Chapter I PRELIMINARY

1. (i) This Act may be called the Jharkhand Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Fee) Act, 2025 Short title, extent, commencement, and application
2. (ii) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Jharkhand
3. (iii) It shall come into force from the date of its notification in the Jharkhand Gazette
4. (iv) It shall apply to all Higher EducationalInstitutions offering professional educational courses in the State of Jharkhand

In the Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -

1. (1) “Academic Year” means the period of twelve months commencing generally on or after the 1st day of June every year;
2. (2) “All India Council for Technical Education” means the Council established by the All India Council of Technical for Technical Education Act, 1987;
3. (3) “Capitation Fee” means any amount, by whatever nomenclature it be called, whether in cash or in kind, paid or collected, received directly or indirectly from a student enrolled for professional educational courses in Higher Education Institutions, in addition to the fee determined under this Act;
4. (4) “Fee” means all fees including tuition fee and development fee, as determined and notified by the Fee Regulation Committee;
5. (5) “Fee Regulation Committee” or “Committee” means the Committee constituted under Section 3 of this Act for regulation of fee for admission to professional education courses in Higher Educational Institutions;
6. (6) “Government” means the Government of Jharkhand;
7. (7) “Higher Educational Institution” means a college or a school or an institute by whatever name called, imparting professional education courses, affiliated to a State University;or a private University established or incorporated by an Act of the State Legislature; or constituent unit of anInstitutedeemed to be University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 ( Act 3 of 1956); and approved or recognized by the appropriate and competent Regulatory Authority; or any other institution as notified by the Government;
8. (8) "Indian Council of Agricultural Research" means the council established as an autonomous organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India;
9. (9) “Management” includes the managing committee or any person, body of persons, committee or any other governing body, by whatever name called, in whom the power to manage or administer the affairs of an educational institution is vested; Provided that the Board of Trustees or governing body of a Wakf Board, by whatever name called, constituted or appointed under any law of the time being in force relating to charitable and religious institutions and endowments and Wakfs shall be deemed to be a management for the purposes of this Act;
10. (10) “National Medical Commission” means the Commission established by the National Medical Commission Act, 2019;
11. (11) “Non-resident Indian” means a student born to a parent of Indian Origin and residing outside India;
12. (12) “Prescribed” means prescribed by the rules made under this Act
13. (13) “Professional education courses” means, -
    • (i) Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery;
    • (ii) Bachelor of Dental Surgery;
    • (iii) Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery;
    • (iv) Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery;
    • (v) Bachelor of Naturopathy and Yoga;
    • (vi) Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery;
    • (vii) Bachelor of Engineering;
    • (viii) Bachelor of Technology;
    • (ix) Bachelor of Architecture;
    • (x) Bachelor of Pharmacy;
    • (xi) Bachelor in Hotel Management and Catering Technology;
    • (xii) Bachelor of Science in Nursing;
    • (xiii) Bachelor of Science in Agriculture;
    • (xiv) Bachelor in Business Administration;
    • (xv) Bachelor of Legislative Law / Bachelor of Law (LLB);
    • (xvi) Bachelor of Education;
    • (xvii) All master’s degree courses in Medical Stream; (xviii) Master of Pharmacy;
    • (xix) Master of Engineering;
    • (xx) Master of Technology;
    • (xxi) Master of Architecture;
    • (xxii) Master of Science in Nursing; (xxiii) Master of Business Administration;
    • (xxiv) Master of Legislative Law / Master of Law (LLB);
    • (xxv) Master of Education;
    • (xxvi) Master of Science in Agriculture, and (xxvii) Any other courseat the level of diplomaor undergraduate or postgraduate or doctoral or post doctoral level as may be declared by the Fee Regulation Committee, by notification, from time to time;
14. (14) “Regulatory Authority” means any statutory State or Central Regulatory Authority set up for the purposeof regulating Higher Education under any Act or Rules for the time being in force;
15. (15) “State University” means any University declared to be a State University under any Act of the Government;
16. (16) “Student” means person enrolled in the Higher Educational Institution for pursuing a professional education course for the award of a degree / diploma / certificate or other academic qualification;
17. (17) “Private University” means a University established or incorporated by an Act of the Government and its name enumerated in the Consolidated List of Private Universities released by the Universities Grants Commission.