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Thursday, April 22, 2010
New Delhi: Family-run private deemed universities will now have to make way for professional vice-chancellors.
And, to get the deemed status institutes will have to be in existence for 15 years instead of 10 years now. Also, in case the University Grants Commission’s expert body does not find an institution fit to be a deemed university, the decision cannot be reviewed before one year, that too only after the institute has rectified the deficiencies on the ground on which deemed status was rejected earlier.
These are among the new set of regulations for deemed universities devised by the HRD ministry’s review committee that looked into the working of these institutions. UGC will notify these regulations soon.
As for the governance structure, the regulations say, the role of the chancellor will be ceremonial. There will be no position of pro-chancellor. The highest governing body of the deemed university will be a board of management to be headed by a vice-chancellor and consisting of at least 10 members.
All deemed universities will have to keep a record of admission for at least five years. The regulations say that the admission should be strictly on merit based on an all-India examination.
Regulations have also been tightened for deemed universities under the de novo (new emerging areas of study) category. Once an application has been made, UGC will examine it with the help of a committee consisting of a chairperson and three experts in the relevant discipline. It will also have a representative from the statutory council.
The applicant institution will have to make a presentation before the committee which will then decide if the institution is working in an emerging area of knowledge or not. Once such a decision has been taken, the expert committee will undertake a field visit.
The new regulations also state that an institution engaged in offering training programmes for in-service personnel or conducting skill-oriented or production-related degree or diploma programme will not be eligible for deemed varsity status. Once the status is granted, the regulations say, no other existing institution can be attached to it as a constituent institution unless the attaching institution fulfils independently all the criteria.
For deemed tag, institute should exist for 15 years
New Delhi: Family-run private deemed universities will now have to make way for professional vice-chancellors.
And, to get the deemed status institutes will have to be in existence for 15 years instead of 10 years now. Also, in case the University Grants Commission’s expert body does not find an institution fit to be a deemed university, the decision cannot be reviewed before one year, that too only after the institute has rectified the deficiencies on the ground on which deemed status was rejected earlier.
As for the governance structure, the regulations say, the role of the chancellor will be ceremonial. There will be no position of pro-chancellor. The highest governing body of the deemed university will be a board of management to be headed by a vice-chancellor and consisting of at least 10 members.
All deemed universities will have to keep a record of admission for at least five years. The regulations say that the admission should be strictly on merit based on an all-India examination.
Regulations have also been tightened for deemed universities under the de novo (new emerging areas of study) category. Once an application has been made, UGC will examine it with the help of a committee consisting of a chairperson and three experts in the relevant discipline. It will also have a representative from the statutory council.
The applicant institution will have to make a presentation before the committee which will then decide if the institution is working in an emerging area of knowledge or not. Once such a decision has been taken, the expert committee will undertake a field visit.
The new regulations also state that an institution engaged in offering training programmes for in-service personnel or conducting skill-oriented or production-related degree or diploma programme will not be eligible for deemed varsity status. Once the status is granted, the regulations say, no other existing institution can be attached to it as a constituent institution unless the attaching institution fulfils independently all the criteria.
Courtesy: Times of India
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