Deemed universities not to have free run in admissions
Deemed universities may not have a free run in admissions with the University Grants Commission (UGC) stipulating more stringent regulations for the purpose.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: Deemed universities may not have a free run in admissions with the University Grants Commission (UGC) stipulating more stringent regulations for the purpose.
According to the draft regulations, universities can admit students only through an all-India entrance examination.
An expert committee set up by UGC has prepared a draft of UGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2007, which lays guidelines for establishment, admission, fee and other operational mechanism of the deemed universities.
"The draft regulation has been sent to deemed universities for their comments. The regulation will be finalised once we get their views," a senior UGC official said.
As per the draft, the admission shall be made strictly on merit on an all-India basis through a common entrance test conducted either by UGC or by an institution identified and approved by it.
Admission to professional programmes like engineering, medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy, management, law and education shall be conducted as per the new regulation in consultation with the respective statutory bodies, it said.
The fee structure for various programmes of study in the deemed universities shall also be fixed in accordance with the regulations framed by UGC, said the expert committee headed by Prof K Ramamurthy Naidu.
An institution applying for deemed university status should be pursuing quality research and should have made distinct contribution to the development of knowledge, the draft said.
It shall have a minimum existence for a period of ten years, it said.
The regulation has fixed the required amount of land, ranging from two acres to ten acres depending on the location of the university.
On the infrastructure front, the institution should have administrative building of at least 1,000 sq mts. The academic building should spread over 10,000 sq mts and it should have library, lecture theatres and labs.
The institutions should have minimum five post-graduate academic departments.
The main objective of the deemed university should be providing higher education, conducting quality research and undertaking programmes significantly contributing to the society.
The regulations assume significance in the wake of concerns expressed from different quarters over the quality of education offered by the deemed universities.
The UGC has given the deemed university status to over 100 institutions in the country.
According to the draft regulations, universities can admit students only through an all-India entrance examination.
An expert committee set up by UGC has prepared a draft of UGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2007, which lays guidelines for establishment, admission, fee and other operational mechanism of the deemed universities.
"The draft regulation has been sent to deemed universities for their comments. The regulation will be finalised once we get their views," a senior UGC official said.
As per the draft, the admission shall be made strictly on merit on an all-India basis through a common entrance test conducted either by UGC or by an institution identified and approved by it.
Admission to professional programmes like engineering, medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy, management, law and education shall be conducted as per the new regulation in consultation with the respective statutory bodies, it said.
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The fee structure for various programmes of study in the deemed universities shall also be fixed in accordance with the regulations framed by UGC, said the expert committee headed by Prof K Ramamurthy Naidu.
An institution applying for deemed university status should be pursuing quality research and should have made distinct contribution to the development of knowledge, the draft said.
It shall have a minimum existence for a period of ten years, it said.
The regulation has fixed the required amount of land, ranging from two acres to ten acres depending on the location of the university.
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On the infrastructure front, the institution should have administrative building of at least 1,000 sq mts. The academic building should spread over 10,000 sq mts and it should have library, lecture theatres and labs.
The institutions should have minimum five post-graduate academic departments.
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The main objective of the deemed university should be providing higher education, conducting quality research and undertaking programmes significantly contributing to the society.
The regulations assume significance in the wake of concerns expressed from different quarters over the quality of education offered by the deemed universities.
The UGC has given the deemed university status to over 100 institutions in the country.
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