section 3
Constitution of Council.
The Himachal Pradesh State Higher Education Council (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2018Education201823 sections
Statutory text
- (1) The State Government shall, by notification in the Rajpatra (e- Gazette), Himachal Pradesh, constitute a body to be known as the Himachal Pradesh State Higher Education Council consisting of the following, namely:—
- (a) Chairperson and ex-officio members,–
- (i) an eminent academician with proven Chairperson; leadership qualities
- (ii) Secretary (Higher Education), Vice Government of Himachal Pradesh Chairperson;
- (iii) Vice-Chancellors of any two State Member; Public Universities
- (iv) Vice-Chancellor of Central University Member;
- (v) two Vice Chancellors of Private Member; Universities to be nominated by the State Government in rotation of two years
- (vi) Secretary (Finance), Government of Member; Himachal Pradesh or his representative not below the rank of Joint Secretary
- (vii) Secretary (Technical Education), Member; Government of Himachal Pradesh or his representative not below the rank of Joint Secretary
- (viii) Director of Higher Education Member; and
- (ix) State Project Director (RUSA) Member Secretary;
- (b) non-official members,—
- (i) five members to be nominated by the State Government from the field of art, science, civil society, technology or skill development;
- (ii) two experts from Industry to be nominated by State Government;
- (iii) three Principals of affiliated colleges to be nominated by State Government;
- (iv) one member to be nominated by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India; and
- (v) one academician to be nominated by the State Government having experience of planning and policy making in Higher Education.
- (a) Chairperson and ex-officio members,–
- (2) The Council shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal and may by the said name, sue and be sued.
- (3) The tenure of each nominated member shall be for a period of six years and one-third of the nominated members shall retire after every two years.
- (4) The headquarter of the Council shall be at Shimla.
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