Section 12A of UGC Act : Section 12A: Regulation Of Fees And Prohibition Of Donations In Certain Cases

12A Regulation of fees and prohibition of donations in certain cases - (1) In this section, -

• (a) "affiliation", together with its grammatical variations includes, in relation to a college, recognition of such college by, association of such college with, and admission of such college to the privileges of, a university;
• (b) "college" means any institution, whether known as such or by any other name which provides for a course of study for obtaining any qualification from a university and which, in accordance with the rules and regulations of such university, is recognised as competent to provide for such course of study and present students undergoing such course of study for the examination for the award of such qualification;
• (c) "prose