Preamble

ACT 22 OF 2007 THE KERALA STATE HIGHER EDUCATION COUNCIL ACT, 2007* An Act to provide for the setting up of the Kerala State Higher Education

Council.

Preamble.– WHEREAS, it is expedient to establish a State Higher Education Council as a collective of the Government, Universities, academics, 1[experts, teachers, students] and people’s representatives in order to forge a synergic relationship among them by occupying an operational space in between the Government and Universities and between Universities and apex level regulatory bodies, with the objects of (i) ensuring the autonomy and accountability of all institutions of higher education in the State, (ii) promoting academic excellence and social justice by providing academic input to the State Government for policy formulation and perspective planning, and (iii) guiding the growth of higher education in accordance with the socio-economic requirements of the State;

AND WHEREAS, it is necessary to achieve the above said objectives, to empower this Council to (i) review and co-ordinate the implementation of policies in all higher education institutions in the State including Universities, research institutions and colleges, (ii) network various programmes in higher education undertaken and promoted by the Central and State Governments and by national level regulatory bodies including the University Grants Commission, All India Council for Technical Education, National Council for Teacher Education, Medical Council of India, Bar Council of India and other similar statutory bodies, (iii) undertake independent work for the generation and dissemination of new ideas in higher education, (iv) provide common facilities for all Universities, research institutions, colleges and other centres of higher education, (v) provide for the generation and optimum utilization of funds for the expansion and development of higher education and (vi) undertake such other programmes for promoting the objectives of social justice and excellence in education ;

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BE it enacted in the Fifty-eighth Year of the Republic of India, as follows: