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(1)The Council shall meet as and when necessary at such time and place as the Chairperson maythinkfit. . . (2) The Council shall regulate its own procedure for the conductof its business and the exerciseofits powersand functions underthis Act. (3) All orders and decisions of the Council shall be authenticated by the Chairperson or any otherofficer of the Council duly authorised by the Chairperson in this behalf. CHAPTERIII POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNCIL 9.The Council shall perform all or any of the following functions, namely:- (i) Strategy and Planning: (a) prepare the State Higher. Education Plan (Perspective Plan, Annual Plan and Budget Plan); (b) provide state institutions input for creating their Plans for implementation; and (c) co-ordinate between apex bodies, regulatory institutions and the Government. (ii) Monitoring and Evaluation: (a) monitor the implementation of State Higher Education Plan; (b) evaluate State institutions on the basis of norms and key performance index(KPI) developed under Rashtriya Uchchatar 8 Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)and the Council May, for its own use, develop additional normsasit may thinkfit: (c) create and maintain the managementinformation systems, (d) compile and maintain ‘periodic statistics at state and (e) institutional level: up-daté details containing every information for easy and wider access to the persons of interest through its own website; specify norms and mechanisms to measure the productivity of research programmesfunded by the Council ; and develop mechanismsfor social audit of the processesin the Council and obtain pubtic feedback onits perfarmance and achievements. — (ii) Quality assurance and academic functions: (a) (b) (c) (d) (f) specify norms and mechanismsto enhance the quality of faculty; . specify norms and mechanisms to enhance quality of examination: specify horms and mechanismsto give approvalfor setting up newinstitutions/colleges; promote and protect the autonomy of higher educational institutions for the free pursuit of knowledge and innovation, and for facilitating access, inclusion and opportunities to all, and providing for comprehensive and holistic. growth of higher edutation and research in a competitive global environment, through reforms and innovation; specify norms and standards for grant of authorization, to a Univefsity or a higher educational Institution empowered, by or under law, to award any degree or diploma, to - commence tts first academic operations and it should be within the available structure of the Institutions in shape of infrastructure and manpower: develop from time to time, a national curriculum framework with specific reference to new or emerging or inter- 8 Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)and the Council May, for its own use, develop additional normsasit may thinkfit: (c) create and maintain the managementinformation systems, (d) compile and maintain ‘periodic statistics at state and (e) institutional level: up-daté details containing every information for easy and wider access to the persons of interest through its own website; specify norms and mechanisms to measure the productivity of research programmesfunded by the Council ; and develop mechanismsfor social audit of the processesin the Council and obtain pubtic feedback onits perfarmance and achievements. — (ii) Quality assurance and academic functions: (a) (b) (c) (d) (f) specify norms and mechanismsto enhance the quality of faculty; . specify norms and mechanisms to enhance quality of examination: specify horms and mechanismsto give approvalfor setting up newinstitutions/colleges; promote and protect the autonomy of higher educational institutions for the free pursuit of knowledge and innovation, and for facilitating access, inclusion and opportunities to all, and providing for comprehensive and holistic. growth of higher edutation and research in a competitive global environment, through reforms and innovation; specify norms and standards for grant of authorization, to a Univefsity or a higher educational Institution empowered, by or under law, to award any degree or diploma, to - commence tts first academic operations and it should be within the available structure of the Institutions in shape of infrastructure and manpower: develop from time to time, a national curriculum framework with specific reference to new or emerging or inter- (g) (hn) () (k) (I) (q) (r) 9 disciplinary fields of knowledge and to provide a vision and guide Universities and Colleges in recognizing and revising course. curricula ; specify norms and,mechanisms to maintain quality of curriculum: ° specify requirements of academic quality for the award of any degree or diploma in any field of higher education and research, | specify norms of academic quality for accreditation and _ benchmarking of higher educationalInstitutions ; .specify norms and processes for establishment and winding up of a University or College; specify norms of academic quality for a University to affiliate Colleges; = encourage joint and _ cross-disciplinary programmes between and amongst Universities and other higher educationalInstitutions; promote synergy of research in Universities and Colleges with research in other agenciesor laboratories ; -specify.norms and mechanisms for transparent, efficient and accountable governance in Universities, Colleges and other higher educational Institutions; _ promote use of technology in learning, especially deployment of ICT (Information and Communications Technology) tools ; encourage, through the creation of an_ enabling environment, Universities to become self-regulatory bodies for. the maintenance of academic quality in higher education and research and in Collegesaffiliated toit ; develop policies and processes that would create an enabling environmentfor eligible youth to take up teaching and research a$ occupation and career; develop policies and processes that would enable qualitative and meaningful interaction between students and teachersin higher educational Institutions ; and (g) (hn) () (k) (I) (q) (r) 9 disciplinary fields of knowledge and to provide a vision and guide Universities and Colleges in recognizing and revising course. curricula ; specify norms and,mechanisms to maintain quality of curriculum: ° specify requirements of academic quality for the award of any degree or diploma in any field of higher education and research, | specify norms of academic quality for accreditation and _ benchmarking of higher educationalInstitutions ; .specify norms and processes for establishment and winding up of a University or College; specify norms of academic quality for a University to affiliate Colleges; = encourage joint and _ cross-disciplinary programmes between and amongst Universities and other higher educationalInstitutions; promote synergy of research in Universities and Colleges with research in other agenciesor laboratories ; -specify.norms and mechanisms for transparent, efficient and accountable governance in Universities, Colleges and other higher educational Institutions; _ promote use of technology in learning, especially deployment of ICT (Information and Communications Technology) tools ; encourage, through the creation of an_ enabling environment, Universities to become self-regulatory bodies for. the maintenance of academic quality in higher education and research and in Collegesaffiliated toit ; develop policies and processes that would create an enabling environmentfor eligible youth to take up teaching and research a$ occupation and career; develop policies and processes that would enable qualitative and meaningful interaction between students and teachersin higher educational Institutions ; and (s) 10 undertake research to assess future knowledge manpower requirements, both in the short-term and in the long-term, in different fields of knowledge for meeting the needs of the economy. (iv) Advisory functions: (a) (b) (c) (d) {e) advise the State Government on strategic investments in higher education; advise Universities on statute and ordinance formulation; advise on matters . of regulation of existing private Institutions and permission to new ones; ‘advise on Open and Distance Education strategies ; and _ advise, when called upon to do so, by the Central Government and the State Government, as the case may be, on policies relating to higher education and research in anyfield of knowledgetherein. (v) Funding Function: (a) _ (b) (c) determine the methodology for timely transfer of State's share of funds to Institutions ; disburse funds to State Universities and Colleges on the basis of the State Higher Education Pian and transparent norms ; and ~ | specify sources, norms and mechanisms for financing higher educationalInstitutions. ‘ (s) 10 undertake research to assess future knowledge manpower requirements, both in the short-term and in the long-term, in different fields of knowledge for meeting the needs of the economy. (iv) Advisory functions: (a) (b) (c) (d) {e) advise the State Government on strategic investments in higher education; advise Universities on statute and ordinance formulation; advise on matters . of regulation of existing private Institutions and permission to new ones; ‘advise on Open and Distance Education strategies ; and _ advise, when called upon to do so, by the Central Government and the State Government, as the case may be, on policies relating to higher education and research in anyfield of knowledgetherein. (v) Funding Function: (a) _ (b) (c) determine the methodology for timely transfer of State's share of funds to Institutions ; disburse funds to State Universities and Colleges on the basis of the State Higher Education Pian and transparent norms ; and ~ | specify sources, norms and mechanisms for financing higher educationalInstitutions. ‘ Fund of the Council. Grants by the State, Government: Annualfinancial statement on higher education and research CHAPTER IV eee ACCOUNTSANB'AUDIT i yarsib es