Which activity is categorically prohibited for an institution declared deemed…
2010
Which activity is categorically prohibited for an institution declared deemed to be a university under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, rather than permitted subject to regulatory approval?
Answer: B. Grant affiliation to another institution of higher education. — ConceptAn institution deemed to be a university is treated as a university for specified academic purposes under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956. Its powers…
- A.
Conduct higher-education programmes and award degrees.
- B.
Grant affiliation to another institution of higher education.
- C.
Establish off-campus centres in India or off-shore campuses abroad after obtaining the prescribed approval.
- D.
Offer eligible distance-education programmes after obtaining approval from the competent regulator.
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Correct answer: B
Concept
An institution deemed to be a university is treated as a university for specified academic purposes under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956. Its powers and limits are determined by the applicable UGC regulations.
Such an institution is unitary: it may conduct approved programmes and award recognized degrees, while separate campuses or distance modes depend on prescribed approvals. Unitary status does not carry an affiliating power.
Application
The stem asks for an activity that is categorically prohibited, not an activity that may be undertaken after approval. Granting affiliation extends a university's institutional relationship to another institution; UGC regulations state that an institution deemed to be a university shall not affiliate another institution.
Contrast
Conducting approved higher-education programmes and awarding recognized degrees are core academic functions of a deemed university.
Opening off-campus or off-shore centres after prescribed approval is regulated expansion, not the grant of affiliation to a separate institution.
Eligible distance-mode delivery after prescribed approval is regulated programme delivery, not a universally absent institutional power.
Result
Therefore, the categorically prohibited activity is granting affiliation to another institution of higher education.