(1) On receipt of inspection report with satisfactory recommendations therein from the Expert Committee for the grant of permission, the Competent Authority may grant permission. However, if the Competent Authority differs with the recommendation of the Expert Committee due to valid reason(s) may refuse the grant of permission, after giving a reasonable opportunity to be heard to the Educational Agency and recording the reasons thereof; in writing.
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(2) In case the Competent Authority decides to grant permission, it shall initially accord a letter of intent, subject to fulfilment of such condition(s), as may be prescribed in the stipulated time. However it shall not go beyond the 31" May of the concerned year of the start of the academic session. The concerned Educational Agency shall intimate the Competent Authority that the short comings listed in the intent letter has been fully met and shall make a written request to the Competent Authority for ordering a final inspection, to grant final permission to start the institution of higher learning from the forth coming academic session. Thereafter, on securing the permission from the Competent Authority, the Educational Agency shall approach the University having jurisdiction over the territory for affiliation of the institution and courses of studies.
(3) However, after the initial process of inspection for grant of permission, the Competent Authority shall ensure regular supervision and monitoring of the institution by appointing person/persons to submit every year's progress report of the institution. In case the progress is not found satisfactory for consecutive three years, the permission shall stand withdrawn forthwith, after serving a due notice to the Educational Agency.
(4) the permission once granted shall remain valid for a period of one year and shall terminate automatically and for applying afresh, the entire process has to be followed.
12. No permission shall be granted to up-grade a higher secondary No permission school into an institution of higher learning. However, with the prior approval for up-gradation.
of the Secretary (Education), within the same premises an institution of higher learning may be started, if the Educational Agency ensures all infrastructural facilities exclusively to start an institution of higher learning, as required under this Act.
13. No application for introducing the new faculties, courses, subjects, Application for and classes will be entertained for an initial period of three years from the starting new start of the institution. However, the Competent Authority at his discretion, faculties, after considering the infrastructural facilities and funds position for courses, introducing the additional-ties and the yearly progress reports of the earlier subjects and permitted courses etc. of the institution, after recording the reasons and classes.
justifications in writing, may accord permission, after three years to the Educational Agency to do so.
14. The Educational Agencies granted permission to start institution of higher Permitted learning shall not commence their academic programme without obtaining institutions to affiliation of the Concerned University or the national regulatory body. seek affiliation from concerned University.
15. Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in any law for No affiliation the time being in force, the university shall not affiliate any institution without permis without the permission or approval of the Directorate of Higher and Technical sion.
Education. On grant of affiliation, the university shall send a copy of the letter of affiliation to the Directorate of Higher and Technical Education for necessary action.