Institution Deemed to be University
The UGC Act 1956 provides for Central Government to declare any institution other than a University to a status of Institution Deemed to be University as if it were a university within the meaning of Section 2(f).
Upon declaration, such institution shall be deemed to be a university.
They can decide their own syllabus.
They can grant diploma or degree to students
Full autonomy or independence in deciding courses, syllabus, admissions and fees.
Autonomy granted by Department of Higher Education (DHE), MHRD, on the advice of UGC.
Examples : Birla Institute of Technology & Science - Rajasthan, Forest Research Institute - Dehradun, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa - New Delhi, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology - Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Kalamandalam, Tata Institute of Social Sciences - Mumbai, Vellore Institute of Technology - Tamil Nadu etc.
The University Grants Commission (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2023
The new regulations replaces the UGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2019.
Under the 2019 guidelines, the higher education institutions having “existence for not less than 20 years” were eligible for applying for the status.
The 2023 Regulations are aligned with National Education Policy 2020.
A cluster of institutions managed by more than one sponsoring body can also apply for deemed to be university status.
The eligibility criteria to apply for deemed to be university status is:
NAAC ‘A’ grade with at least a 3.01 CGPA for three consecutive cycles or
NBA accreditation for two third of eligible programmes for three consecutive cycles or
In the top 50 of any specific category of NIRF for the last three years continuously or
In top 100 of overall NIRF Ranking for last three years continuously.
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