Gujarat Professional Technical Educational Colleges or Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Fixation of Fees) Act
The Gujarat Professional Technical Educational Colleges or Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Fixation of Fees) Act, 2007
This state legislation regulates student admissions and tuition fees for professional technical programs, including engineering, pharmacy, architecture, and management, in Gujarat. It applies to public, aided, and private institutions within the state, as well as domestic, nonresident Indian, and foreign students seeking enrollment. The law is vital because it ensures fair and merit based access to professional higher education through standardized entrance exams and centralized committees. By creating a dedicated Fee Regulatory Committee to set reasonable tuition limits and strictly prohibiting illegal capitation fees, the Act protects students and their families from financial exploitation by private and public academic institutions.
- 1. Short title and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Admission in professional educational colleges or institutions
- 4. Constitution of Admission Committee
- 5. Preparation of merit list for admission
- 6. Admission to Government seats and management seats
- 7. Minimum qualifying standard for admission
- 7A. Provisions relating to admission to students from other States
- 8. Reservation in admission
- 9. Constitution of Fee Regulatory Committee
- 10. Powers of Fee Regulatory Committee
- 11. Factors for determination of fee
- 12. Prohibition of capitation fee
- 13. Other course of action for contravention of provisions of Act
- 13A. Exemption
- 14. Penalties
- 15. Cognizance of offense
- 16. Members of Committee, officers and employees to be public servant
- 17. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 18. Power of State Government to give directions
- 19. Act to override other State laws
- 20. Power of State Government to make rules
- 21. Power to remove difficulties
- 0. Preamble
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