The UGC has asked all the 41 central universities and 256 state universities to follow the new regulations with immediate effect.<br/><br/>A new regulation of UGC has already come into force to this effect. The act stipulates stringent norms for grant of affiliation by universities to aspiring colleges As per the guide lines in the act an educational institute needs to have at least two acres of land and facilities in metro cities or five acres of area with adequate infrastructure and faculty in non-metros for getting affiliation from a university. <br/><br/>The regulations say that new institutions will have to get temporary affiliation after which it can be considered for permanent affiliation by a university. <br/><br/>According to the guide lines, the aspiring institution will apply for affiliation to a university, specifying its development plan for ten years and its faculty recruitment policy. <br/><br/>The university can withdraw affiliation from institutions for violation of the criteria.