(1) An application containing the proposal and the project report to establish an University shall be made by the sponsoring body to the Government through the Director of Higher Education along with such fee as may be prescribed by the Government;
(2) The project report must contain the following particulars, namely:
(a) the details of the sponsoring body along with the copies of its registration certificate and ---4--- bye-laws;
(b) the information regarding financial resources of the sponsoring body along with audited accounts for the past three years;
(c) the name, location and headquarters of the proposed University;
(d) the objectives of the University;
(e) the availability of land and details of buildings and infrastructure facilities, owned or proposed to be owned or created as required;
(f) availability of academic facilities including teaching and non-teaching staff, if any, at the disposal of sponsoring body;
(g) the nature and the type of programs of study and research proposed to be undertaken by the University and their relevance to the development goals and employment needs of the State and phasing of such programs over the first five years with course-wise enrolment targets;
(h) the nature of facilities, courses of study and research proposed to be started;
(i) the experience and expertise in the concerned disciplines at the command of the sponsoring body;
(j) the details of plans for campus development such as construction of buildings, development of structural amenities and infrastructure facilities and procurement of equipment, etc., to be undertaken before the University starts functioning and phased programme for the first five years;
(k) the phased outlays of capital expenditure proposed for the next five years and its sources of finance;
(l) The scheme for mobilizing resources and the cost of capital thereto and the manner of repayment to such sources;
(m) the scheme for the generation of funds.
(n) the system proposed to be followed for selecting students for admission to the courses of study at the University;
(o) the system proposed to be followed for appointment of teachers and other employees in the University;
(p) whether the University proposes to undertake some programmes related to local needs. If so, the nature of specialized teaching, training or research activities to be undertaken by the University so as to fulfil this objective;
(q) whether the University proposes to start some programmes for the benefit of farmers, women and industries. If so, details thereof may be given;
(r) details of playgrounds and other facilities available or proposed to be created for games and sports and extracurricular activities like National Cadet Corps, National Service Scheme, Rover and Rangers etc;
(s) the arrangements proposed to be made for academic excellence and auditing;
(t) commitment to follow the norms of the regulatory bodies and regulatory authority;
(u) such other details as the sponsoring body may like to give;
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(v) such other details as may be prescribed by the Government.