Constitution of the Council

(1) The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette constitute a Council to be called the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu State Higher Education Council. (2) The Council shall consist of the following members, namely:— (a) The Administrator of Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, who shall be the ex officio Chairperson thereof; (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; (c) the Secretary Education, Finance Secretary, Director of Higher Education, and Director of Technical Education, shall be ex officio members; (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; (e)Vice-Chancellor of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu University, ex officio member; (f) two Principals of the Colleges to be nominated by the Government in rotation of two years; (g) five members co-opted by the Council who are persons of scholarly pursuit; (h) one nominee of the Government of India to be nominated by the Ministry of Human Resource Development; (i) Executive Director, who shall be the ex-officio member Secretary thereof. (3) The Council shall by the name of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu State Higher Education Council be a body corporate, and have perpetual succession and a common seal, and shall by that name sue and be sued.