FOLLOWING GUIDELINES SHALL BE APPLICABLE FOR ADMISSION TO MINORITY
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS:
The following policy
guidelines are hereby notified for grant of minority status to educational
institutions seeking affiliation to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha
University and the Board of Technical Education, Delhi :-
1.
DEFINITION OF MINORITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF
MINORITY-RUN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
“Minority
communities” for the purpose of establishing minority educational
institutions means a community notified as such under the Government of
Delhi Minorities Commission Act 1999.
2. COMPETENT
AUTHORITY FOR ACCORDING RECOGNITION TO MINORITY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
The Competent authority to grant
recognition to minority educational institutions in Delhi will be the
Secretary of the Department concerned in the Government of Delhi.
3. CRITERIA FOR RECOGNITION
OF MINORITY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
a) The
educational institution should have been established by a minority
community defined under para 1
b) The
agency managing the institution should have been registered under the
Societies Registration Act, 1860.
c) The
Managing Committee of the Society and Governing body of the institution
should be wholly or substantially manned by the representatives of the
respective minority community.
d) The
educational institution should have been running for at least two academic
years in accordance with the regulations laid down by statutory authorities
such as the State Government, AICTE, University, Board of Technical
Education, etc.’
e) Merely
giving a nomenclature as that of belonging to a minority community will not
entitle the institutions to be recognized as a minority educational
institution.
4. CONDITIONS FOR
GRANT OF RECOGNITION TO MINORITY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
i)
The aim and objectives of the educational agency
incorporated in its byelaws should clearly specify that it is meant to
primarily serve the interest of the minority community to which it belongs.
ii)
The minority educational institution shall not compel its
students or employees to take part in any of its religious activities.
iii)
The minority educational institution shall observe general
laws of the land relating to educational institutions.
iv)
The minority educational institution will not use its
privilege as minority institution for any pecuniary benefit.
v)
The minority educational institution shall charge the fees
as prescribed by competent authority concerned.
vi)
The minority educational institution shall appoint
teachers as per the qualifications laid down by the statutory authority
concerned from time to time.
vii)
In all academic, administrative and financial matters the
rules and regulations laid down by the respective statutory authorities
from time to time shall be wholly applicable to these institutions.
viii)
The minority educational institution shall do nothing
which may come in the way of communal and social harmony.
ix)
Fifty percent of the seats permitted to be filled up from
minority communities shall be equally distributed between `free’ and
‘payment’ seats.
5. ADMISSIOIN
All admissions shall be made on the basis of merit
as per the Common Entrance Test held by competent authority. No admission outside the merit list
shall be allowed until and unless competent authority allows to do so.
6. PROCEDURE FOR SEEKING
RECOGNITION AS A MINORITY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
i)
Educational agencies who wish to seek recognition of their
institution as a minority institution should submit an application on a
prescribed form (Annexure I) to the competent authority concerned.
ii)
A fee of Rs.10,000/- will be charged for processing the
proposal and inspection of the institution. In case of renewal of recognition a fee of Rs.5,000/- shall
be charged.
iii)
Respective competent authority shall examine the proposals
and get the institute inspected, if required.
iv)
The recognition given by the competent authority shall be
valid for a period of three academic years. During the validity period of recognition the competent
authority can withdraw recognition at any time.
v)
The institution will have to apply to the competent
authority for revalidation of the recognition at least three months before
the expiry of the period of validity.
7. WITHDRAWL
OF RECOGNITION
The competent authority can
withdraw the approval or recognition of any minority educational
institution on following grounds:
i)
If the educational institution subsequent to grant of
approval as minority educational institution modified/revises/amends the
constitution, aims and objectives on the basis of which approval was
accorded.
ii)
If the educational institution fails to adhere to the
norms and conditions relating to fee structure, admission procedure, staff
pattern and other qualifications, etc. prescribed by competent authority.
iii)
If at any time the educational institution fails to meet the
requirements prescribed by competent authority or other statutory
authorities under their policy guidelines for recognition of the
institution as minority educational institution.
iv)
Any other circumstances which in view of competent
authority warrants withdrawal of recognition of minority educational
institution.
Provided
that recognition once given will not be withdrawn unless competent
authority has given sufficient opportunity to the minority institution to
show cause as to why the recognition given should not be withdrawn.
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