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(a) provide
academic input to the Government and to the Universities,
research institutions and other centers of higher education in
the State for the formulation and implementation of the policies
on 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;
(b) undertake independent research for the generation of new ideas
for the promotion of social justice and academic excellence in
higher education, hold awareness programmes for the academia and
initiate or propose or pilot projects on an experimental basis
in selected higher education institutions for implementation of
the new ideas;
(c) undertake human resources development planning for the State
and plan the growth and development of higher education in
accordance with such planning;
(d) evolve
guidelines for linkages of an academic nature between higher
education institutions in the State and institutions within and
outside the country;
(e) evolve programmes in order to promote the relevance of higher education
for the economic, social and cultural development of the State;
(f) review
existing guidelines and furnish recommendations for regulating
admissions to various courses and for appointments to the posts
of teachers and teacher-administrators in Universities, colleges
and other institutions of higher education;
(g) 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;
(h) organise short term courses to train and update the knowledge
and skills of higher education teaching personnel, educational
administrators and other similarly situated;
(i) advise
the Government on the starting of new courses, colleges, and
other higher education institutions in the State;
(j) make
proposals for the generation and utilisation of funds in
accordance with the objectives of this Act;
(k) evolve
general guidelines for the release of grants by the Government
to Universities and other institutions of higher education and
to advise the Government about the release of such grants to
each University and other institutions of higher education;
(l) evolve
schemes for providing equitable opportunities for higher
education and scholarships and freeships and financial
assistance to the needy students and coordinate implementation
of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and other eligible
backward classes welfare programmes of the Central and the State
Governments and other Central and State Level Funding Agencies;
(m) 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;
(n) to provide
common facilities for the entire State by establishing centres,
namely:-
(i) Centre
for Research on Policies in Higher Education;
(ii)
Curriculum Development Centre;
(iii)
Centre for Capacity Building in respect of faculty and
educational administrators;
(iv) State
Council for Assessment of Higher Education Institutions;
(v)
Examination Reforms Cell;
(vi)
Human Resources Development, Employment and Global Skills
Development Cell.
(o) hold
discussions, conduct workshops and seminars with the objective
of facilitating the widest possible consultations with experts
and stakeholders including organizations of students and
teachers for formulating the policies on higher education and
facilitating their proper implementation;
(p)
facilitate the development of a synergic relationship 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;
(q)
co-ordinate various programmes being promoted and undertaken by
Central and State Governments and national level bodies like
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 and State level institutions like Universities,
research institutions, colleges and other institutions of higher
education in the territory of India;
(r) provide
a forum for the interaction among the academy, industries,
agriculture and service sectors;
(s) facilitate the conduct of workshops and seminars on questions of
importance in higher education in different parts of the State;
(t)
undertake necessary steps for establishing inter-linkages
between research and learning processes;
(u) promote
extension activities in colleges, institutions and Universities
and encourage their integration into the curriculum so that the
students and teachers become sensitive to social issues;
(v) promote
sports and cultural activities in the colleges, other
institutions and Universities and integrate them with the
co-curricular activities;
(w) perform
such other functions for the realisation of the twin objectives
of social justice and excellence in higher education;
(x) suggest
steps for promoting democratisation and academic autonomy of
Universities and other institutions of higher education;
(y) evolve
schemes to sensitise the students to environmental and gender
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