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Maharashtra Unaided Private Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions and Fees) Act, 2015

Chapter III-A MAHARASHTRA STATE COMMON ENTRANCE TEST CELL

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Chapter III-A MAHARASHTRA STATE COMMON ENTRANCE TEST CELL

10. State Common Entrance Test Cell

Statutory text
  1. (1) There shall be a “Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Cell” to exercise the powers conferred on, and discharge the functions assigned to it, under this Act. The State CET Cell shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and common seal and shall have power to acquire, hold, and dispose off property both movable and immovable, and to do all things necessary for the purpose of this Act, and may sue or be sued by its name.
  2. (2) The State CET Cell shall consist of,—
    • (a) an officer not below the rank of the Joint Secretary, deputed as the Commissioner of State CET Cell by the Government ........... Chairperson
    • (b) six officers not below the rank of Deputy Director of the State Government, in the fields of the Medical, Technical, Agriculture, Higher Education, Art, AYUSH ...........Members.
  3. (3) The appointment of Chairperson shall be made by the State Government and that of Members under clause
    • (b) of sub-section
  4. (2) shall be made by the Director of Medical, Technical, Agriculture, Higher Education, Art and AYUSH, respectively.
  5. (4) A Chairperson or Member of the State CET Cell shall cease to be Chairperson or Member, if he does any act which in the opinion of the State Government or Director is unbecoming of a Chairperson or Member of the State CET Cell.
  6. (5) The Chairperson shall preside over the meetings of the State CET Cell and may adopt its own procedure by regulations, as it deems fit.

Chapter III-A MAHARASHTRA STATE COMMON ENTRANCE TEST CELL

10A. Powers and functions of State CET Cell

Statutory text
  1. (1) Powers and Functions of the State CET Cell shall be,—
    • (a) to monitor and conduct the Common Entrance Test for admissions to Unaided Professional Educational Institution in an efficient, transparent, smooth and fair manner: Provided that, the State Government may allow such admissions through CET conducted by the authorities of the Central Government;
    • (b) to identify and empanel subject experts for setting CET examination questions and their confidential operations;
    • (c) to take all decisions in respect of conduct of the Common Entrance Test in a fair manner, maintaining the required confidentiality. It shall appoint examiners, evaluators, moderators and persons for assignment of software development required for the conduct of examination, evaluation and result processing, and also appoint persons as service providers required for the conduct of the online or offline examination and shall undertake printing of various documents, etc. It shall exercise financial powers for execution of all activities related to conduct of CETs;
    • (d) to take all necessary measures for conducting the Common Entrance Tests, adaptable, accountable, credible, error-free, student friendly, secured, tamper proof, transparent and in efficient manner;
    • (e) to provide trainings, guidelines for testing team and invigilators;
    • (f) to establish and recognize Facilitation Centers
    • (FC) and Students Assistance Centers
    • (SAC) to assist and guide students at the pre-exam and CET;
    • (g) to establish Learning and Test Centers
    • (LTCs) in the State for conducting online CET at various locations;
    • (h) to provide for Grievance Redressal Mechanism relating to CETs;
      • (i) to prepare before 28th February of every year, its budget estimates of the income and expenditure for next year;
    • (j) to consider the budget estimates prepared by it and submit them to the Government for approval on or after the date referred in clause (i);
    • (k) to revise budget estimates as and when necessary and submit it to the Government for approval;
    • (l) to maintain its accounts in such form and in such manner, as may be prescribed;
    • (m) to get audited its accounts by the auditor who is member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India;
    • (n) to furnish such reports, returns and statements, as may be required by the Admissions Regulating Authority or the Government;
    • (o) to ensure the provisions of this Act, Rules and Regulations and directions of the State Government, made thereunder, are followed scrupulously.
  2. (2) The Commissioner of the CET Cell may in an emergency, take such action or decision as he deems fit required.
  3. (3) The Commissioner of the CET Cell may invite any person who in his opinion is an expert in the subject to attend its meeting, if the subject with which the expert is likely to come up for discussion or consideration at such meeting.
  4. (4) The CET Cell may constitute such committees as it thinks necessary for efficient performance of its functions. The number of the Members, its duties and functions and allowances payable to the members for attending meetings may be specified by the regulations.
  5. (5) The CET Cell shall, subject to its budget approved by the Government, exercise financial powers for execution of all activities related to conduct of CET.
  6. (6) The CET Cell shall have such other powers and discharge such other functions and conduct the examination in such manner as may be prescribed.
  7. (7) Admission to every seat shall be made on the basis of merit secured at the Common Entrance Test
    • (CET) followed by Centralized Admission Process of the State, subject to the reservation policy of the State: Provided that the admission to institutional quota shall be in the manner provided in the first proviso to clause
    • (a) of section 4.”.

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