The Jammu and Kashmir Private Colleges (Regulation and Control) Act, 2002
The Jammu and Kashmir Private Colleges (Regulation and Control) Act, 2002
This Act regulates the establishment, operation, and closure of all private higher education colleges, both aided and unaided, in Jammu and Kashmir. It applies to the educational agencies running these institutions, along with their staff and students. By requiring government permission to operate, setting staff qualification guidelines, and regulating admission processes and student fees, the law ensures quality control and prevents exploitation. Additionally, the Act mandates the closure of unauthorized franchise institutions. This legislation matters because it establishes public oversight, safeguards academic standards, and protects the financial and professional interests of families and educators within the private higher education sector.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Definition.
- 3. No private college to be established or run without prior permission.
- 4. Publication of list of colleges.
- 5. Grant-in-aid.
- 6. Management of private colleges.
- 7. Restriction on alienation of property of aided colleges.
- 8. Property to be in the name of educational agency.
- 9. Selection and appointment of teaching and non-teaching staff in private colleges.
- 10. Conditions of service of staff in private colleges.
- 11. Withdrawal of permission.
- 12. Private colleges to furnish returns etc.
- 13. Maintenance of accounts in aided colleges.
- 14. Audit.
- 15. Fees.
- 16. Admission.
- 17. Unauthorized colleges.
- 18. Indemnity.
- 19. Courts not to grant injunction.
- 20. Power to remove difficulties.
- 21. Delegation of powers.
- 22. Penalty.
- 23. Power to make rules.
- 24. Repeal.
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