Chairman of Committee

(6) The meeting of the committee shall be presided over by the Chairman and in the absence of the Chairman, any one of the members shall be elected by the committee to preside over the special meeting and the committee may adopt its own procedure as it deems fit. (7) [***] (8) Complaints against admissions made by the committee against the rules propounded for admission, shall also be heard by the committee. After receiving the evidence and clarifications from the concerned management, the committee shall be able to decide whether the prescribed process of admission has been violated by the private institution or not. The committee may impose penalty on them. (9) The committee shall have the power to determine the procedure for all matters related to the performance of its duties, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, and under this Act, for the purposes of inquiry into the following matters, it shall possess all the powers of a Civil Court while trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908:- (a) Summoning and enforcing the attendance of any witness and examining him on oath; (b) Discovery and production of any document; (c) Receiving evidence on affidavits; (d) Constituting a commission for examination of witness. (10) The committee or any officer authorized by it shall have the power of inspection at any stage of the admission process conducted for private institutions. If the committee is convinced that the admission process conducted for the private institution is against the specified process, then the committee, after providing an opportunity of being heard, may impose a penalty on the institution. (11) [***] (12) The committee shall determine the fee for admission in the professional courses of private institutions. (13)(a) It shall be mandatory for every private institution to submit the proposed fee structure for professional courses to the committee along with all relevant documents and books of accounts for the purpose of fee determination before the commencement of the academic session. The committee shall determine the fee within a maximum of one month after considering all the submitted records. In case of not getting the fee determined by presenting the proposal regarding fee determination for professional courses before the committee, the course shall not be conducted by the private institution. Therefore, no admissions shall be given by the private institution in such courses. (14) The fee determined by the committee shall be applicable for a period of three years for private institutions. After the completion of the period of three years, the institution shall be free to apply for the revision of the fee. The fee so determined shall be applicable to the candidate who has taken admission in that institution in that academic session and until the completion of his course in that private institution, that fee shall not be revised. (15) The committee may inquire into the following subjects regarding private institutions:- (a) Complaints related to collection of capitation fee. (b) Charging fee more than the prescribed fee. (c) Profiteering. (d) Violation of any provision of this Act. After receiving proof and clarification from the concerned management related to all the above conditions, the committee may give instructions or may make appropriate recommendations, which includes canceling the affiliation from the concerned university or making the State Government take appropriate action to impose penalty. (16) The State Government shall notify the remuneration and terms of service of the members of the committee. No candidate shall be given admission in any private institution unless he possesses the prescribed academic or equivalent qualification: Provided that such candidates who are not permanent residents of the State of Uttarakhand shall be eligible for admission only on 50 percent of the seats of the total sanctioned admission capacity in the private institution. No candidate shall be admitted to a private institution unless the candidate possesses such educational or equivalent qualification as may be prescribed; Provided that the candidates who are not permanent residents of the State of Uttarakhand shall be eligible for admission only to fifty percent seats out of the total sanctioned intake in Private Institution.