Section 0(4) in UGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2019
4.0Eligibility Criteria for an Institution to be Declared as an Institution Deemed to be University.- 4.01 An institution applying to be declared as an Institution Deemed to be University shall have to meet the following stipulations:-i. Has been in existence for not less than 20(twenty) years,ii. Has, at the time of application, valid accreditation by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with at least 3.26 CGPA for three consecutive cycles OR if in case of technical institution, two-third of the eligible technical programmes accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA).iii. Should be at the time of application, figure among the top 50 (Fifty) ranks in any specific category or among the top 100 (Hundred) of overall ranking of National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF).iv. Has demonstrated the characteristics of a university through multi-disciplinary courses,v. The annual per faculty publications in SCOPUS, Web of Science or peer-reviewed journals of acceptable quality as per the UGC Reference List of Quality Journals shall not be less than 2 (two).vi. The teacher student ratio shall not be less than 1:20 with a faculty strength of not less than 100 (Hundred) teachers and a minimum of 2,000 students on its rolls under the regular class-room mode, of which not less than one third being postgraduate/research students; and at least 5 Post Graduate Departments in existence for at least 3 years with research programmes.vii. Shall possess such academic and physical infrastructure as may be prescribed by the Commission and/or the relevant statutory bodies.viii. Shall have a built up area of not less than 30 sq. mts. per student which shall include academic (academic buildings, library, lecture hall, laboratories, etc.), administrative (hostels, faculty residences, health care), common and recreational facilities.
