The Karnataka Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Determination of Fee) Act, 2006
The Karnataka Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Determination of Fee) Act, 2006
This legislation regulates student admissions and fee structures across professional educational institutions in Karnataka, including medical, dental, and engineering colleges. It applies to aided, unaided, minority, and non-minority private institutions, as well as deemed universities. The law establishes centralized Common Entrance Tests, fee regulatory committees, and admission oversight bodies to ensure seat allocations follow merit, reservation policies, and consensual agreements. It strictly prohibits profiteering and capitation fees by capping tuition rates based on institutional costs and infrastructure. This Act matters because it protects students from commercial exploitation, ensures fair access to higher education, and maintains transparency in professional admissions.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. State Common Entrance Test Committee
- 4. Method of Admission in Unaided Professional Educational Institutions
- 4A. Method of admission in case of consensual agreement
- 4B. Method of Admission in Deemed University Institutions
- 5. Admission Overseeing Committee
- 6. Fee Regulatory Committee
- 7. Factors for Determination of Fee
- 8. Eligibility
- 9. Allocation and reservation of seats
- 10. Invalidation of admissions made in violation of the Act.
- 11. Fund of the State Common Entrance Test Committee.
- 12. Grants by the State Government.
- 13. Power to borrow.
- 14. Accounts and audit.
- 15. Budget of the Committee.
- 16. Report.
- 17. Protection of action taken in good faith.
- 18. Power of State Government to issue directions.
- 19. Penalties.
- 20. Power to enter and inspect.
- 21. Act to override other laws.
- 22. Power to remove difficulties.
- 23. Power to make rules.
- 24. Transitory provisions.
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