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Lok Sabha Question No. 3496 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Geographical Indication Registry
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: A.P. JITHENDER REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3496. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 21 ST     DECEMBER, 2015.

## GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION REGISTRY

3496. SHRI A.P. JITHENDER REDDY:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज् यवव द्यग ं ्री

- (a) whether  the  registration  of  Hyderabadi  Biryani  under  the  Geographical Indication Registry has been completed;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if  not,  the  details  of  the  status  of  the  application  pending  for  registration  of Hyderabadi Biryani as a Geographical Indication along with the reasons for delay in its registration?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् यवव द्यग ााज् यं ्रीस् वतं ््रभााा(स्रींतंरीिरंमलााीरीतंाांि( THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) : No.

One application for registration of Hyderabadi Biryani as Geographical Indication was received on 28/04/2009. Thereafter, it was examined on 05/09/2009, 16/07/2010 and 23/07/2013 at various Consultative Group meetings, as per the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection)  Act,  1999.  The  applicant  is  yet  to  file  compliance  of  the recommendations  in  the  Examination  Reports  and  submit  deficient

(b) & (c): documents sought for from the applicant.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3494 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Management on Information System
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3494 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  December, 2015

## Management on Information System

## 3494.      SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

## Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plan on introducing an online Management Information System (MIS) for Right to Education (RTE);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has come across cases where schools continue to violate norms set out in the Right to Education Act including those related to infrastructure and teacher deployment;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)   the steps taken by the Government to ensure Right to Education (RTE)?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) & (b): No, Madam.  However, National University of Educational and Planning and Administration (NUEPA) annually collects offline infrastructural data/information at elementary level in the form of Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE).  Some of the States have developed their own online system for monitoring of children.

(c) to (e): As  per  UDISE  2013-14,  the  drinking  water  facilities,  ramps,  boundary  wall,  playground, library and electricity facilities are available in  94.14%, 64.94%, 56.98%, 51.89%, 78.29% and 48.86% of schools respectively.  Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR) at national level is 26 against the Right to Education (RTE) Act norm of 30.

Under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), central Government provides financial support to States/UTs for the implementation of the provision of RTE Act, 2009 in Government and Government aided schools. Under SSA scheme 3.11 lakh school buildings, 18.61 lakh additional classrooms, 2.38 lakh drinking water facilities,  19.48  lakh  teachers  posts  and  10.14  lakh  toilets  (including  toilets  approved  under  Swachh Vidyalaya Initiative) have been sanctioned so far since the inception of the scheme in 2001 across States and UTs till 30.09.2015.

In  respect  of  unaided  private  schools,  the  concerned  State/UTs  are  taking  necessary  action  under Section 18 & 19 of the RTE Act for ensuring the compliance to RTE norms.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3493 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Massive Open Online Courses
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU, PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3493 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2015

## Massive Open Online Courses

## 3493. DR. GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU: SHRI PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has proposed to introduce Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  recognize  certificates  from  online courses in the country; and
- (d)   if so, the details thereof and the status of digital learning in the country?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) & (b) Yes, Madam. Government of India has approved a scheme for Massive Open Online  Courses  (MOOCs)  to  provide  best  quality  e-learning  resources  to  students across  country.  An  Indian  platform  called  Study  Webs  of  Active-Learning  for  Young Aspiring  Minds  (SWAYAM)  is  being  developed  for  hosting  of  MOOCs.  SWAYAMMOOCs  project  is  intended  to  address  the  needs  of  school  level  9-12  to  Under Graduate and Post Graduate students, covering all  disciplines.  About  2000  courses shall  be  launched,  with  a  support  from  network/Cloud  that  can  support  10  Lakh concurrent users and up to 3 Crores Learners.
- (c)  &  (d)  Yes,  Madam.  The  Government  plans  to  recognize  certificates  issued  via SWAYAM  platform  in  the  country.  To  enhance  digital  learning  in  the  country, Government  has  approved  National  Mission  on  Education  through  Information  and Communication  Technology  (NMEICT)  in  the  year  2009,  to  provide  high  quality personalized  and  interactive  knowledge  modules  over  the  internet/intranet  for  all learners  in  Higher  Educational  Institutions  in  anytime  anywhere  mode.  Through  this scheme  the  Ministry  is  providing  connectivity  to  all  colleges  and  Universities  and providing high quality e-content free of cost.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3492 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Central and State Shares in Mid-Day-Meal
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3492 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2015

## Central and State Shares in Mid-Day-Meal

## †3492. SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the ratio of funds shared between Centre and the State Governments for funding the MidDay-Meal Scheme in the schools in the country along with any changes made/proposed in the ratio;
- (b) the  amount of funds released by the Government to Uttar Pradesh Government for the said purpose along with the funds incurred by the State Government during the last three years including current year; and
- (c) whether  the Government recently held meetings with the State Governments with regard to the said scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a): The ratio of sharing of funds between Centre and the State Governments for the Mid Day Meal  Scheme  was  75:25  for  non-NER  States  /  UTs  and  90:10  for  NER  States  till 2014-15. The Central Government has decided that the sharing pattern of Mid Day Meal Scheme will be in the ratio of 60:40 for non-NER States, 100% for UTs and 90:10 for NER States and 3 Himalayan States w. e. f. 2015-16.
- (b): The funds released to Government of Uttar Pradesh and utilized by the State Government during  the  last  three  years  including  current  year  under  Mid  Day  Meal  Scheme  is  as under:

## (Rs. in lakh)

| Year    |   Release |   Expenditure |
|---------|-----------|---------------|
| 2012-13 |  132114   |      110537   |
| 2013-14 |  120751   |      115316   |
| 2014-15 |  105142   |      117629   |
| 2015-16 |   67478.4 |       65715.4 |

- (c): The  Central  Government  had  meetings  with  State  Governments  at  Aurangabad  and Amritsar  on  11 th July,  2015  and  16 th September,  2015  respectively  to  review  the performance of the Mid Day Meal Scheme.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3491 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Manufacturing of Quality Goods
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: RAJESH VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3491

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST     DECEMBER, 2015

## MANUFACTURING OF QUALITY GOODS

## 3491(H). SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- a) whether the Union Government proposes to provide the services at cheaper costs for manufacturing quality goods with a view to maintaining its existing level of exports;
- b) if so, whether the Government has formulated any policy in this regard; and
- c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

वाणिज्् य एवं उद्योग राज्् य मंत्री ( ीीमीी ालमर्िा णीीारमि ) ( स्वींत्र प्रभार ) (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

(SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) to (c)  The Government regularly monitors the export performance of different  sectors    and  takes  need  based  measures  from  time  to time, keeping in view the emerging global economic situation.

The  new  Foreign  Trade  Policy  (FTP)  2015-20  was  introduced  on 1 st   April,  2015 with a focus on supporting manufacturing and services exports and improving the 'Ease of Doing Business'. Various schemes like Advance Authorisation, Duty Free Import Authorisation, Export Promotion Capital Goods etc. are included in the FTP for  duty  free  import  of  raw  materials  &  capital  goods  which  are used in export production, to enable international competitiveness for Indian exports. The  new policy  has  also  introduced  two  schemes, namely    1)  Merchandise    Exports    from  India  Scheme  (MEIS)    for incentivizing  export  of  specified  goods  to  specified  markets  and  2) Services  Exports  from  India  Scheme  (SEIS)  for  promoting  exports  of notified services from India. Recently, the Government has also introduced the Interest Equalisation  Scheme  on  Pre  and  Post  Shipment  Rupee  Export Credit   w.e.f.  01.04.2015 for select product lines under 416   ITC (HS) Codes  at  4  digit  level  and  exports  made  by  all  Micro,  Small  and Medium Enterprises across all ITC(HS) codes.  Operational guidelines have been notified vide RBI Circular No. 62 dated 04.12.2015 and are available at RBI website.  This scheme will facilitate access to export credit at competitive rates.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3490 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Promotion of Spices
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3490 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST     DECEMBER, 2015

## PROMOTION OF SPICES

## 3490(H). SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- a) whether  the  producers  of  various  spices  including  Psyllum  husk  and  cumin  have proposed  for  seeking  help  of  any  international  agency  for  their  promotion  and representation;
- b) if so, the details thereof;
- c) whether any efforts are being made to find out the ways to bring the products of the said producers directly to the market; and
- d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

वाणिज्् य एवं उद्योग राज्् य मंत्री ( सीतारमि निममला श्रीमती ) ( स्वतंत्र प्रभार )

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

(SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) & (b): No such proposal has been received.

(c) &(d):  Spice Parks have been established in major spice production/market centers in the country for the benefit  of  all  stakeholders,  especially  the  farming  community  with  an  objective  of  providing  common infrastructure/processing  facilities  for  cleaning,  grading,  sorting,  grinding,  packing  and  storage  etc.  The Spices  Board  develops  the  common  infrastructure  facilities  in  the  park  and  leases  out  available  land  to registered spices exporters to set up their processing units. Such facilities provide a direct link to exporters and traders with the farmers and help in ensuring an uninterrupted supply of raw material.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3489 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Introduction of MPT Course
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MEKAPATI RAJAMOHAN REDDY

GOVERNMENT OF NDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3489 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2015

## Introduction of MPT Course

3489. SHRI M. RAJA MOHAN REDDY: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  physiotherapy  profession  as  a curriculum in various universities and colleges across the country; (b) if so, whether the Delhi University is planning to introduce Master of Physiotherapy (MPT) course in their programmes; (c) if so, the time by which it is likely to be introduced and if not, the reasons therefor; (d) whether the qualified physiotherapists are allowed to write/affix Doctor before their names; and (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor and the time by which it is

- likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (c): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that, in excercise of powers  conferred  under  section  22  of  UGC  Act,  1956,  it  has  specified  Bachelor  of Physiotherapy (BPT) and Master of Physiotherapy (MPT) degrees. Universities running BPT and MPT courses are required to follow the regulations prescribed by UGC and the  respective  statutory  council,  if  any.  University  of  Delhi  has  informed  that  it  has approved  introduction  of  MPT  course  in  Amar  Jyoti  Institute  of  Physiotherapy  and Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Institute for Physically Handicapped. (d) & (e): University of Delhi has further clarified that the university has allowed to only

- Ph.D holders to write/prefix Doctor before their names.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 3488 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Head of Central Board of Secondary Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: V. SATHYABAMA, A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3488 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2015

## Head of Central Board of Secondary Education

3488. SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA: SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

Will  the  Minister  of  HUMAN  RESOURCE  DEVELOPMENT  be  pleased  to state: (a)  whether it is a fact that Central Board of Secondary Education has no Head since December, 2014; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c)  whether  it  is  also  a  fact  that  the  Government  is  unable  to  find  out  a suitable person for the said post; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)  to  (d):  Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  (CBSE)  was  headed  by  a regular Chairman till November, 2014. Thereafter, additional charge arrangement was made by entrusting the work to a Joint Secretary of this Ministry  from  December,  2014  to  August,  2015  and  to  another  Joint Secretary w.e.f. 01.09.2015 till date. The Ministry has invited applications for the post of Chairman CBSE.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3487 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Funds to Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PR. SENTHILNATHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF NDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3487 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2015

## Funds to Universities

3487. SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Government  has  directed  the  top  educational  institutions  and  other universities in the country to give more importance to social current topics like climate change and clean energy etc.; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c)  whether  any  funds  have  been  allotted  to  these  institutions  by  the  Government  to conduct research on these topics; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (d): The Ministry has launched IMPacting Research Innovation and Technology (IMPRINT) on 5 th November, 2015 as a pan- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) initiative to develop a roadmap for research to solve major  engineering  and  technology  challenges  in  ten  technology  domains  relevant  to India. The Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore and the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay are coordinating the initiative on environmental science & climate change  and  energy  security,  respectively,  under  IMPRINT.  Details  on  IMPRINT, including resources, are available at http://imprint-india.org.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3484 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Setting up of NITs and IITs
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE, ANTO  ANTONY, M. B. RAJESH, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3484 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2015

## Setting up of NITs and IITs

3484. SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE : SHRI ANTO ANTONY: SHRI M.B. RAJESH: DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has set any target for setting up of National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) during Twelfth Five Year Plan period;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the present status of this proposal;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to complete setting up of IITs and NITs in the country;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  also  given  its  approval  for  operationalisation  of these IITs by forming of societies under the Societies Registration Act and if so, the objective behind the move;
- (e) if  so,  the  estimated  number of students to be enrolled for the next three years along with the amount to be incurred for running these IITs; and
- (f) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide  all  the  basic infrastructure required to make these IITs world famous?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) to (d) There are at present 31 National Institutes of Technology (NITs).  There is no proposal to setup additional NITs in the remaining period of the Twelfth Five Year  Plan.    However,  the  Government  of  India  has  decided  to  set  up  six  new Indian  Institutes  of  Technology  (IITs)  at  Jammu,  Chhattisgarh,  Goa,  Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.  The Cabinet in its meeting held on 02.12.2015 has  approved  operationalization  of  these  6  new  IITs  as  Registered  Societies under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 to give legal status to these IITs.
- (e) Each new IIT will have an initial intake of 180 students in its first year and the total student strength will subsequently increase to 450 in the second year and to 928 in the third year.  The total cost for running these IITs is Rs. 1,411.80 crore to be incurred between 2015-16 and 2018-19.
- (f) The State Governments will provide temporary campuses with all the necessary facilities for running of academic sessions, till permanent campuses  are established.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3482 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Qualification of Professors
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: R. PARTHIPAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3482 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2015

## Qualification of Professors

## 3482.  SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the University Grant Commission (UGC) has brought out any guidelines regarding qualification of professors working in the private professional colleges in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has initiated monitoring mechanism to check the posting of unqualified professors in private professional colleges;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) & (b): No, Madam.  The UGC (Minimum Qualifications for appointment of teachers and other academic  staff in universities  and colleges and measures  for the maintenance  of  standards  in  higher  education)  Regulations,  2010  specifies  that  for teachers in the Faculties of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, the norms/Regulations of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR); for Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing and AYUSH,  the norms/Regulations of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India;  for  Faculty  of  Education,  the  norms/Regulations  formulated  in consultations with National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE); for Engineering and Technology, Pharmacy and Management/Business Administration, the norms/Regulations  formulated  in  consultations  with  All  India  Council  for  Technical Education  (AICTE);  and  the  qualifications  in  the  field  of  rehabilitation  and  special education at Degree, PG  Diploma  and Masters level, the norms/Regulations formulated  in  consultations  with  Rehabilitation  Council  of  India  (RCI),  shall  apply. These Regulations are available at http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/

regulations/englishgazette.pdf .

(c) to (e): The concerned regulatory councils and the affiliating Universities review the maintenance of minimum standards, including compliance with the minimum eligibility conditions  for  recruitment/  career  advancement  to  the  post  of  Professors,  in  private professional colleges.

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