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PROVISIONAL AFFILIATION TO COLLEGES AND PERMISSION TO COURSES / COMBINATION OF SUBJECTS, ETC. (a) The University shall notify every year in the month of November / December, the fees and the schedule of dates for receiving, processing, and finalization of applications for granting affiliation to Colleges and permission to run Courses / Combination of Subjects for the ensuing academic year. The University shall examine the applications received, complete the process of affiliation and permissions within four (4) months from the last date of receiving the applications, and communicate its decision to the concerned parties not later than 31st May, so that the Colleges which have been granted affiliation and permission to run courses / combinations of subjects will be prepared to offer the courses in the ensuing academic year. (b) The Chairman / Secretary / Correspondent of the notified College (and in case of Government Colleges the appropriate authority representing the Government) only can apply for affiliation, provided that the Society / Trust / such other competent body seeking affiliation for the College is financially sound to fulfill the conditions stipulated from time to time by the Government, University and any other statutory bodies, with regard to Land, Corpus Fund, Accommodation, Furniture, Laboratory Equipment, Computer Facilities, Library Books, Salaries etc. The Society / Trust / such other body shall have to furnish the details of its funds and sources of income, along with supporting evidence, from which it proposes to meet the expenditure. (c) The University will accept the application for affiliation from a College, provided it is accompanied by an electronic version of the scanned copy of the application and all other supporting documents (in CD / pen drive). (d) The University may reject the applications for affiliation / permission summarily if the College does not conform to the notified guidelines and requirement of affiliation / permission. Once an application is rejected, the College shall not be considered again for the same academic year. (e) In case of those applicants who complied with the notified guidelines and requirements of affiliation / permission, the University will cause an inspection of the proposed College for verifying the information provided by the applicant and for assessing the feasibility of the request / proposal. (f) For the purpose of affiliation / permission, the Inspection Committee shall consist of the following: - (i) Dean of the School concerned … Chairman (ii) Head of the Department / School concerned…Member (iii) Dean, CDC / Director, Directorate of Academic Audit … Member-Convener If any of member(s) mentioned above is (are) unable to serve on the Committee for valid and approved reasons, the Vice-Chancellor will make necessary and suitable substitute arrangements. Whenever some technical help is needed for the Committee, the Vice-Chancellor may nominate persons for the purpose. If the permission sought is for more than one Course / Combination, a combined Inspection Committee may be constituted by including the Deans and Heads of the Departments of relevant disciplines concerned. The Vice-Chancellor shall nominate one of the Deans, as the Chairman of such a Committee. (g) After visiting the proposed College, verifying the information provided in its application for affiliation, and assessing the feasibility of the applicant’s,the Inspection Committee shall submit, within one week from the date of inspection, a report in the prescribed pro-forma along with its recommendation, to the Registrar of the University who shall submit the Inspection Committee Report to the Academic Senate / Standing Committee of the Academic Senate and the Executive Council, as soon as possible, for its consideration and decision. (h) Affiliation to a College / permission to run a Course / Combination of Subjects granted by the University shall be provisional and is valid for one academic year only. The College will have to apply for and seek extension of affiliation / permission for each academic year. The College shall fulfill the conditions, if any, stipulated by the University while issuing the affiliation / permission orders, and submit the compliance report with documentary evidence within the prescribed time limit, failing which the College shall be disqualified for renewal of the provisional affiliation / permission for the next year. The University may appoint, if necessary, a Committee to verify the compliance report submitted by the College. (i) When the applicant College is unable to start the College / Course / Combination of subjects in the academic year for which provisional affiliation / permission has been granted, the provisional affiliation / permission stands cancelled automatically. (j) Every College with provisional affiliation / permission shall pay the prescribed annual affiliation fees, and such other fees as levied by the University, based on the number of courses permitted and the ceiling strength thereon, before the prescribed date. (k) A provisionally affiliated College shall apply to the University, on or before 30th December of each year, for extension of affiliation / permission by submitting a renewal application along with relevant documents, prescribed fee, and academic progress of the previous year. The University shall process the renewal applications as per the above clauses. (l) An affiliated college shall not be eligible for provisional affiliation beyond five years from the year of initial affiliation if the college does not fulfill the pre-requisites prescribed by the Andhra Pradesh Education Act, 1982. University Grants Commission and the University, with regard to land ownership, permanent buildings, play grounds etc.