Rules of Anna University Affiliated Colleges

I have done 12th in PCM and now want to take admission in B.E. Course at Engineering Colleges affiliated to Anna University, Chennai so please give me details for admission including PDF for Rules and Regulations for Engineering Colleges affiliated to Anna University?

Hi I would like to know the statutory requirements laid down by Anna University for institutions who want to get affiliated?

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Anna University is one of India’s finest Universities and to be affiliated to it is a very prestigious honour but there are some statutory requirements which needs to be adhered to which as mentioned below:

CONDITIONS TO BE SATISFIED BY COLLEGES SEEKING AFFILIATION

5.1 Society / Trust
A registered society / registered trust may alone be eligible to seek affiliation for academic programmes and it shall satisfy the conditions stipulated in sub Statutes 5.2
to 5.18 so far as they are not inconsistent with the regulations that may be stipulated
by the AICTE from time to time.

5.2 Constitution of the Governing Council
The college shall be managed by a regularly constituted Governing Council. The composition, functions and other conditions pertaining to the Governing Council shall be as prescribed in the Regulations.

5.3 Other Bodies of a College
The college shall have a duly constituted Planning and Monitoring Board as
prescribed in the Regulations to formulate long term and short-term development
programmes for the college to achieve academic excellence in tune with the policies
of the University.
The college shall make provision to have an ‘Alumni Association’ to promote
interaction between alumni and the college, as prescribed in the Regulations.
The college shall have a ‘Training and Placement Cell’ to take care of training and
placement requirements of the students, as prescribed in the Regulations.

5.4 Financial Stability
The college shall have adequate financial resources to meet effectively the annual maintenance and development expenditures of the college.

5.4.1Utilization of Funds and Audit
The amounts under any head collected by the college from the students shall be expended solely for the betterment and growth of the college and to provide facilities for the benefit of the students and staff of the college.
The college shall submit its statement of accounts duly audited by a Chartered
Accountant to the University every year and also submit the financial details in the
prescribed format as given in the Regulations.

5.5 Land and Building Requirements
The college shall have adequate land and buildings as prescribed in the Regulations
and shall use them only for its academic functions.

5.6 Laboratories and Equipment
The college shall have the required laboratories and equipment to carryout
experiments / studies, meeting the requirements of the curriculum and syllabi for the
academic programme(s), as prescribed in the Regulations.

5.7 Computer Centre
The college shall have a computer centre as a centralized service facility for the use of
students and staff as prescribed in the Regulations.

5.8 Library
The college shall have a library consisting of textbooks, reference books, journals and
electronic reference facilities, as prescribed in the Regulations.

5.9 Hostels
The college shall make adequate provision for the residence of its students in the campus, as prescribed in the Regulations.

5.10 Staff
The college shall have adequate number of teaching and non-teaching staff appointed
on a full time basis, with qualifications and experience as prescribed in the
Regulations. Faculty shall be periodically appraised of their performance to facilitate promotions under Career Advancement Scheme and other faculty improvement / development programmes as prescribed in the Regulations.
The college shall evolve necessary establishment rules for service conditions for staff
(Teaching and Non-Teaching), and rules for conduct and procedure for disciplinary proceedings. Such rules shall be made available to all the staff of the college. The college shall evolve a mechanism for grievance redressal of all the staff of the college.

5.11 Health Centre
The college shall have a health centre manned by the required medical and paramedical staff, as prescribed in the Regulations.

5.12 Co-Curricular Activities
The college shall have facilities to offer co-curricular activities such as National Cadet
Corps (NCC), National Service Scheme (NSS), National Sports Organisation (NSO)
and Youth Red Cross (YRC) along with adequate manpower and infrastructure
facilities, as prescribed in the Regulations.

5.13 Necessary Amenities
The college shall make available all necessary amenities, as prescribed in the
Regulations.

5.14 Discipline
The college shall have a duly constituted ‘Discipline and Welfare Committee’, as prescribed in the Regulations to maintain harmony and discipline in the college campus including the hostel premises and to redress all grievances of students.


5.15 Maintenance of Registers and Records
The college shall maintain registers and records pertaining to academic,
administrative and financial functions of the college, as prescribed in the Regulations
and the same may be made available to the University, as and when required.

5.16 Returns from the College
The college shall furnish such returns and other information as the University may require for monitoring the academic functions of the college.

5.17 Conduct of University Examinations
The college shall provide all the required facilities, including sparing of the premises
and the staff for the conduct of examinations, invigilation during examinations, and
assisting the evaluation process, as directed by the University.

5.18 Conduct of Academic Programmes, other than those Affiliated to University
Starting and conducting of “Study Centres” of Open Universities in the affiliated college premises shall be done only with the prior explicit approval of the University.
Academic programmes leading to the award of degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions by other universities / institutions/ organisations shall not be conducted by the affiliated colleges.