No: 284 Dated: Jul, 11 2016

To regulate, in an orderly manner, the process of declaration of institutions as deemed to be universities; preventing institutions of dubious quality from being so declared; and, further to maintain quality of higher education imparted by institutions deemed to be universities consistent with the ideals of the concept of a university; the University Grants Commission, in exercise of powers conferred under clauses [f] & [g] of sub-section [1] of Section 26 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, hereby, makes the following Regulations namely:-