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Principles and Practices of Management

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The prescribed value of 2 crore in respect of equipment, books and journals for the
faculties of engineering and medicine for conferment of Deemed University is low
considering that even ordinary professional colleges are expected to have facilities of this
magnitude.

The original AICTE guidelines for conferment of Deemed University status stipulated
that the institution shall be engaged in conducting UG and PG degree for a period of not
less than 10 years and five years from the graduation of first batchrespectively. The UGC
has now reduced the net minimum period of existence of the institution from 15 to
10 years.
The minimum research requirement has not been prescribed in the UGC guidelines. The
AICTE's guidelines requires the applicant institution to complete five significant projects
of value of 8 lakh each or more per year, at least five students should be guided towards
doctoral degree in each department and 50 publications in the last five years involving
sizeable number of disciplines, departments and faculty members in respect of research.
De novo Institutions

In respect of de novo institutions, the AICTE guidelines clearly stipulate that the institution
must satisfy all the regulations of the AICTE in regard to grant of approval for establishment
of an institution as laid down under Section 10(k) of the AICTE Act. If all other criteria are
made good within a year of making the application, then the application may be considered
for Deemed University status under de novo category.
Frequent Reviews
The UGC must also refrain from the practice of appointing review committees within
short periods. Even before the original inspection committee's report is considered by the
UGC/Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), another review committee is
sent.

The UGC must also refrain from granting conditional Deemed University status which is
against a Madras High Court order.
Some institutions conferred with Deemed University status in the last three years were
advised to strengthen infrastructure, faculty quality, research activities, etc. The purpose
of conferring Deemed University is to reward institutions with demonstrated excellence
and not to motivate them to satisfy basic conditions. Moreover, Deemed University status
conferred to many institutions after 2003 is only temporary and subject to review. Such
time-bound grant must also be discouraged.
Sister-institution Route
The attempt to bring in other sister-institutions within the ambit of the declared Deemed
University is clearly a backdoor entry mechanism. A dental or arts and science college
obtains Deemed University status and brings its constituent engineering or medical college
under the ambit of the original deemed university, and then takes undue advantage under
the shelter of the Supreme Court order in the Bharathidasan University case. In this case,
the Supreme Court held that in respect of universities that want to offer professional
courses regulated by AICTE, prior AICTE approval is not necessary.
Every application must meet the requirements laid down in respect of infrastructure, staff,
corpus fund, land, number of year's existence, etc. It has to be borne in mind that the
character of the constituent unit is at a par with the parent university for all practical
purposes.

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