Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Before appointing any person as a member, the State Government shall satisfy itself that the person is an Indian citizen of ability, integrity, social commitment and professional standing with adequate knowledge and experience, at least of 10 years, in dealing with Medical or Allied-Medical or Para-Medical education, or any other professional education or leadership of non-Medical academic Institutions imparting education in disciplines such as law, management or public administration. (2) A person shall not be qualified for being appointed as a member of the Council, if— (a) he has not attained the age of majority; or (b) he is not a citizen of India; or (c) he is an undischarged insolvent declared or adjudicated by the competent court of law; or (d) he is of unsound mind or stands so declared by a competent court; or (e) he has been convicted for an offence involving moral turpitude; or (f) he has been dismissed from any service under the State Government; or (g) he is an employee of the Council and is remunerated by salary, honorarium or any kind of remuneration; or (h) his name has been removed from the State Register, or from the register of registered Allied-Medical, or Para-Medical professionals under any Act for the time being in force; or (i) he, in the opinion of the State Government has such conflict of, financial or other, interest likely to affect prejudicially the discharge by him of his functions as a member; or (j) he has such other disqualifications as may be prescribed by rules.