UGC CIRCULAR OF 21ST DEC., 1985
 REGARDING NATIONAL CENTRES
 

New Delhi - 110 002, the 21st December 1985

No.F-81/84(CPP) - In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause(h) of Sub-Section Ill of Section 26 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, the University Grants Commission makes the following regulations namely;-

1. Short Title: Application and Commencement:-

[a]These regulations may be called the University Grants Commission [Establishment and Maintenance of Institutions] Regulations, 1985.

[b] They shall apply to every institution established or caused to be established by the University Grants Commission Under this Act.

[C) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Gazette of India.

2. [1] The University Grants Commission may with the approval of the Government of India establish or cause to be established an autonomous organisation for purposes and functions to be specified in a project report which would, amongst others, contain the:-

[a] Rationale;

[b] objective and functions;

[C] plan of development;

[d] the structure of management including the membership of the Society, the Board of Management and other concerned bodies and their functions and powers, mechanism for its evaluation;

[e] financial implications, including phasing of expenditure; and

[f] the nature and mechanics for enforcement of accountablility to University Grants Commission and Government.

[2] Each such institution shall be registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860 or under the relevant Act of the State Government in whose jurisdiction the institution is located.

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[3] The Memorandum of Association and the Rules of the Institution would, amongst others, provide for the following:-

(a.) objects of the Institution.

[b] the membership of the Society, the Board of Management and other concerned bodies, and their functions and powers.

[c] the manner of appointment of the staff and the terms and the conditions of service,

[d] the manner of maintenance of the accounts and related matters, and the audit of the same.

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