Arunachal Pradesh State Higher Education Council Act, 2019
No: 7 Dated: Sep, 10 2019
THE ARUNACHAL PRADESH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION COUNCIL ACT, 2019
(ACT NO. 7 OF 2019)
An Act to provide for the setting up of Arunachal Pradesh State Higher Education Council and matters connected therewith and incidental thereto;.
Preamble: -WHEREAS, it is expedient to establish aArunachal Pradesh State Higher Education Council as a collective form of Government, Colleges, Universities, Academia, Experts and people's representatives in order to forge a synergic relationship among them by occupying an operational space in between the Government, Colleges, and Universities and between Universities and apex level regulatory bodies, with the following objectives:
(i) ensuring the autonomy and accountability of all institutions of higher education in the .State,
(ii) promoting academic excellence and soclal justice by providing academic input to the State Government for policy formulation and perspective planning, and
(iii) guiding the growth of higher education in accordance with the socio-economic requirements of the State;
WHEREAS, it is necessary to setup State Higher Education Council for the State of Arunachal Pradesh established through a law enacted by the Arunachal Pradesh State Legislature as an essential prerequisite under the Guidelines of the Rashtriya Uchchatar ShikshaAbhiyan (National Higher Education Mission) under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India for the above objectives mentioned above;
AND WHEREAS it is necessary to achieve the above said objectives and to empower this Council to-
(i) review and coordinate the implementation of policies in all higher education institutions in the State including Universities, research institutions and colleges,
(ii) develop network of various programmes in higher education undertaken and promoted by the Central and State Governments and by national level regulatory bodies including the University Grants Commission, All India Council for Technical Education, National Council for Teacher Education, Medical Council of India, Bar Council of India and other similar statutory bodies,
(iii) undertake independent work for the generation and dissemination of new ideas in higher education, ·
(iv) provide common facilities for all Universities, research institutions, colleges and other centers of higher education
(v) provide for the generation and optimum utilization of funds for the expansion and development of higher education and
(vi) undertake such other programmes for promoting the objectives of social justice and excellence in education ;
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh in the Seventieth Year of the Republic of India, as follows:-
1. Short title, extent and commencement : (1) This Act may be called the Arunachal Pradesh State Higher Education Council Act, 2019.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Arunachal Pradesh.
(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from 11th July, 2014.
2. Definitions : In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires
(a) "All India Council for Technical Education" means the Council constituted under the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987 (Central Act 52 of 1987);
(b) "Bar Council of India" means the Bar Council constituted under the Advocates Act, 1961 (Central Act 25 of 1961 );
(c) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Council;
(d) "College" means any Higher Education Institution affiliated to a University; ·
(e) "Council" means theArunachal Pradesh State Higher Education Council constituted under section 3;
(f) "Executive Council" means the Executive Council of the Council;
(g) "Member Secretary" means the Member Secretary of the Council;
(h) "Government" means the Government of Arunachal Pradesh;
(i) "Higher education" means the education and research studies leading to the award of a degree or diploma or certificate by a University or institution approved by the Unlversity;
(j) "Institution" means an academic institution of higher education and research, not being a college, associated with and admitted to privileges of a University or maintained by a University;
(k) "Medical Council of India" means the Council constituted under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (Central Act 102 of 1956);
(l) "Member" means a member of the Arunachal Pradesh State Higher Education Council, or the Executive Council, as the case may be;
(m) "National Council for Teacher Education" means the Council constituted under the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 (Central Act 73 of 1993);
(n) "Notification" means the notification published in the Official Gazette under this Act;
(o) "Patron" means the Patron of the Council;
(p) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(q) "Regular student" means a regular student of a university or a college affiliated to a university;
(r) "Regulations" means the regulations made by the Governing Council under this Act;
(s) "State" means the State of Arunachal Pradesh;
(t) "Statutes", "Ordinances" and "Regulations" of a University means the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Regulations respectively issued under the respective Acts of a University;
(u) "Faculty" means any regular Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor/ Associate Professor/ Professor working in a University or Government College or Government aided College or Polytechnics or any other such institution, whose appointment has been made by a University or Government or approved by a University;
(v) "University" means any University in the State established by an Act of the State Legislature;
(w) "University Grants Commission" means the Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (Central Act 3 of 1956);
(x) "Vice-Chairperson" means the Vice-Chairperson of the Council;
(y) "Visitor" means the Visitor of the Council