Kerala Professional Colleges or Institutions (Prohibition of Capitation Fee, Regulation of Admission, Fixation of Non-Exploitative Fee and Other Measures to Ensure Equity and Excellence in Professional Education) Act, 2006
Kerala Professional Colleges or Institutions (Prohibition of Capitation Fee, Regulation of Admission, Fixation of Non-Exploitative Fee and Other Measures to Ensure Equity and Excellence in Professional Education) Act, 2006
This act regulates professional education in Kerala by prohibiting the collection of illegal capitation fees and ensuring fair admissions. It applies to all professional colleges, including private unaided institutions and aided colleges, with special provisions for minorities. The law matters because it creates a transparent system where students enter courses based on merit rather than financial status. By fixing reasonable limits on non-exploitative fees and organizing a centralized admissions process, it prevents private colleges from exploiting families and guarantees that higher education remains accessible to all deserving students.
- 1. Short title and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Method of admission in Professional Colleges or Institutions
- 4. Admission Supervisory Committee
- 5. Collection of capitation fee prohibited
- 6. Fee Regulatory Committee
- 7. Factors for determination of fee
- 8. Determining factors for according recognition and conferring status as un-aided minority professional college or institution
- 9. Fees not to be collected excessively
- 10. Allotment of seats
- 11. Invalidation of admissions
- 12. Higher Education Scholarship Fund
- 13. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 14. Power of the Government to issue directions
- 15. Penalties
- 16. Cognizance of offence
- 17. Power to remove difficulties
- 18. Special provisions for admissions and fixation of fee for the academic year 2006-07
- 19. Power to make rules
- 20. Repeal
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