Functions of the Council

With the primary objective of ensuring tangible, effective and concrete improvements in the three identified essential elements of Higher Education, namely, access, equity and quality, in the State of Manipur, through institutional improvements, provision of necessary infrastructure, academic and administrative reforms etc. as may be considered necessary in the process, the powers and functions of the Council shall be as follows- (i) It shall render advice to the Government, Universities and other Institutions of Higher Education within the State; (ii) It shall co-ordinate the roles of the government, Universities and other apex regulatory agencies in Higher Education within the State; (iii) It shall evolve new concepts, and programmes in Higher Education; (iv) It shall provide common facilities in higher education without impinging upon the autonomy of other institutions of higher education; (v) It shall provide academic inputs to the Government and to the universities, colleges and other institutions of higher education in the State for the formulation and implementation of the policies of higher education and evolve a perspective plan for the development of higher education, suo moto or on the suggestion from Government or requests from universities or other institutions; (vi) It shall evolve programmes in order to promote the relevance of higher education for economic, social and cultural development of the state; (vii) It shall suggest improvements in curriculum and syllabi in accordance with the changing societal and academic requirements and facilitate the development and publication of appropriate teaching material, including textbooks, educational softwares and e-learning facilities in order to improve the quality of education; (viii) It shall advise the Government on the starting of new courses, colleges and other higher education institutions in the State; (ix) It shall review periodically the State Higher Education Plan, Perspective Plan and Annual Plan and monitor their implementation; (x) It shall review periodically the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the Universities in the State and suggest appropriate improvements for the realisation of the objectives of social justice and academic excellence in education and suggest the framework for new Statutes, Ordinances or Regulations for existing Universities or other institutions of higher education or new Universities or other institutions of higher education; (xi) It shall facilitate the development of synergic relationships among different agencies such as the State Government, Universities, colleges and other institutions of higher education in the State and the Central Government and regulatory bodies at the national level; (xii) It shall coordinate various programmes being promoted and undertaken by the Central and State Governments and National level bodies like University Grants Commission, All India Council of Technical Education, National Council for Teachers Education, Medical Council of India, Bar Council of India and other statutory bodies and State level institutions like Universities, research institutions, colleges and other institutions of higher education in the territory of India; (xiii) It shall promote research activities in the colleges, other institutions and Universities and integrate them with co-curricular activities; (xiv) It shall monitor the progress of implementation of the Development programmes of Universities, Colleges and other institutions of higher education taken up in the State; (xv) It shall promote co-operation and co-ordination of the educational institutions among themselves and explore the scope for interactions with industry and other related agencies; (xvi) It shall prepare an annual report showing details of its performance; (xvii) It shall set norms for the academic and monetary accountability, integrity and responsibility of the Universities, Colleges, and other Institutions of Higher Education in the State; (xviii) It shall approve the annual budget and audited statement of expenditure in such manner as may be prescribed; (xix) It shall give such directions to the executive council as may be necessary for the effective functioning of the council in accordance with its objectives; (xx) It shall advise the Government, Universities and other institutions of higher education regarding the procedure of implementation of its decisions in all institutions of higher education including Universities, colleges and other institutions of higher education in the State; (xxi) It shall suggest measures to enhance the standard of Research projects in untapped areas/branch of studies amongst students/research scholars in the State; (xxii) It shall devise steps to improve the standard of examinations conducted by Universities and suggest necessary reforms; (xxiii) It shall facilitate training of teachers in universities and Colleges; (xxiv) It shall develop programmes for greater academic co-operation and interaction between University and college teachers and to facilitate mobility of students and teachers within and outside the State; (xxv) It shall advise on the regulation of admission in Universities, Colleges and institutions of Higher Education; (xxvi) It shall review periodically the existing guidelines and furnish recommendations for regulating appointments to the Posts of Teachers and Teacher-administrators in Universities, Colleges and other Institutions of Higher Education; (xxvii) It shall prepare an overview report on the working of the Universities and Colleges in the State and furnish a copy thereof to the Government and such other authorities as the Government may specify; (xxviii) It shall perform such other functions for the realization of the objectives of access, equality, equity and excellence in Higher Education; (xxix) It shall advise the Government on the following: a) Regarding the establishment of new Universities and Colleges besides additional subjects and departments in the existing Universities and Colleges; b) Regarding the statutes, ordinances and regulations of Universities in the State and to suggest modification wherever required to maintain uniformity in the administration without prejudice to the autonomy for academic pursuits; c) On any University, College or Institution of Higher Education or any other matter relating to Higher Education and research which may be referred to the Council; (xxx) It shall perform any other function necessary for the furtherance of Higher Education in the State;