Scrutiny Committee: -

7. Scrutiny Committee: - (1) The Government shall constitute a Scrutiny Committee, which will be a permanent body, to examine the application and proposals for setting up a new Private University received from the sponsoring body. The Scrutiny Committee shall be the responsible body to make rules, in conformity with the provisions of this Act, if and when required, and to carry out any related tasks. The Government may revisit the constitution, and responsibilities of the Scrutiny Committee from time to time and make changes, as it deems fit. (2) The composition of the Scrutiny Committee shall be as follows: - (a) Director, Higher Education - Chairperson (b) Two (2) serving Registrars of the State Universities on rotational basis - Member (c) Joint Secretary, Department of Higher & Technical Education - Member (d) Officer from the Department of Finance not below the rank of Joint Secretary - Member (e) Officer from the Department of Law not below the rank of Joint Secretary - Member (f) Officer from the Department of Revenue, Registration & Land Reforms not below the rank of Joint Secretary - Member (g) Officer from the Department of Building Construction not below the rank of Executive Engineer - Member (h) Member of Parliament of the concerned area or his/her nominated representative - Member (i) Member of Legislative Assembly of the concerned area or his/her nominated representative - Member The Chairperson may nominate special invitee member(s), if required. (3) The Scrutiny Committee shall examine the proposal with reference to the following: - (a) financial soundness and assets of the sponsoring body and its ability to setup the infrastructure of the proposed Private University; (b) background of the sponsoring body such as experience in the field of education, its credibility and general reputation; झारखण्ड गजट (असाधारण) सोमवार, 25 नवम्बर, 2024 (c) potential of the courses to be offered which are not only of conventional nature but also in tune with the contemporary requirements of emerging branches of learning; (d) appropriateness of the objectives of the proposed Private University against the overall goals and objectives of the State; and (e) any other factor that the Scrutiny Committee may deem appropriate. (4) The Scrutiny Committee, while considering the proposal and the project report, may call for such other information from the sponsoring body as it thinks proper for the purpose. (5) The Scrutiny Committee shall recommend or otherwise, whether the proposal to set up a new Private University is appropriate and whether the sponsoring body is competent to run this University, to the Government. The Scrutiny Committee shall submit its report within a period of three (3) months from the date of submission the new proposal to it.