Proposal for the establishment of the University

Section 3 of the Arka University Act, 2012 deals with proposal for the establishment of the University. The Trust shall have the right to establish the University of unitary nature subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

(1) The Trust shall have the right to establish the University of unitary nature subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

(2) The proposal to establish a University shall be made to the State Government by the Trust.

(3) The proposal consists of the following particulars, namely :- (i) the objects of the University along with the details of the Trust;

(ii) the extent and status of the University and the availability of land;

(iii) the nature and type of programmes of study and research to be undertaken by the University during a period of five academic years immediately following the commencement date;

(iv) the nature of faculties, courses of study and research proposed to be started;

(v) the campus development such as buildings, equipment and structural amenities;

(vi) the phased outlays of capital expenditure for a period of five academic years immediately following the commencement date;

(vii) the item-wise recurring expenditure, sources of finance and estimated expenditure for each student;

(viii) the scheme for mobilizing resources and the cost of capital thereto and the manner of repayments to each source;

(ix) the scheme of generation of funds internally through the recovery of fee from students, revenues anticipated from consultancy and other activities relating to the objects of the University and other anticipated incomes;

(x) the details of expenditure on unit cost, the extent of concessions or rebates in fee, freeship and scholarship for students belonging to economically weaker sections and the fee structure indicating varying rate of fee, if any, that would be levied on students who are either non resident Indians or persons of Indian origin or sponsored by non resident Indians or persons of Indian origin and students of nationalities other than India;

(xi) the years of experience and expertise in the concerned discipline at the command of the Trust as well as the financial resources;

(xii) the system for selection of students to the courses of study at the University; and (xiii) status of fulfillment of such other conditions as may be required by the State Government to be fulfilled before the establishment of the University.

(4) A Screening Committee shall be constituted by the State Government consisting of three member who are Ex-officio members of Karnataka State Higher Education Council to examine the proposals received, which shall make recommendations to the State Government.

Section 3, The Arka University Act, 2012 (Act 44 of 2013).