Admission & Fees: -

14. Admission & Fees: - (1) Every Private University shall, subject to the provisions of this Act and the relevant statutes and regulations of the UGC and other regulatory bodies, as the case may be, be open to all persons irrespective of gender, class and creed. (2) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) shall require a Private University: - (a) to admit to any course of study any person who does not possess the prescribed academic qualification or standard; (b) to retain on the rolls of the Private University any student whose academic record is below the minimum standard required for the award of a degree or other academic distinction; (c) to admit any person or retain any student whose conduct is prejudicial to the interest of the Private University or the rights and privileges of other students and teachers; and (d) to retain on rolls of the Private University any student who fails to remit necessary fees as prescribed for the course. (3) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (1) and (2) and the standard admission process of the Private University as may be prescribed, the Private University shall reserve twenty-five percent of seats in each course of study for the students domiciled in the State of Jharkhand. The category-based reservation of seats within the mandate of twenty-five percent seats reserved for students domiciled in the State of Jharkhand shall be regulated by the laws and orders of the State Government from time to time. (4) The Private University shall conduct its admission through an online transparent admission process. झारखण्ड गजट (असाधारण) सोमवार, 25 नवम्बर, 2024 (5) The Private University may, from time to time, prepare its fee structure and send it for approval of the Governing Body constituted for the purpose under section-25. (6) The Governing Body shall consider the fee structure prepared by the university and if it is satisfied that the proposed fee is:- (a) sufficient for- (i) generating resources for meeting the recurring expenditure of the university; and (ii) the savings required for the further development of the university; and (b) not unreasonably excessive, it may approve the fee structure. (7) The fee structure approved by the Governing Body under sub-section (5) shall remain in force for three years and the university shall be entitled to charge fees in accordance with such fees structure. (8) The Private University shall not charge any fees, by whatever name called, other than that for which it is entitled under sub- section (5). (9) The Private University shall communicate prescribed fee structure to the Government. The Government shall be entitled to ensure that the prescribed fee does not entail profiteering or charging of capitation fee. (10) The Private University shall allow merit scholarship to at least five percent of the total strength, to the students from economically or socially backward families, including Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes.