Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education Act, 1988

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    "title": "Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education Act, 1988",
    "short_title": "Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education Act, 1988",
    "act_number": "Act No. 16 of 1988",
    "act_year": 1988,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Andhra Pradesh",
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    "description": "Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education Act, 1988",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title and commencement",
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            "title": "2. Definitions",
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            "content": "(a) \" Chairman \" means the Chairman of the State Council of Higher Education ;\n(b) \" College \" means a College affiliated to or associated with or recognised by any University in the State including Engineering Colleges, Polytechnic Colleges and all Colleges established in the Co-operative Sector ;\n(c) \" Degree \" means a degree in arts, science, commerce, oriental languages, engineering, technology, law, or such other degree recognised by any University in the State and includes a post-graduate degree ;\n(d) \" Diploma \" means any course of study after the tenth class to which a diploma is awarded but does not include a certificate;\n(e) \" State Council \" means the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education constituted under sub-section (1) of Section 3;\n(f) \" Government \" means the State Government of Andhra Pradesh;\n(g) \" Higher Education \" means every education above the tenth class leading to a degree or diploma including Intermediate education and Technical education but does not include a certificate course in Technical Education not leading to a degree or diploma ;\n(h) \" Notification \" means a notification published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette and the word \"notified\" shall be construed accordingly ;\n(i) \" prescribed \" means prescribed by rules made by the Government under this Act ;\n(j) \" Private College \" means a college imparting education or training established and administered or maintained by any person or body of persons, whether incorporated or not, or any local authority and recognised as such by Government, but does not include a college, -\n(i) established and administered or maintained by the Central Government or the State Government,\n(ii) established and administered or maintained by any University established by law, and\n(iii) giving, providing or imparting only religious instruction, but not any other instruction.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Constitution of State Council of Higher Education",
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            "content": "(b) In all suits and other legal proceedings by or against the State Council the proceedings shall be signed and verified by the Secretary and all processes in such suits and proceedings shall be issued to and served on the Secretary.",
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            "title": "4. Composition of the State Council",
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            "content": "I. Full Time Members :\n(i) a Chairman ; and\n(ii) a Vice-Chairman,\nII. Ex-Officio Members :\n(i) the Secretary to Government, Education Department ;\n(ii) the Secretary to Government, Finance Department ;\n(iii) the Secretary to Government, Labour, Employment and Technical Education ;\n(iv) the Secretary or any other officer of the University Grants Commission not below the rank of a Joint Secretary nominated by the Chairman, University Grants Commission.\nIII. Other Members :\n(i) four persons to be appointed by the Government from among eminent educationists ;\n(ii) one person who shall represent the industry to be appointed by the Government ;\n(iii) three persons of whom one shall be a technical expert, to be nominated by the State Government.",
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            "title": "5. Terms and conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and members",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Meetings of the Council",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Vacancies amongst members or defect in constitution not to invalidate Acts or proceedings of the Council",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Temporary association of persons with the Council for particular purpose",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Staff of the Council",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Authentication of orders and other instruments of the Council",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Powers and functions of the Council",
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            "content": "I. Planning and Co-ordination :\n(i) to prepare consolidated programmes in the sphere of Higher Education in the State in accordance with the guidelines that may be issued by the University Grants Commission from time to time, and to assist in their implementation, keeping in view the overall priorities and perspectives to Higher Education in the State ;\n(ii) to assist the University Grants Commission in respect of determination and maintenance of standards and suggest remedial action wherever necessary ;\n(iii) to evolve perspective plans for development of Higher Education in the State ;\n(iv) to forward the Developmental Programmes of Universities and colleges in the State to the University Grants Commission along with its comments and recommendations ;\n(v) to monitor the progress of implementation of such developmental programmes ;\n(vi) to promote co-operation and co-ordination of the educational institutions among themselves and explore the scope for interaction with industry and other related establishments ;\n(vii) to formulate the principles as per the guidelines of the Government and to decide upon, approve and sanction new educational institutions by according permission keeping in view the various norms and requirements to be fulfilled ;\n(viii) to suggest ways and means of meeting additional resources for higher education in the State.\nII. Academic functions :\n(i) to encourage and promote innovations in curricular development, restructuring of courses and updating of syllabi in the University and the colleges ;\n(ii) to promote and co-ordinate the programme of autonomous colleges and to monitor its implementation ;\n(iii) to devise steps to improve the standards of examinations conducted by the Universities and suggest necessary reforms;\n(iv) to facilitate training of teachers in colleges and Universities ;\n(v) to develop programmes for greater academic co-operation and interaction between University teachers and College teachers and to facilitate mobility of students and teachers within and outside the State ;\n(vi) to conduct entrance examination for admission to institutions of higher education and render advice on admissions ;\n(vii) to encourage sports, games, physical education and cultural activities in the Universities and Colleges ;\n(viii) to encourage extension activities and promote interaction with agencies concerned with regional planning and development ;\n(ix) to prepare an overview report on the working of the Universities and the colleges in the State and to furnish a copy of the report to the University Grants Commission.\nIII. Advisory functions :\n(i) in determining the block maintenance grants and to lay down the basis for such grants ;\n(ii) on setting up a State Research Board so as to link research work of educational institutions with that of the research agencies and industry, keeping in view the overall research needs of the State;\n(iii) on the statutes and Ordinances to various Universities in the State (excluding Central Universities) and on the statutes proposed by the Universities in the State ;\n(iv) to work in liaison with the Southern Regional Committee of the All India Council for Technical Education in the formulation of the schemes in the State ;\n(v) to make new institutions self-sufficient and viable ;\n(vi) on the policy of 'earning while learning' ;\n(vii) to perform any other functions necessary for the furtherance of higher education in the State.",
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            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Special provisions with regard to Intermediate Education",
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            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Fund of the Council",
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            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Release of grants-in-aid to the Universities and institutions",
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            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Annual Financial Statement",
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            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Annual Report",
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            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Accounts and Audit",
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            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Directions by the Government",
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            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Returns and information",
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            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Inspection and enquiry",
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        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Revision",
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            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Power to make rules",
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            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Power to make regulations",
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            "content": "(a) regulating the meeting of the Council and the procedure for conducting business thereat ; and\n(b) regulating the manner in which and the purposes for which persons may be associated with the Council under Section 8.",
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            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Power to remove difficulties",
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        "Act ID": "AP230",
        "Act Number": "Act No. 16 of 1988",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1988",
        "Short Title": "Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education Act, 1988",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Andhra Pradesh"
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    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18"
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