Goa State Higher Education Council Act, 2018

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    "title": "Goa State Higher Education Council Act, 2018",
    "short_title": "Goa State Higher Education Council Act, 2018",
    "act_number": "(Goa Act 14 of 2018)",
    "act_year": 2018,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Goa",
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    "description": "Goa State Higher Education Council Act, 2018",
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            "title": "1. Short title, extent, and commencement.",
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            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"AISHE\" means the All India Survey on Higher Education initiated by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India;\n(b) \"Affiliated Institutions\" means the institutions which are run and controlled by their own governing bodies, affiliated to the Goa University and recognized by Government of Goa;\n(c) \"Apex Regulatory Institutions\" means the regulatory Institutions created under the Act for the governance of institutions;\n(d) \"Chairperson\" means the Chairperson of the Council;\n(e) \"Council\" means the Goa State Higher Education Council constituted under section 3;\n(f) \"Official Gazette\" means the Official Gazette of the Government;\n(g) \"Executive Director\" means Executive Director appointed under section 8;\n(h) \"Government\" means the Government of Goa;\n(i) \"Higher Education\" means an education, whether professional, technical, or otherwise leading to the award of a degree or diploma by a University or an institute approved by the institution;\n(j) \"Institution\" means an academic institution of higher education which offers various kinds of courses or training programme;\n(k) \"Member\" means a member of the Council and includes the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson;\n(l) \"MIS\" means management information system to provide efficiency and effectiveness of strategic decision making;\n(m) \"Prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;\n(n) \"Regulations\" means the regulations made by Council;\n(o) \"Rules\" means the rules made under this Act;\n(p) \"State\" means the State of Goa;\n(q) \"State University\" means the university run, managed, controlled and formed by the State Government under the Act;\n(r) \"Statutes\", \"Ordinances\", \"Regulations\" of a university means the Statutes, the Ordinances, and the Regulations of a University;\n(s) \"Vice-Chairperson\" means the Vice-Chairperson of the Council.",
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            "title": "3. Constitution of the Council.",
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            "content": "(a) The Chief Minister of Goa, who shall be the ex officio Chairperson thereof;\n(b) An eminent academic administrator with proven record or a professional from industry or Administration with sufficient experience in the academic sector, who shall be the Vice-Chairperson thereof;\n(c) the Minister for Education, Government of Goa; Finance Secretary, Government of Goa; Secretary, Department of Education, Government of Goa; Director of Higher Education, Government of Goa; and Director of Technical Education, Government of Goa shall be ex officio members;\n(d) five members to be nominated by the Government who are persons of scholarly pursuit, one each belonging from the field of art and culture, science and technology, civil society, industry and vocational field;\n(e) Vice-Chancellor of the Goa University, ex officio member;\n(f) two Principals of the Colleges to be nominated by the Government in rotation of two years;\n(g) five members co-opted by the Council who are persons of scholarly pursuit;\n(h) one nominee of the Government of India to be nominated by the Ministry of Human Resource Development;\n(i) Executive Director, who shall be the ex officio member Secretary thereof.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Disqualifications.",
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            "content": "(a) of unsound mind; or\n(b) adjudicated as an un-discharged insolvent; or\n(c) sentenced by a Criminal Court to imprisonment for any offence involving moral turpitude; or\n(d) directly or indirectly by himself or his partner has any share or interest in any work done by order of, or in any contract entered into on behalf of the Council; or\n(e) a person who has been terminated from any Government or University service on ground of misconduct or negligence.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Responsibilities and functions of the Council.",
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            "content": "(a) advice the Government, University and other institutions of higher education in the State;\n(b) co-ordinate the roles of the Government, University and Apex Regulatory Institutions in higher education within the State;\n(c) provide common facilities in higher education.\n(a) formulate and evolve State Higher Education Plan for the development of higher education, suo moto or on the direction from the Government or on request from the University or other Institution in the State;\n(b) provide support to State Institutions and affiliated institutions for formulation, production and implementation of their plans;\n(c) monitor the implementation of State Higher Education Plan;\n(d) compile and maintain periodic statistics relating to various parameters of Higher Education at State and institutional level and assist in All India Survey on Higher Education;\n(e) create and maintain Management Information System;\n(f) evaluate institutions on the basis of norms developed by national level higher education institutions;\n(g) suggest improvements in curriculum and syllabus in accordance with the changing society's and academic requirements and maintain quality of curriculum;\n(h) ensure quality of examinations and suggest reforms in examination;\n(i) undertake necessary steps for establishing inter-linkage between research and learning process;\n(j) protect the autonomy of State institutions and review periodically the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the University in the State and suggest appropriate improvement for the realization of the objects of social justice and academic excellence in education, and advise the university or institution of higher education on Statutes and Ordinances;\n(k) provide approval for setting up new institutions of higher education;\n(l) suggest accreditation reform measures in consultation with National Assessment and Accreditation Council;\n(m) advise Government on strategic investments in higher education;\n(n) evolve guidelines for linkages of an academic nature between higher education institutions in the State and institutions within and outside the countiy;\n(o) make proposals for the generation and utilization of funds in accordance with the objectives of this Act;\n(p) evolve general guidelines for the release of grants by the Government or any agency authorized by the Government and disburse funds of the University and colleges on the basis of State Higher Education Plan;\n(q) evolve methodology for timely transfer of the funds earmarked for the State University and other institutions of higher education;\n(r) hold discussions, conduct workshops, seminars with the objective of facilitating the widest possible consultancies with experts and stakeholders for formulating the polices on higher education and facilitating their proper implementation;\n(s) provide a forum for the interaction among the academy, industries, agriculture and science sectors;\n(t) co-ordinate various programmes being promoted and undertaken by Central and State Governments and National level apex regulatory institutions in the territory of India.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. The Chairperson.",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Appointment of the Vice-Chairperson.",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. The Executive Director.",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Officers and Staff of the Council.",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Administrative Officer.",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Finance Officer.",
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            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. State Project Directorate.",
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            "content": "(a) The State Project Directorate shall consist of the State Project Director and such adequate support staff as may be required for the effective functioning of the State Project Directorate.\n(b) The State Project Directorate shall,-\n(i) oversee project implementation at the State level;\n(ii) maintain statistical data and Management Information System report; and\n(iii) engage Project Auditors and Consultants as required.",
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            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Technical Support Group.",
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            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Terms and Conditions of the nominated members.",
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            "content": "(b) At any point of time, twenty members of the Council should be from the state and five members must be individual of national eminence (outside the State);\n(c) The nominated and co-opted member may by writing under his hand addressed to the Chairperson of the Council resign his membership but he/she shall continue to remain member until his/her resignation is accepted in writing by the Chairperson of the Council;\n(d) The nominated and co-opted member shall be eligible for such rate of traveling allowance, daily allowance and sitting fee as may be prescribed;\n(e) Subject to the provision of this section the other terms and condition of the service shall be such as may be prescribed.",
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            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Meetings of the Council.",
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            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Funds of the Council.",
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            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Annual Accounts and Audit.",
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            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Annual Report.",
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        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Executive Director, Members, Officers and Staff of the Council to be public servants.",
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            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Protection of action taken in good faith.",
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            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Act to have overriding effect.",
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            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Power to make rules.",
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            "title": "23. Power to make regulations.",
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            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Power to remove difficulties.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "goa301",
        "Act Number": "(Goa Act 14 of 2018)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2018",
        "Short Title": "Goa State Higher Education Council Act, 2018",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Goa"
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    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
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