(1) On receipt of an application containing the proposal for establishing the university alongwith Detailed Project Report (DPR) by the sponsoring body, the Scrutiny Committee constituted by an order issued by the Government, shall scrutinize the proposal and Detailed Project Report on the following grounds, namely:-
(a) financial soundness and assets of the sponsoring body and its ability to set up the infrastructure of the proposed university;
(b) background of the sponsoring body that is to say its expertise and experience in the field of education, its general reputation, etc., and its commitment to follow the norms of the regulatory bodies;
(c) potential and capability of sponsoring body to offer, proposed academic programme, research and innovation activities, framing curriculum as per the education policy of the regulatory bodies that is to say ability of the academic programme to develop the human resources as per the requirements of the contemporary demand; including the newness of the programme as defined in the objects of the proposed university;
(d) the proposal is in consonance with standards of education specified by the concerned regulatory bodies;
(e) whether the proposal is in consonance with the orders issued by the State Government in this behalf, from time to time.
(2) The Scrutiny Committee while scrutinizing the proposal and project report under sub-section (1), may call for such other information from the sponsoring body as it may thinks proper.
(3) The Scrutiny Committee shall submit its report to the Government for consideration with the suggestions, if any.