Section 27. Procedure for affiliation.

(1) On receipt of the permission from the Government under section 26 and after approval of the regulatory authority wherever required, to start a new institute, the Board shall, consider grant of first time affiliation to new institute by following the procedure given in sub-section (2) and after taking into account whether and the extent to which the stipulated conditions have been fulfilled by the institute. The decision of the Board, in this regard, shall be final. (2) For the purpose of considering the application for the grant of affiliation, the Board shall cause an inquiry by a Committee constituted by it for the purpose. (3) The Board shall decide,- (a) whether affiliation should be granted or rejected; (b) whether affiliation should be granted in whole or part; (c) subjects, courses of study and the number of students to be admitted; (d) conditions, if any, which may be stipulated while granting the affiliation, including the fees to be prescribed for grant of such affiliation. (4) The Member-Secretary of the Committee constituted under sub-section (2) shall communicate the decision of the Board to the management of the concerned institute with a copy thereof to the Directorate of Art and if the application for affiliation is granted, alongwith an intimation regarding,- (a) the subjects and the courses of study approved for affiliation; (b) the number of students to be admitted; (c) the conditions, if any, subject to the fulfilment of which the approval is granted. (5) No student shall be admitted by the institute unless the first time affiliation has been granted by the Board. (6) The procedure referred to in sub-sections (1) to (4) shall apply, mutatis-mutandis, for consideration of continuation of affiliation, from time to time.