the
application.
11.7.2 The Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities applying for off-campus centre(s) shall have
to meet the following stipulations in the proposed off-campus centre(s) within a reasonable time period not
exceeding five years:-
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(i) teacher student ratio shall not be more than 1:20 OR shall be as per the requirement of the concerned
Statutory Council(s). The teacher student ratio shall be 1:10 at the end of the five years. The faculty for
this purpose shall include the regular faculty, adjunct faculty, overseas faculty, visiting faculty,
contractual faculty, industry faculty and tenure track faculty, or faculty as otherwise permitted by the
Statutory Council(s) concerned-:
Provided, however, that at least sixty per cent. of the faculty shall be appointed on permanent/regular
basis;
(ii) a minimum of five hundred students on its rolls under regular class room mode with one third
PG/Research students;
(iii) five PG programmes;
(iv) research Programmes;
(v) built up area of not less than thirty square metres per student which shall include academic (academic
buildings, library, lecture hall, laboratories, etc.), administrative (hostels, faculty residences, health care),
common and recreational facilities.
Provided that at the time of starting the programme(s), the academic and physical infrastructure at the
proposed off-campus centre(s) shall be in accordance with the norms/standards prescribed by the
UGC/concerned Statutory Council(s). Such programme shall have the approval of the relevant Statutory
Council(s), wherever required. The Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities shall ensure that the
norms and standards of the Off-Campus Centre shall be the same as that maintained in the main campus for
similar courses, and the Off-Campus Centre shall also follow similar admission criteria, curriculum,
examination system and evaluation system. All the information about the off-campus centre shall be
disclosed on the website of the Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University:
Provided further that the Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities shall be permitted to start an
Off-Campus Centre(s) in an interim campus subject to the condition that the permanent campus shall be
ready within a reasonable time period not exceeding five years.
Provided also that the Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities shall ensure that by the end of ten
years of the starting of the Off-Campus Centre, the Off-Campus Centre is evolved as a multi-disciplinary
research and teaching campus having at least 3 faculties with a minimum of 300 teachers and 3000 students.
11.7.3- The Commission shall place the application before the Empowered Experts Committee for
examination and its recommendations on the application. There shall be no requirement of physical
inspection. This process shall be completed within thirty days of the receipt of the application from the
Ministry.
11.7.4- The Chairman of the Commission, on behalf of the Commission, shall forward the recommendations
of the Empowered Experts Committee along with the advice of the Commission to the Ministry within ten
days of the receipt of the Empowered Experts Committee recommendations.
11.7.5- The Ministry shall, after taking into the consideration the recommendations of the Empowered
Experts Committee and advice of the Commission, and ordinarily within a further period of fifteen days from
the date of receipt of such advice, either issue a notification for starting of off-campus centre(s) or, as the
case may be, a Letter of Intent (LoI) for setting up of new off-campus centre or reject the proposal stating the
reasons thereto. The decision of the Ministry shall be final and binding.
11.7.6- The functioning of the off-campus centre(s) shall be reviewed by the Empowered Experts Committee
independently and/or along with the Institution of Eminence Deemed to be Universities in accordance with the
provisions available under regulation 13.0. After review of the off-campus centre, if the Empowered Experts
Committee is not satisfied with the performance of the off-campus centre, it may recommend discontinuation
of the off-campus centre to the Central Government. In such cases the interest of the students enrolled at the
off-campus centre shall be protected and the Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University shall be asked
to seek affiliation of the Off-campus centre to the State University having territorial jurisdiction.
11.8 Establishment of an Off-shore campus
11.8.1- Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities shall be allowed to start new off-shore campuses
with the prior approval of the Ministry after receiving No Objection Certificate from Ministry of External
Affairs and Ministry of Home Affairs. The Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities shall ensure
that the norms and standards of the Off-shore campus shall be the same as that maintained in the main campus
for similar courses, and the Off-shore campus shall also follow similar admission criteria, curriculum,
examination system and evaluation system. All the information about Off-shore campus shall be disclosed on
the website of the Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University.
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11.8.2- The functioning of the off-shore campus(s) shall be reviewed by the Empowered Experts Committee
independently and/or along with the IoE Deemed to be Universities in accordance with the provisions
available under regulation 13.0. After review of the off-shore campus, if the Empowered Experts Committee
is not satisfied with the performance of the off-shore campus, it may recommend discontinuation of the off-
shore campus to the Central Government. In such cases the interest of the students enrolled at the off-shore
campus shall be adequately protected by the Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University.
11.9 Entering in to the agreement/arrangement
(a) The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University may enter into an agreement or arrangement for
the establishment, maintenance or operation of an institution, if -
(I) Such agreement or arrangement is permitted under any Act of Parliament or the rules or
regulations made thereunder; and
(II) It has made an application following the procedure specified in regulation 11.7, except the
procedure in sub-regulation 11.7.2, and the campus to be established under such agreement or
arrangement shall be-
(A) treated as an Off-Campus Centre of the Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University as
long as such agreement or arrangement remains valid under such law; and
(B) -for- as that of the
Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University.
(b) The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University may enter into an agreement or arrangement for
practical training of students of a skill oriented vocational course if such course is approved by the

8. In the said regulations, in regulation 13.0, in sub-

9. In the said regulations, for regulation 16.0, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely:-
The Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University shall be a unitary Institution Deemed to be
University, which shall include its Off-Campus Centre(s) and Off-shore campus(s), if any, and shall not

10. In the said regulations, for regulation 19.0, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely:-
ion:- The Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities may offer
courses under distance mode and online mode, without any approvals, in accordance with the minimum
standards laid down by the Commission. This provision shall also apply to Government owned and
controlled Deemed to be Universities which have been declared Institutions of Eminence under UGC

11. In the said regulations, in regulation 21.0, in sub-

Prof. RAJNISH JAIN, Secy.

[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./435/2020]
Note: The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary under Part III, Section 4 vide
No. F. 1-4/2016 (CPP-I)/DU dated 29th August, 2017.

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