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The rules say deemed universities have to be unitary in nature but cannot affiliate constituent institutions.Category I and II deemed universities or those ranked 1-50 among “universities” on current NIRF list can start new off-campus centres. CHENNAI: Deemed universities, including those offering engineering and medical courses, can no longer jack up fees or prescribe fees on their own. UGC promises to monitor number of students getting jobs, the number pursuing high education, research papers published by varsity, level of credit based applications and compulsory NIRF participation. Now, states are mandated to set up UGC mentioned fee-fixation committees . The University Grants Commission Institutions Deemed to be Universities ) Regulations, 2019, released on Wednesday say no deemed university can collect fee more than what has been prescribed by the committee constituted as per the new regulations.For a long time, students, parents and activists have been urging the state, Centre and other government agencies to ensure deemed medical universities don’t arbitrarily fix and increase tuition fees..