• Critical mass in an institution
  • Demographic diversity in student and teacher population.
  • Integration of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in universities.
  • Mobility of faculty and students.
  • Emphasis on cross-disciplinary flexible learning environment.
  • Provision to appoint faculty from overseas universities at least on tenure basis.
  • Liberalisation of Visa regime for foreign students to study in Indian universities.
  • Emphasis on academic freedom.
  • Seamless access to information through IT-enabled modern libraries.