1. There shall be a College Development Council for ensuring proper planning and integrated development of colleges (constituent as well as affiliated) and to provide the necessary help and guidance for the all round development of standards of education.

2. The College Development Council shall serve as a vital link between the U.G.C. University authorities, College and the State Education Department.

3. The College Development Council shall serve as an academic guide to the college on one hand and on the other hand to ensure inter-action between the academic facilities in the University Departments to the teachers in colleges. To fulfil this objective the College Development Council may take in consultation with the University or other bodies concerned, all such steps as it may think fit for the promotion, co-ordination and raising standard of education in colleges.

For the purpose of performing its function, it may.—

(a) Function at a policy making body in regard to proper planning and integrated development of colleges.

(b) Conduct surveys of all the colleges, district-wise, with a view to preparing and maintaining an up-to-date profile on each colleges under the University, reviewing existing facilities and identifying the needs and gap that need to be filled for the development of colleges and make such information available to the U.G.C. and other concerned bodies.

(c) Advice the University on all matters relating to development of Colleges, such as provision of adequate facilities academic and physical for raising the standard of learning, teaching and research and its periodic evaluation for enabling the University to maintain reasonable continuity of policy in regard to development of colleges.

(d) Prepare a perspective plan for the development and opening of new college to enable the University and State Education Authorities to take long term decisions on the planning and development of colleges and may advice the University on matters relating to different disciplines taught in colleges at different levels of University education.

(c) Advice University in regard to rationalisation and implementation of University's policy on affiliation of colleges.

(f) Keep close contact with the colleges with a view to helping them in their proper development, selection of teachers, student amenities, proper utilisation of grants etc. efficient implementation of U.G.C. approved projects and reforms viz. examination reform, course COSIP, COSHIP, restructuring of course to make them more relevant and significant, not only to students, but also to the region as a whole by assisting social transformation and regional development.

(g) Review the facilities for post-graduate department of colleges in terms of the norms prescribed by the U.G.C. and assist those having the potential of coming up to the norms within a few years.

(h) Help in the selective development of some colleges to remove regional
imbalances, and also assist the colleges, to realise their potential in identification

 

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of colleges for autonomous status.

(i) Evaluate and assess the impact of U.G.C. grants utilised by the Colleges for the implementation of various development projects.

(j) Ensure that the U.G.C. grant released to University for disbursement to Colleges are not held/locked up or utilised by the University for its own purposes, and also ensure these grants are properly and expeditiously disbursed to colleges for specified purposes according to the guidelines laid down by the commission.

(k) Obtain from the Colleges and furnish to the Commission utilisation certificates and completion documents in respect of U.G.C. grants released/disbursed to colleges through the University, and help in monitoring the U.G.C. programmes implemented by the affiliated colleges.

(l) Ensure close and continued contact and interaction between the academic faculties at the University teaching departments and the colleges.

(m) Review the inspection reports of the colleges and suggest remedies for the defects and irregularities reported.

(n) Perform such other functions as may be prescribed or as may be deemed necessary by the University for advancing the cause of collegiate education as may be incidental or conductive to the discharge of the above functions.

4. The College Development Council shall meet at regular interval at least twice in an academic year to review the implementation of various programmes and activities.

5. The College Development Council shall be responsible to the Vice-Chancellor and send periodic reports to U.G.C. and State Government about the impact of programme.

6. Composition of College Development Council—

1. Vice-Chancellor (Chairman)

2. Co-ordinator (Member-Secretary)

Members :—

(i)        3.         Pro-Vice-Chancellor

4.         Financial Advisor                            (Ex-officio).

5.         Dean-Student's Welfare

6.         Proctor

7.         Registrar

8.         Development Officer

(ii)       9.

10.       3 University Professors (Science)

11.

12.       2 University Professors (Arts)

13.                                                                                           (To be nominated by the

14.       University Professor (Commerce)                         Vice-Chancellor).

15.-19.            Five Principals in such a manner so

as to give fair territorial representation.

20.       4 members (2 teachers, 2 non-teachers).

21.

22.       to be assigned by the Vice-Chancellor.

23.

24.       One representative of the Syndicate.

 

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25.

26.       3 representatives of the Academic Council.

27.                                                                                           (To be nominated by the

28.       one representative of the State                              Vice-Chancellor

Education Department.

29.

30.       3 members to be co-opted by the College

31.       Development Council

The tenure of members (other than ex-officio members) shall be two years from the date of notification.

7. Functions of Co-ordinator, College Development Council:-

(1) The Co-ordinator shall be the Member-secretary of the College Development Council.

(2) The Co-ordinator shall convene the meeting of the College Development Council and shall keep the records of its proceedings.

(3) The Co-ordinator shall take all necessary steps for the implementation of the functions and decisions of the College Development Council.

(4) The Co-ordinator shall perform such other functions as may be assigned to him by the Vice-Chancellor, the Syndicate and the U.G.C. from time to time.

(5) "The pay of Co-ordinator, shall be fixed by adding the amount equal to three increments to his existing pay as Reader or University Professor as the case may be, to be rounded to the next hundred rupees, subject to a minimum of Rs. 2000 and maximum of Rs. 2500 plus other allowances as admissible to officers of the University, provided that his pay on reversion to his original post shall be fixed on the basis of the pay which he was drawing before his appointment as Co-ordinator."