nita has enrolled for the P.G. Diploma in management offered by XPDMI Institute affiliated to a university, which receives funds from the University Grants Commission. The final examination for the students in their second year is conducted by the University, even though the mid-term exams are the responsibility of the Institute - which is a privately funded entity. The institute must submit all relevant records about the mid-term examinations to the University. Anita wants to know about the norms laid down for evaluating the answer sheets of one of her mid-term examination papers and submits an RTI application to the principal. The Management tells her that the Institute is a private entity and is not bound by RTI Act, 2005. A friend suggests that she should apply to the PIO of the University and that there is a chance that she might get the relevant information. The friend also suggests that she should first find out if the information she is looking for is disclosed proactively by the University.

 What provisions of the RTI Act, 2005 apply? Is Anita's friend's advice, correct? Justify it