Constitution, incorporation and headquarter of Council.

(1) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute the Punjab State Higher Education Council consisting of the following members, namely:- (a) the Chief Minister, Punjab : Chairman; (b) the Minister of Higher Education, Government of Punjab : Vice-Chairman; (c) one nominee of Secretary, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India : Member; (d) Administrative Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Punjab or his nominee not below the rank of a Joint Secretary : Member; (e) Vice-Chancellor of the Punjabi University, Patiala : Member; (f) Vice-Chancellor of the Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar : Member; (g) State Project Director, Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan : Member; (h) Director, Public Instructions (Colleges), Punjab : Member; (i) State Nodal Officer (All India Survey on Higher Education) : Member; (j) two Principals from Government Colleges to be nominated by the State Government, who have been working as such, for a minimum period of one year : Members; (k) 10-15 members to be nominated by the State Government, from the fields of Arts, Science, Technology, Culture, Industry, Vocational Education, Skill Development etc., who have made substantive and recognizable contribution to their respective fields : Members; and (l) the Administrative Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Punjab : Member-Secretary. (2) The Council and its members shall together constitute a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal and shall sue or be sued in the name of the Punjab State Higher Education Council. (3) The headquarters of the Council shall be located in the office of the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan, Directorate of the State of Punjab. (4) The maximum age limit for the non-official members shall be sixty five years. (5) The honorarium of non-official members shall be such, as may be prescribed. (6) The term of nominated members shall be five years. The State Government shall have the right to extend the term of any such member.