Karnataka Department of School Education (Pre-University) (Academic, Registration, Administration and Grant-in-aid etc.,) Rules, 2024

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NOTIFICATION The draft of the Karnataka Department of School Education (Pre- University) (Academic, Registration and Grant-in-aid etc.) Rules, 2024, which the Government of Karnataka propose to make in exercise of the powers conferred by section 145 of the Karnataka Education Act, 1983 (Karnataka Act 1 of 1995) is hereby published as required sub-

section(1) of section 145 of the said Act for the information of all the persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft will be taken for consideration after thirty days from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

Any objection or suggestion which may be received by the State Government from any person with respect to the said draft before the expiry of the period specified above will be considered by the State Government. Objections and suggestions may be addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Department of School Education and Literacy, Multi Storied Building, Bangalore-560 001.

DRAFT RULES

CHAPTER I Preliminary

1. Title and commencement.-(1) These rules may be called the Karnataka Department of School Education (Pre-University) (Academic, Registration, Administration and Grant-in-aid etc.,) Rules, 2024.

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(2) They shall come into force from the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Definitions.-In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(1) 'Act' means, the Karnataka Education Act,1983 (Karnataka Act1 of 1995);

(2) 'Department' means the Department of School Education (Pre-University);

(3) ‘Director`, 'Joint Director', 'Deputy Director' and 'Assistant Director’ shall mean respectively the 'Director of Department of School Education (Pre-University), 'Joint Director of Department of School Education (Pre-University)', 'Deputy Director of Department of School Education (Pre-University) and 'Assistant Director of Department of School Education (Pre-University);

(4) 'Form' means a Form appended to these rules.

(5) ‘Government Pre-University College’ means a college under the Department of School Education (Government Pre- University College) established, administered or maintained by the State Government, but does not include a private college whose management has been taken over under

section 67 of the Act.

(6) ‘Higher Secondary Education’ shall mean education in class of XI and XII standard in the Department of School Education (Pre-University).

(7) ‘Inspection Committee’ or ‘Expert body’ means a committee comprising of the Deputy Director of the concerned district who shall act as the Chairperson and two members who shall be, -

(a) the senior most Principal of the Government Pre- University College; and

(b) the senior most Principal of an aided Pre-University College under the Department of School Education(Pre- University) nominated by the Deputy Director, of whom one shall belong to science faculty;3

(8) ‘Optional Subjects’ means any combination of four subjects specified in Schedule-I;

(9) ‘Pre-University College’ means a recognised college or an educational institution under the Department of School Education (Pre-University) imparting education for students who are appearing for Ist year and IInd year Pre-University examination conducted by the Department of School Education (Pre-University) or Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB).

(10) ‘Private Un-aided Pre-University College' means a Pre- University College under the Department of School Education or an educational institution recognised by the Department of School Education (Pre-University) which is also known as Higher Secondary Education imparting education for Ist and IInd year PUC students run by a private managing committee, which does not receive aid partly or wholly from the State Government.

(11) ‘Private aided Pre-University College’ means a recognised Pre-University College under the Department of School Education or an education institution recognized by the Department of School Education (Pre-University) which is also known as Higher Secondary Education, imparting education for Ist and IInd year Pre University Course students run by a private managing committee, which gets grant-in-aid partly or wholly from the State Government:

(12) ‘Safety and Security of Students’ means Physical Safety that includes infrastructure, health and transportation, Personal and Sexual Safety, Social and Emotional Safety, Cyber Safety and Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management.

(13) ‘Schedule’ means Schedule appended to these rules;

(14) 'Section' means, unless it refers specifically to a section in a college, a section of the Act; with reference to a section in a college, it means any section or additional section granted for the subjects or combination of the subjects permitted to be taught in a particular Pre-University College.

(15) ‘Student Achievement Tracking System’ or SATS’ means an information technology system established as specified by the State Government for tracking enrolment and learning achievements of students and managing school activities.4

(16) ‘Student strength’ means, the actual number of students admitted in Ist and IInd Pre University Courses classes in an academic year.

(17) ‘Subject’ means a subject of study specified in Schedule-I and taught in a Pre-University college under the Department of School Education (Pre-University) in accordance with the syllabus as may be specified by the department by

notification.

(18) ‘Combination’ means a group of core or optional subjects permitted to be taught in a college and which a student can opt and which are published in the guidelines of the Department issued from time to time.

(19) ‘Governing Council’ is a body which shall have the meaning as specified in sub-section (17) of section 2 and section 59 of the Act.

(20) ‘Managing Committee’ is a committee which shall have the meaning as specified in section 42 of the Act and shall have the powers and functions as specified in sub-section (1) of

section 46 of the Act.

(21) ‘Security Deposit’ means a security given by the management of the educational institution in the form of a renewable bank guarantee from a nationalized bank.

(22) ‘Registration Fee’ means one-time fee paid by the management for registering itself with the Department of School Education (Pre-University), as specified by the Department or Government from time to time.

(23) ‘Completed Application’ means an application submitted fulfilling all requirements specified under these rules or any other applicable rules.

(24) ‘KSEAB’ means Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board.

(25) ‘Sanctioning Authority’ or ‘Competent Authority’ means Government/Director, Department of School Education (Pre-University).5

CHAPTER-II Classification and Procedure for Establishment of Private Pre- University Colleges.

3. Classification of Pre-University colleges.- A Pre-University college under the Department of School Education Pre-University shall be classified as Department of School Education (Government Pre-University College), Department of School Education (Local Authority Pre University College), Department of School Education (Private Aided Pre-University College) or Department of School Education (Private Unaided Pre-University College).

4. Eligibility for establishing and maintaining a Private Pre- University College.- (1) Following private body of persons shall be eligible for establishing and maintaining a Private Pre- University College imparting Pre-University education,-

(a) a Society registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960 (Karnataka Act 17 of 1960);

(b) a Charitable Trust registered under Indian Trust Act;

(c) a Company registered under the section 8 of Companies Act, 2013(Central Act 18 of 2013); and

(d) a non-profit motive limited-liability partnership registered under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 (Central Act 6 of 2009).

(2) The eligibility of an entity specified in sub-rule (1),for establishing a managing committee for maintaining a Pre- University college shall be subject to the following conditions,

namely:-

(a) the furtherance of education shall be one of its principal objectives;

(b) the concerned entity shall have been established on non-proprietary and non-profit sharing basis;

(c) the funds of the college shall not be channelized for purposes other than furthering education within the ambit and functional area of the college; and

(d) the articles of association or memorandum of bye-laws or partnership agreement of concerned entity, as the case may be, shall specifically provide for the above conditions.6

5. Procedure for establishing a new Private Pre-University College under the Department of School Education.- (1) A registered Governing Council or Managing or Committee intending to establish a Pre-University College shall intimate its intention to do so to the Director, in Form- I, online, along with a non refundable fee of Rs. 50,000.00 (Rupees Fifty Thousand only)or an amount as fixed by the Government from time to time, paid through Khajane-II challan. The application fee so paid is valid for a period of three years from the date of payment. In case of failure to fulfill the conditions for sanction and recognition, such application fee paid will be forfeited.

(2) On receipt of application under sub-rule (1), the Director shall record such intimation in Form II Register and direct the Inspection Committee or Expert Body of the concerned district to undertake the verification of documents and infrastructure with regard to fulfillment of requirements as specified under these rules and submit a report to the Director in Form-III along with the records or documents as specified in Annexure-1.

(3) Further, the Director shall verify the existence of the Rooms with a corridor or a veranda of at least 8 ft. width abutting the entrance of the room, including,-

(a) waiting room with a minimum carpet area of 500 sq.ft for girls with attached toilets for simultaneous use by at least 10 persons with sufficient water storage facilities;

(b) toilets for boys with facility for simultaneous use by at least 10 persons, with sufficient water storage facilities;

(c) well equipped library and reading room with a minimum plinth area of 1000 sq ft ;

(d) 2 lecture halls for each combination and one section measuring 450 sq.ft and for each additional language beyond the 2 languages, 2 lecture halls to be provided.

For each additional section in any combination 2 additional rooms shall be provided. The area of 450 sq. ft is for 40 students in a classroom and additional 10 sq ft for every additional student for the maximum strength sought;

(e) If science subjects are taught, one laboratory for Physics, one for Chemistry, one for Biology, one for Electronics, one for Computer Science and one for Home Science and one laboratory for each of any other practical subject, each with a minimum carpet area of 800sq ft;7

(f) Well equipped sports room and play ground area measuring two volleyball courts, enough for all the students in the institution to assemble, and to play and watch atleast two outdoor games at one time. (THE KARNATAKA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (CLASSIFICATION, REGULATION AND PRESCRIPTION OF CURRICULA ETC.,) RULES, 1995 Rule 5(2));

(g) water, electricity and sanitary facilities in the laboratories, class rooms, office rooms and toilets making the building fit for running a Pre-University College;

(h) desks, benches, tables, apparatus and equipment in the class rooms and the laboratories;

(i) well equipped Gym;

(4) Inspection Committee or Expert Body shall upon receipt of instructions from the Director, verify the fulfillment of all the requirements relating to infrastructure necessary to start a new Unaided Private Pre-University College and report the same to the Director. The Director shall ensure physical verification of 5 percent of the total number of applications received online by the Inspection Committee or Expert Body. The selection of colleges for physical verification shall be through district-wise randomization.

(5) The sanctioning authority shall verify the documents and the report of the Inspection Committee and after having satisfied as to the fulfillment of the requirements, inform the Managing Committee to pay the fee for securing recognition along with necessary documents within a timeline, as mentioned below,-

(a) Registration Fee of Rs. 1,00,000/- to be paid through K- 2 Challan. (non-refundable);

(b) Security Deposit of Rs. 2,00,000/- in the form of a renewable bank guarantee from a nationalised bank for a period of 10 years;

(c) Details of minimum teaching and non-teaching personnel to be recruited within a month from the date of issue of the certificate of recognition, as follows,-

(i) One principal;

(ii) one lecturer for each subject permitted to be taught including the subject taught by the principal,8 irrespective of the number of students admitted to the language or subject and other necessary non- teaching staff as per the provisions of sections 87 and 88 of the Act.

(6) On submission of application, documents and payment of fees the Director shall register the Pre-University College in the register maintained in accordance with Section 36 and issue a certificate of recognition the validity of certificate shall be ten years. A copy of such intimation shall be marked to the Deputy Director of the concerned district. The process of sanctioning of new Pre-University College and issue of certificate of recognition shall be completed within three months of receipt of completed application. Sanction and recognition of new colleges for an academic year shall be completed on or before 30th April of the previous academic year.

6. Procedure for recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff in a Private Pre-University college.-(1)Every management of a Private Unaided Institution shall recruit the teaching staff taking into account minimum educational qualification and age as specified in the Karnataka General Services (Pre-University Education) (Recruitment) Rules, 2013.

(2) Every management of a Private Unaided Institution shall recruit the non-teaching staff taking into account minimum educational qualification and age as specified in the Karnataka Civil Services (General Recruitment) Rules, 1977.

7. Discipline and control of Teaching and Non-Teaching staff in Private Unaided Pre University Colleges.-The teaching and non- teaching staff in Private Unaided Pre University Colleges are bound by the Act or Rules or Orders or circulars issued from time to time by the Directorate or Government (Sec 91 of the Act).

8. Applicability of these rules to the Pre-University colleges which are already functioning with the permission of the Government.-(1)A Private Pre-University College which has been categorized as ‘B’ or ‘C’ under sub-rule (2) of rule 3 of Karnataka Pre-University Education (Academic, Administration, Registration and Grant-in-aid etc.,) Rule 2006 and which is functioning with the permission of the State Government and recognition is accorded by the Director prior to the date of commencement of9 these rules, shall, provide the basic infra-structure and facilities specified in sub-rule (iii)of rule 4 within two years from the date of commencement of these rules and shall furnish an undertaking and deposit in accordance with clause (b) of sub-rule (5) of rule 5.

(2) If a private Pre-University College of Category ‘B’ or Category ‘C’ in existence or functioning on the date of commencement of these rules, fails to provide the infra-structural facilities as specified in sub-rule (3) of rule 4 within a period of two years, the permission or recognition granted by the Director shall be withdrawn after giving an opportunity of being heard to the managing committee as per the section 39 of the Act.

(3) The provisional approval to a Pre-University College granted under sub-section (6) of section 36 of the Act to be extended for a period of two years at a time until it is permanently recognized.

(4) The Director shall publish a list of all the Pre-University Colleges in the State which are recognised for the academic year on or before the commencement of the admission process of the following academic year on the official website of the Department.

No Pre-University College which has not been recognised shall admit students either to the first Pre-University Course or to the second Pre- University Course for the academic year.

(5) Publication of the list of recognised colleges on the official website of the Department is deemed to be a sufficient notice to the students and their parents about such colleges.

9. Supervision and Control of Pre-University colleges.- The Director shall be responsible for the implementation, adherence and compliance of these rules by all the Pre-university colleges by conducting or causing to conduct periodical inspections of such colleges in accordance with section 57 of the Act. The Director may be assisted by Joint Directors, Deputy Directors and Assistant Directors in discharging these duties. In every district, the Director shall also be assisted by a Deputy Director, who shall have the power to inspect Pre-University colleges and verify compliance of these rules in accordance with section 57 of the Act.10

CHAPTER –III Recognition and Admissions in Private Pre-University College,

10. Recognition of Pre-University Colleges.- (1)At the time of sanction of academic recognition for a new college, the department shall issue a certificate of recognition valid for a period of 10 years, if the requirements of infrastructure and facilities as per Annexure-1 are fulfilled. A college which has obtained academic recognition shall apply for renewal of recognition, online application, after 10 years from the date of sanction of academic recognition.

(2) A certificate of permanent recognition may be issued if the Director is satisfied as to compliance of the following conditions, namely:-

(a) The college shall comply with the requirements in respect of infrastructure facilities specified in these rules;

(b) The managing committee shall give an undertaking to the Government in respect of the ownership of land and building on which the college is located;

(c) The students of the college shall not have been involved in mass examination malpractice during the previous academic year;

(d) The college shall have remitted the specified fees to the treasury.

(e) The college has taken measures for safety and security of students as required under section 5A of the Act.

(f) The college has provided enrollment details of the students on the student achievement tracking system and updating the data regularly.

(g) The college has provided details of college including the details of the teaching resources on the IT portal of the Department (sts.karnataka.gov.in) and updating them regularly.

(3) The application for renewal of recognition shall be submitted six months before the date of expiry of validity of the certification of recognition.

(4) The Managing Committee or Governing Council shall be responsible for the timely renewal of certificates relating to the11 safety and security of students, timely payment of all kinds of fees or tax or cess and other such payments/requirements, as applicable under any Act or Rule or Law in force from time to time.

(5) The Director shall ensure physical verification of the colleges by the Deputy Director of 5 percent of the total number of applications received online. The selection of colleges for physical verification shall be made by district-wise randomization. The recognition or permanent recognition accorded by the Director may be revoked either by the Government or by the Director for any violation of the provisions of these rules or Karnataka Pre-University Course State Level Examination Rules 1997 or any other applicable Act or Rule, as per under section 39 of the Act.

(6) If any private aided or un-aided college fails to comply with safety and security measures as per section 5A of the Act leading to any mishap or accident resulting in serious injury or death of any student or staff or public, the recognition accorded by the Director be revoked either by the Government or by the Director and the Institution or Managing Committee or Governing Council or related parties of members of Managing Committee or Governing Council shall be blacklisted and debarred from participation in any education activity for a period of five years from the date of issue of order of blacklist, after giving an opportunity of being heard.

11. Eligibility for admission to Ist Year and IInd Year Pre- University Courses.- (1)pass in Secondary School Leaving Certificate Course or tenth standard examination conducted by the KSEAB or pass in an equivalent examination shall be the minimum qualification for admission to the first year Pre- University Course.

(2) No student shall be admitted to first year Pre-University Course unless he produces the secondary school leaving certificate issued by the KSEAB or by any other appropriate authority and the certificate shall not be returned to the candidate till he completes the course or lawfully takes a discharge from the college. A student shall have passed in the first year annual examination or equivalent examination to qualify for admission to the second year pre- university class by securing a minimum of thirty marks in each subject and an aggregate of thirty-five percent in Part-I and Part-II of Schedule-I.12

(3) There shall be an annual examination for the students of first year Pre-University classes at the end of each academic year.

There shall be supplementary examinations for students who fail in the first year annual Pre-University examination as announced by KSEAB. Students who pass in this examination are also eligible for admission to the second year pre-university course in the same year.

12. Admissions of students, students numbers and approval.-

(1)At the beginning of each academic year and not later than the month of June of the that academic year, every Pre-University College shall notify its intention to admit students to the combination of subjects approved by the Director, and in conformity with the reservation policy of the State Government and shall issue applications for admission of students to first and second year Pre-University course.

(2) Every Pre-University College shall complete the admission process complying with reservation policy and any other direction that may be given by the State Government from time to time, within the 15th of July each year or any such extended date as may be specified by the Director and shall furnish requisite forms in SATS containing the details of the students admitted etc., to the Deputy Director within the 31st of August of the academic year.

(3) The Deputy Director shall scrutinize the statement of students admitted, and, after satisfying himself that the admissions have been made only to the approved combinations or subjects and that the students admitted have the minimum educational qualifications specified under these rules and also that the reservation of seats in favour of the Scheduled Castes and Schedules Tribes and Other Backward Classes have been maintained, shall approve the same in the SATS portal, post which a SATS number for each student shall be accepted.

(4) A student whose admission details are not entered in SATS portal by the Principal and who has not been assigned with a SATS number by the Department shall not be eligible to study Pre- University course or appear for the first year or second year annual examination.13

CHAPTER–IV Subjects of Study, Attendance, Teaching hours etc.,

13. Subjects of study, change of subjects of study and re- admission.-(1) A student who has passed in all the subjects and has completed the Pre-University Course or equivalent course is not eligible to join the Pre-University Course in the same subjects and combination as a fresh student either in the college in which he had studied earlier or in another college, either to first Pre-University Course or to the second Pre-University Course.

(2) A student who has passed in all the subjects and completed the Pre-University Course can join the Pre-University Course as a fresh student to the first pre-university class with a combination with distinctly different subjects, with the prior approval of the Deputy Director of the concerned district.

(3) A student who has completed the two year Pre-University Course but who has not passed the second Pre-University examination is not eligible to join second Pre-University class afresh either in the same subject or in different subjects.

(4) Every student shall compulsorily study six subjects in the first year and the same six subjects in the second year. Out of the six subjects, two shall be languages grouped as Part-I and a combination of four optional subjects grouped as Part-II. The languages that can be studied by a student in Part-I are detailed in Schedule-I. The optional subjects which can be selected by a student in Part II is detailed in Schedule-II.

(5) A student can change the subject or subjects of his study in the first year Pre-University Course within the first three months of the first year pre-university class, on condition that he or she shall put in the required 75 persent of attendance in the intended changed subject. The Principal is empowered to effect this change.

(6) After passing the Ist year PUC, if the students wishes to change a maximum of two subjects (one language and one subject) in the IInd year Pre-University Course due to a valid reason, permission may be given by the Director on condition that the students has to pass the district level examination of the I year Pre- University Course by securing minimum marks in the subjects he has changed over to in the Second year Pre-University Course.14 However, no change of subject shall be permitted if it involves practical examination subjects.

(7) A student who has completed the two years study period but has not been able to complete the course by passing in all the subjects or who has completed the course by passing in all the subjects and desires to study altogether a different combination of subjects can do so by obtaining prior permission of the Director to join the course afresh.

(8) A student who has failed in First year Pre-University Course (in any combination), shall be permitted to seek readmission in a college of his choice.-

(a) The same stream but different subject combination e.g. PCMB to PCMCs or PCME etc., HEPS to HEGS or HEGP etc. and HEBA to EGBA or EBACs; or

(b) A different stream of his choice e.g. Arts to Science or commerce, commerce to science or Arts and science to Arts or Commerce.

(9) A student who has failed in 11th std. of CBSE or ICSE or any other recognized Board exams (in the main exams or as well as supplementary exams) shall be allowed to seek readmission to First year Pre-University Course.-

(a) The same stream i.e., science to science , arts to arts and commerce to commerce;

(b) The same subject combination-PCMB to PCMB;

(c) A different stream- Arts to science or commerce, commerce to science or arts and science to Arts or commerce;

(d) A different subject combinations-PCMB to PCMCs:

Provided that, a student shall be permitted to change one or both languages during re admission.

14. Student strength and sections.-(1) Student strength shall be the basis for determination of sections in a college. A section may comprise of not more than eighty students. However, if the student strength reaches eighty, an additional section may be sanctioned based on the proposal from the management. There shall be no limit on the number of sections that may be sanctioned, provided the required infrastructure facilities and human resources are available.15

(2) The Director shall sanction the number of sections of the collage taking into consideration the student strength, infra- structural facilities and human resources available in the college.

(3) The Managing Committee and the Principal shall not admit students beyond the limit of the sections so sanctioned.

(4) The practical batch in a science subject shall have a minimum of twenty students unless the total number of students in the subject itself is less than that, in which case the entire

section itself shall be the batch

(5) Every Pre-University College shall have minimum two rooms for each combination. One room each for every language shall be provided.

(6) If any management has admitted students in violation of the subrule (3) of rule 13 the sanction and recognition of such college/s shall be withdrawn, after providing an opportunity to be heard to the Managing Committee. Further, the security deposit of such management shall be forfeited.

15. Minimum days of attendance.- (1)A student shall have attendance of 75 percent of the total number of periods in each subject during the academic year to become eligible to appear for the annual examination.

(2) The Director shall notify the minimum number of hours of periods of teaching in respect of each subject and also the minimum number of hours of experiments to be conducted by the student in each science subject. A student who fails to put- in minimum period of study and attendance in the class and also a science student who fails to conduct the minimum hours of experiments in the laboratories successfully, shall not be eligible to appear for the annual examination.

16. Teaching hours and hours of teaching for Pre-University Colleges.- (1)Every Arts, Commerce and language subjects shall be taught for a minimum of five hours each week per section of the college. Every Science subject shall be taught for a minimum of four hours in theory each week per section of the college and two hours per practical batch of twenty students and the students shall be required to perform experiments in the laboratories for two hours per subject per week. Mathematics subject shall be16 taught for a minimum of five hours per week for each section of the college.

(2) Every Pre-University College shall work for at least two hundred and twenty days in an academic year.

17. Quantum of work for lecturers, principals and non- teaching staff.-(1) Every lecturer teaching science subjects shall have a minimum workload of at least twenty four hours in a week including practicals and in case of Mathematics twenty hours in a week. Every lecturer teaching Arts or Commerce subjects or languages or subjects not involving practical shall have a minimum teaching workload of at least twenty hours per week.

Every Principal shall have a minimum teaching work load in the following manner, namely:-

(a) If the Pre-University college has only Arts and Commerce combinations with not more than two sections in the first year and not more than two sections in the second year and if the work load is not more than ten hours in the subject taught by the Principal, then the Principal himself shall teach the subject.

(b) If the Pre-University College having only Arts and Commerce combinations with more than two sections in the first year and more than two sections in the second year and the teaching workload is more than 10 hours, then the principal shall teach only 10 hours. In similar circumstances, in an aided Pre-University College the workload of 10 hours shall be entrusted to a lecturer having 10 hours work load in another aided Pre-University College, located nearby or within the concerned district.

(c) If the principal is a science faculty, then he shall teach the concerned subject if the Pre-University College were to be having science combination alone or in addition to other combinations, and if the number of students in the science subject involving practical taught by the principal were to be limited to one practical class batch each in first and second year Pre-University classes, then the principal himself shall teach and conduct practical in that subject.17

(d) If the Pre-University College were to have more than one practical batch in the first and second year Pre- University classes, then the principal shall teach at least four hours in that subject. In similar circumstances, in an aided Pre-University College the workload of 12 hours shall be entrusted to a lecturer having up to 12 hours of work load in an another aided Pre-University College located nearby or within the concerned district. (Calculation of workload in a PU college is provided in Schedule-IV)

(2) There shall be a post of physical education lecturer for a total number of students specified from time to time by the Government.

(3) If a vacancy in a subject arises in an aided private pre- university college and the work load is 10 hours (12 hours in case of practical subjects) and if there is a lecturer in that subject with 10 hours (12 hours in case of practical subjects) work load who is working in another aided pre-university college located within a distance of about 20 kms, then no recruitment shall be permitted against such a vacancy and the lecturer with 10 hours (12 hours in case of practical subjects) work load in the latter college shall teach another 10 hours (12 hours in case of practical subjects) in the former college.

(4) Number of non-teaching staff in an aided Pre-University College shall be one FDA or SDA and one lab attender.

Explanation: For the purpose of calculating work load in a language subject which is also taught as combination subject in Part-II, the total student strength in sections in Part-I and Part-II shall be taken in to consideration and shall be treated as one subject.

CHAPTER–V Aided Pre-University Colleges- Recruitment and Grants in Aid

18. Recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff in aided Private Pre-University Colleges.- (1) The Managing Committee shall be competent to appoint the teaching and non-teaching staff in a Private Aided Pre-University College. The Managing Committee of a Private Aided Pre-University College shall comply with the reservation roster for filling-up aided post by direct recruitment or by promotion to the extent and in a manner18 specified by the Government from time to time, whenever it is applicable.

(2) The minimum academic qualifications and age limit prescribed under the Karnataka General Services (Pre-University Education) (Recruitment) Rules, 2013, shall be applicable to the personnel of private aided pre-university colleges also.

(3) Every Managing Committee shall maintain an employment register pertaining to the teaching and non-teaching staff in which every appointment made shall be registered. An extract of employment register shall be sent to Deputy Director as on 30th September of every year. (Annexure-2-aided/unaided separate) The Deputy Director shall consolidate the reports so received and submit the same to the Director on or before 31st October of every year under section 90 of the Act.

The provisions of the Karnataka Civil Services [General Recruitment] Rules, 1977, relating to (horizontal) reservation of posts in favour of the persons belonging to the categories of ex-servicemen, physically handicapped, project displaced persons, women and Kannada medium candidates and the provisions of the Karnataka Reservation of Appointments or Posts(in the Civil Services of the State) for Rural Candidates Act, 2000 (Karnataka Act 1 of 2001) relating to the each category of rural candidates shall mutatis mutandis apply in respect of every recruitment made under these rules.

(4) While examining the appointments made by the private aided pre-university colleges, the Deputy Director shall satisfy himself that the person appointed has the minimum educational qualification prescribed for the post and the caste category-wise roster has been followed. If these requirements are not complied with while making the appointment, the Director shall take necessary action to withdraw recognition and shall stop the grant given to said posts, after giving an opportunity of being heard, to the Managing Committee.

(5) Direct recruitment vacancies for non-teaching post in an aided institution may be filled by appointment on compassionate19 grounds. The provisions of the Karnataka Civil Services (Appointment on Compassionate Grounds) Rules, 1996, related orders, circulars etc. issued by the Government from time to time in this regard shall apply mutatis mutandis to such appointment subject to following modifications, namely.-

(a) In case a vacancy is not available in the private aided educational institutions imparting Pre-University Education, where the deceased employee has worked, the eligible dependent of such an employee, who seeks appointment under these rules, may be appointed on compassionate grounds, against a vacancy available in any other aided private educational institution in the manner specified below.-

(i) The Deputy Director of Pre-University Education concerned shall identify the vacancy available in any other aided private educational institution imparting Pre-University Education within the district where the deceased employee worked and direct such an institution to take necessary action to appoint the dependent concerned to such vacancy. Upon the receipt of such direction, the managing committee of the institution shall formulate a proposal and forward the same to the Competent Authority for seeking approval to the appointment.

(ii) In case no vacancy is available within the district where the deceased employee worked, the Deputy Director of Pre-University Education shall forward the records to the Director, Pre-University Education who shall identify the vacancy available in any other aided private educational institution imparting Pre- University Education anywhere in the State and direct such an institution to take necessary action to appoint the dependent concerned to such a vacancy.

Upon receipt of such a direction, the Managing Committee of the institution shall formulate a proposal and forward the same to the Competent Authority for seeking approval to the appointment.

(b) In case of a dependent from a religious or linguistic minority institution seeking appointment on20 compassionate grounds he shall be appointed against a vacancy in any of the aided private educational institutions imparting Pre-University Education, belonging to religious and linguistic minority.

19. Procedure for recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff in an aided private Pre-University College.-A vacancy in the cadre of lecturers in a private Pre-University College will come into operation only if the subject and the number of posts in that subject are approved by the Director as per rules 17 and 18.

However, eligibility for grant-in-aid shall be in accordance with

rule 26.

20. Mode of notifying a vacancy for the purpose of recruitment.- (1) The Managing Committee of a private aided Pre- University College may after obtaining prior permission from the Director. The permission to issue notification so obtained shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issue of permission.

(2) The notification shall be published on the notice board of the office of the Managing Committee, Pre-University College concerned and the office of the Deputy Director of the Department of School education (Pre-University) of the concerned district. Further, it shall be published in at least two leading newspapers in state edition, one in Kannada and one in English. While so selecting the newspapers in both languages, one among the top five newspapers having largest circulation in the State shall be selected. The same advertisement shall also appear in one newspaper having largest circulation in the concerned district where the vacancy arose. The advertisement shall be at least 8X8cms in dimension. The minimum number of days available for applying for the notified post shall be at least 21 days and the last date and time for submission of applications shall be clearly mentioned.

The notification shall contain the name of the Managing Committee and College or Educational institution clearly mentioning that it is an aided college or aided educational institution, description of the vacant post (aided or unaided) and the name of the institution where the vacancy arose, caste category reservation, if any, the number and date of permission to advertise accorded by the Director, the minimum educational qualification specified for the post the21 last date for submitting the application and copies of marks cards and caste certificates to be produced in support of age, academic qualification, caste category and all other certificates as may be required. The notification shall not mention experience required and weightage for experience.

(3) The aspiring candidate shall submit the application to the Managing Committee and a copy of the same to the Deputy Director of the concerned district where the vacancy arose. The same shall be clearly mentioned in the notification. The Deputy Director shall maintain a register of the applications so received.

(4) After the last date for submitting the application, the Managing Committee shall verify the applications received and prepare a list of eligible candidates in the order of merit. The marks secured by the candidate in post graduation shall be considered for preparing the merit list. The candidate shall be given an opportunity to submit any missing/required document before preparing the final merit list. If the merit of more than one candidate is the same, the candidate older in age shall be placed above the candidate younger in age.

(5) If the highest total marks specified for the qualifying examinations of candidates vary, then the Managing Committee shall prepare the list based on the percentage or a common denominator.

(6) For each post, five applicants in the top of the merit list prepared under sub-rule (4) of rule 20 shall be called for interview. If the total number of applicants in the merit list is less than five, the process of notification or advertisement shall be repeated. However, if the number of applicants in the merit list fails to reach five even after the second notification or advertisement, then a merit list with three candidates may be considered and called for the interview.22

(7) The Managing Committee shall obtain in writing the consent of the Deputy Director of the concerned district to fix a date, time and venue for the interview of the candidates and shall conduct the interview in the premises of the concerned Pre-University College where the vacancy arose.

(8) In case the number of applications received for a post is less than five, then the Managing Committee shall take necessary steps for re-notification of the vacancies following the procedure detailed in sub rule (2) of Rule 20.

(9) The Managing Committee shall constitute a recruitment committee comprising of four members only; two representing the Managing Committee, the third being the Deputy Director of the concerned district, unless the Director nominates someone else by a specific order and the fourth being a subject expert to be nominated by the Managing Committee.

(10) The candidates called for the interview shall demonstrate their ability to teach the subject and handle a class by actually delivering a lecture before a class of students of concerned college for atleast twenty minutes in the presence of the recruitment committee. The ratio of post graduation degree marks and interview marks shall be 90:10 respectively.

(11) The recruitment committee shall then prepare a list of candidates showing the marks scored in post graduation examination and the marks awarded by each member of the recruitment committee separately and also the total marks against the name of each candidate.

21. Appointment of selected candidate.- (1) The Managing Committee shall submit the details of notification, selection process and seek the approval of the Director for issue of the appointment order to the selected candidate. The order of appointment shall be issued only after approval of the Director.

(2) The Managing Committee shall after satisfying itself and after such enquiry as it may consider necessary about the23 suitability of the candidate for the post in all respects for appointment, shall verify the genuinity of the documents submitted by the candidate regarding caste, income, reservation claimed, educational qualification, police verification certificate and physical fitness certificate (issued by DHO) and then issue the order of appointment.

(3) The inclusion of name of a candidate in the list published under sub-rule (11)of rule 20 shall not confer any right of appointment to the candidate.

(4) The entire process of recruitment cycle i.e., notification, preparation of merit list and submission of the list of selected candidate along with the list of candidates interviewed to the post shall be submitted to the Directorate through the concerned deputy director within a period of 180 days (6 months) from the date of notification published in the newspapers to fill the vacant post.

(5) In respect of backlog vacancies, after obtaining permission from the Director, Department of School Education(Pre-University) as per sub-rule (I) of rule 20, the Managing Committee shall under take the selection process of the candidates under the Karnataka State Civil Services (unfilled Vacancies reserved for the persons belonging to the scheduled casts and the scheduled tribes) (Special Recruitment) Rules, 2001 and continue with the process of approval of selection and appointment as mentioned above.

(6) The Karnataka Civil Services Rules, The Karnataka Civil Services (Probation) Rules, 1977 and such other rules for the time being in force regulating the conditions of service made or deemed to have been made under The Karnataka State Civil Services Act, 1978 (Karnataka Act No.14 of 1990) in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of these rules shall be applicable to the persons appointed under these rules.

22. Approval of grant-in-aid and release of first pay to the appointed candidate.- (1) After the issue of letter of appointment to the selected candidate the Managing Committee shall pass a resolution for submission of proposal for approval of grant-in-aid for the post of the selected candidate and forward the proposal to the Director.24

(2) The approval of grant-in-aid shall be communicated to the Managing Committee by the Director. The Managing Committee shall take necessary steps to pass a resolution and submit a proposal for release of pay to the appointee. The appointed candidate is eligible for the release of salary grants only from the date of report to duty, after the approval of selection list from the Director.

(3) Where the Managing Committee commits any wrongful act or makes any default in appointment of any person or appoints any person contrary to these rules, the Managing Committee shall solely be responsible for payment salary or compensation or remuneration for such appointments out of its own funds.

23. Promotion to the cadre of lecturers in a composite aided Private Pre-University college.- (1) In a composite private aided Pre-University College, twenty-five percent of the total post or as per cadre and recruitment rules of the Department, post of lectures shall be filled by promotion from the cadre of Secondary School Assistants on the date of arising of vacancy, in accordance with sub-rule (2).

(2) A Secondary School Assistant working in a composite private aided Pre-University College shall be eligible for promotion to the post of a lecturer, if the Secondary School Assistant possesses a post graduation degree in the subject in which he teaches in the high school.

24. Promotion to the post of Principal in a private aided Pre- University College, where the post of Principal is admitted for grant-in-aid.-(1)For promotion to the post of principal in a private aided pre university college, shall be made under as per the Karnataka General Services (Pre-university Education)

(Recruitment) rules,2013.

(2) The Governing Council of a private aided pre-university college (both composite and independent) prior to 6 months of the date of retirement of the existing Principal, shall submit a proposal to the concerned district Deputy Director seeking permission to promote the senior most lecturer to the post of principal to ensure smooth administration of the college.25

(3) If more than one private aided Pre-University College is running under the administration of a Managing Committee, all the aided Pre-University Colleges running under it shall be treated as one single unit and a common seniority list of all the aided lecturers working in all aided pre-university colleges shall be prepared. While preparing the seniority list, if the appointment of more than one lecturer is approved with grant-in-aid on the same day or admitted to salary grants on the same day, considering the date of birth, the person older in age treated as senior to a person younger in age for promotion to the post of Principal.

(4) The Deputy Director shall forward the proposal seeking permission for promotion received from the Governing Council along with his recommendation or comments to the Directorate.

Such proposal shall be scrutinized and suitable orders shall be passed there on.

(5) If under any circumstance no person is promoted to the post of principal, the Deputy Director of the concerned district shall act as the pay drawing officer (PDO) for a period of six months only. The prior approval of the Director shall be sought by the Deputy Director to continue as the pay drawing officer beyond the period of six months. If promotion is not accorded to the senior most eligible lecturer even after a period of one year, action shall be initiated as per sections 39 and 53 of the Act.

(6) If there is no sanctioned Grant-in-Aid post of Principal in the aided Pre-University College, then the senior most lecturer as per the sub-rule(3) of rule 24 shall discharge required administrative and academic duties of that institution as a work arrangement.

25. Appointment of a principal in a private aided pre-university college managed by a linguistic or religious minority management.-(1)The Governing Council of a linguistic o r religious minority college shall appoint the senior most lecturer in the aided post as the principal of the pre university college managed by it.

(2) If the Governing Council has more than one aided Pre- University College then a common seniority list of the lecturers working in the aided post shall be prepared and the senior most26 lecturer as per sub-rule (3) of 24 shall be appointed as the principal of the aided pre university college in which the vacancy arose.

(3) If there is no sanctioned Grant-in-Aid post of Principal in the aided Pre-University College, then the senior most lecturer as per the sub-rule(6) of rule 24 shall discharge required administrative and academic duties of that institution as a work arrangement.

26. Reservation of posts in aided Pre-University Colleges.- All direct recruitment and promotion vacancies in aided Pre- University colleges shall be filled in accordance with the reservation policy of the State Government as provided from time to time. If there is a single post of Principal or Physical Education Lecturer, reservation is not applicable to the said post.

27. Grant-in-aid to Private Pre-University colleges.- (1)Subject to the financial capacity of the Government, the scale of pay applicable to lecturers and non-teaching personnel in Government Pre-University Colleges in accordance with Karnataka General Services (Pre-University Education Recruitment) Rules 2014, shall generally be applicable to the teaching and non-teaching personnel in the aided Pre-University Colleges unless otherwise ordered by the Government for the purpose of release of grant-in-aid as extended by the Government, for teaching and non-teaching aided employees from time to time.

The employees of aided Pre-University Colleges shall be eligible only for such benefits and allowances that have been extended and sanctioned specifically to such employees by the Government from time to time.

(2) The posts and the persons working in such posts in private aided Pre-University Colleges shall be eligible for grant-in-aid only from the date of sanction of the grant- in-aid by the Government and the earlier period of un- aided service shall not count for any pay fixation, increment, leave, seniority and other service benefits including pension.

(3) Consequent to the sanction of salary grant-in-aid to an employee of aided pre-university college, the initial27 pay of such an employee shall be fixed at the minimum of the pay scale applicable to the post and he will not eligible for any monetary benefits either notionally or otherwise in respect of the earlier period of un-aided service.

(4) The Deputy Director of the district shall ensure the existence of requisite workload specified under these rules after the closure of the admission process of that academic year.

(5) In case of zero admission in a particular subject or post, grant-in-aid shall not be released for such a post till an aided vacant post is found in another aided pre- university college for fulfilling workload. Moreover, no salary for the non-working period shall be paid based on ‘no work no pay’ principle.

(6) Payment of salary grants to a post in private aided pre-university college, -

(a) After the closure of admissions for an academic year, if the admission of students is less than the number necessary for fulfilling the requisite workload, the Deputy Director of the respective district shall take necessary steps to depute the lecturer with less workload to another Aided Pre-University College with heavy workload. No deputation to Government Pre- University College shall be done by the Deputy Director to ensure requisite workload.

(b) If the minimum student’s strength of 40 students per subject and language is not maintained or fulfilled for consecutive two academic years, then the grant-in-aid shall be stopped and steps shall be taken to transfer the aided employee to another vacant aided post either under same Managing Committee or different Managing Committee. However, if no aided vacancy is available, steps shall be taken to retrench or terminate the aided employee as per section 98 of the Act and rule 10 of Karnataka Educational Institutions (Recruitment and Terms and Conditions of Service of Employees in Private Aided Primary and Secondary Institutions) Rules 1999.

(c) No Managing Committee shall stop salary of any aided employee without the prior permission of the Director.

If any Managing Committee stops salary of an aided employee without prior permission of the Director, salary of such an employee for such period shall be paid28 by the Managing Committee from its own funds. If there are any complaints or charges against any aided employee, the competent authority, i.e., Governing council in respect of the head of the institution

(principal) and the Managing committee in respect of other aided staff shall conduct enquiry as per rule 31 and 33 and finalize the same. Only after completion of the enquiry, suitable penalty with the prior approval of the Director can be imposed on such an employee.

(d) If the Managing Committee of any of the private aided pre-university colleges suo-moto wishes to surrender the Grant-in-aid sanctioned by the Government as per

section 50 of the Act, such Managing Committee shall submit an application or requisition along with a copy of resolution of Governing Council to this effect. The Managing Committee shall clearly indicate if it wishes to continue as an un-aided institution or otherwise.

(e) The Director shall verify such a request and forward the application with necessary recommendation for withdrawal of grant-in-aid to the Government.

Government shall pass an order withdrawing the grant- in-aid and based on the request of the Managing Committee or Governing Council may permit to continue the functioning of the institution as permanently un-aided.

(f) Surrender of grant-in-aid by the Managing Committee shall be permanent and no Managing Committee can re- claim grant-in-aid in future for the specific institution.

(g) If there are more than one non-teaching post (FDA/SDA) in any aided Pre-University College, the concerned Deputy Director shall report to the Director to transfer such an employee to any other aided Pre- University College where there is an aided vacancy.

(h) If there are more than one Group-D post in any aided Pre-University College, the concerned Deputy Director shall report to the Director to transfer such an employee to any other aided Pre-University College where there is an aided vacancy.

(i) No Managing Committee has the right to refuse such a transfer effected by orders of the Government or the Directorate.29

(j) Whenever an employee of a private aided Pre-University College is placed under suspension by the Managing Committee, the Managing Committee shall complete the disciplinary proceedings in respect of the said employee within a period of six months from the date of suspension and the Government may release grant-in- aid for subsistence allowance of the said employee for the period of said six months, if prior permission of the department is obtained for placing the official under suspension. The Managing Committee shall be liable to pay the subsistence allowance to such an employee beyond the period of six months of suspension.

(k) The Government may recover from the Managing Committee of private aided Pre-University College the amount released by it as grant-in-aid if the same is mis- utilised or embezzled or mis-appropriated by the Managing Committee and it may be recovered as arrears of land revenue and while doing so, the land and building owned by the Managing Committee may be attached and sold by the Deputy Commissioner of the concerned district under the provisions of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 to secure the amount and for effective recovery of the dues.

28. Ineligibility of certain Private Pre-University Colleges to grant-in-aid.- (1)All Private Pre-University Colleges run by the Private Educational Institutions established or permitted to be established on or after First day of June 1995, but started functioning from the academic year 1995-96 onwards shall not be eligible for grant-in-aid.

29. Transfer of Teaching and Non-Teaching staff from one Private Aided Pre-University College to another Private Aided Pre-University College.-(1) The staff working in aided posts in an Aided Private Pre-University College may be transferred to an aided post in another Private Pre-University College with the prior approval of the Director, if the posts in both the colleges are same in nature and both the Managing Committee agree to the proposal and there is sufficient workload for teaching staff. The person so, transferred will be the junior most in the cadre in the transferred college. However, his service in the previous aided institution will count for the purposes of salary, leave and pensionary benefits.30

(2) Teaching and non-teaching staff working against aided post in an Aided Pre-University Colleges found surplus due to lack of work load or for any other reason shall be transferred by the Commissioner or Director, Pre- University Education to another aided Pre-University College either under the same Managing Committee or under a different Managing Committee against an aided post in the same subject. However, the grant-in-aid shall continue for such aided posts till a vacancy is found in another Aided Pre-University College. Action shall be taken against both the Managing Committee and the officer concerned who are responsible for concealing the information regarding availability of such vacancies.

(3) No Managing Committee has the right to refuse such a transfer effected by orders of the Government or the Director.

(4) If no vacancy is found within a period of six months from date of lecturer becoming surplus, such an employee shall be retrenched as per section 98 of the Act and such an employee shall be eligible for the benefits specified in the said Section. Action shall be taken against both the Managing Committee and the officer concerned who are responsible for concealing the information regarding availability of such vacancies.

30. Fees structure.- The Aided Private Pre-University Colleges shall collect the fees from the students and utilize the same, as specified in Schedule-III.

31. Code of conduct for employees of Aided and Un-Aided Pre- University Colleges.-Every employee in a Private Aided and Unaided Pre-University College shall maintain absolute integrity, devotion to duty and do nothing which is unbecoming of an employee of an educational institution.

32. Discipline and control of the Teaching and Non-Teaching personnel in Private Pre-University Colleges.- Every employee of a Private Aided and Unaided Pre-University College shall be governed by the specified code of conduct as per Education Act and these rules. If he violates any provision thereof shall be liable for disciplinary action.31

33. Application of provisions of the Karnataka Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules to the employees of private Pre-university college.- The penalties specified under Karnataka Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957 shall mutatis-mutandis apply to the employees of the Private Aided Pre-University College.

34. Procedure of conducting disciplinary enquiries.- (1) The Managing Committee shall be competent to impose penalties specified in rule 33:

Provided that, in case of employees working in aided posts, the Managing Committee shall obtain the prior approval of the Director, Pre-University Education for imposing any of the penalties on any employee.

(2) A Managing Committee shall be competent to initiate disciplinary proceedings against its employees in accordance with these rules. However, the Director shall be competent to initiate suo-muto disciplinary enquiry and impose punishment on any employee of a Private Aided Pre-University College whose salary grants are released by the Government, on the grounds of misappropriation or mis-utilisation of Government funds or on charges of examination malpractice or any mis- conduct under the rule 30 or where the Managing Committee fails to discharge its duty as the competent authority for discharging duties as disciplinary authority.

The Director is also competent to initiate domestic enquiry against employees whenever the Managing Committee gives up the right in favour of the Director in accordance with the Pre-University Course State Level Examination Rules, 1997.

(3) In all the disciplinary proceedings, the Director shall be competent to appoint the inquiry officer either suo-motu if the inquiry is ordered by him under sub-rule

(2) or on a proposal by a Managing Committee if the charges are framed by the Managing Committee.

(4) The enquiry shall be conducted by the Government servant not below the rank of a District level officer or retired district Judge. The remuneration of retired official so appointed shall be paid by the Managing Committee as per the Government order in force upon completion of the32 enquiry and submission of the report to the Director or Managing Committee as the case maybe.

(5) The Director shall take a decision on the report if the enquiry is ordered by him or send the recommendation for imposing penalty to the Managing Committee which shall be binding on them. If the enquiry is ordered by the Managing Committee, they shall receive the report and pass orders of penalty as under rule 34 which shall be sent for approval Direction An appeal may lie on the said decision to the Education Appellate Tribunal.

35. Procedure for imposing penalties.- (1)No order imposing any of the penalties specified under rule 32 and Karnataka Civil Service (C.C.A.) Rule 1957 shall be made except after an inquiry held, as far as may be in the manner specified in these rules.

(2) Where it is proposed to conduct an inquiry against an employee of a private aided Pre- University college under this rule, the Director or the Managing Committee

as the case may be shall draw up:

(a) the substance of the imputations of misconduct or misbehavior into definite and distinct articles of charges.

(b) a statement of the imputations of misconduct or misbehavior in support of each articles of charge, which shall contain,-

(i) a statement of all relevant facts including any admission or confession made by the employee.

(ii) a list of documents by which, and list of witnesses by whom, the articles of charge are proposed to be sustained.

(3) The Director or the concerned Managing Committee shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the employee of a private aided pre-university college a copy of the article of charge, the statement of the imputations of misconduct or misbehavior and a list of documents and witnesses by which each articles of charge is proposed to be sustained and shall require the employee to submit, within such time as may be specified, a written statement of his defence and to state whether he desires to be heard in person.33

(4) On receipt of the written statement of defence the Director or the Managing Committee as the case may be, may appoint, under sub-rule (4) of rule-33, an enquiry officer for the purpose, and where all the articles of charge have been admitted by the employee in the employee's written statement of defence, the enquiry officer shall record the findings on each charge after taking such evidence as the enquiry officer may think fit and shall submit a report to the Director or the Managing Committee findings in respect of each articles of charge, and the reasons thereof.

(5) If no written statement of defence is submitted by the employee, the Director may enquire into the articles of charge or, if the Director considers it is necessary to do so, may appoint under sub-rule(4)of rule 33,an enquiry officer for the purpose.

(6) Where the Director appoints an Inquiry officer for holding an inquiry into such charge, the Director by an order, may appoint an officer or an employee of the Department as "Presenting Officer" to present the case in support of the article of charge.

(7) The Director or Managing Committee as the case may be shall forward to the enquiry along with,-

(a) a copy of the articles of charge and the statement of imputations of misconduct or misbehavior;

(b) a copy of the written statement of defence, if any, submitted by the employee;

(c) a copy of the list of witnesses, if any, referred to in sub-

rule (2);

(d) a copy of the list of documents, if any, referred to in sub-

rule (2);and

(e) a copy of the order appointing the "Presenting Officer”.

(8) The employee of a Private Pre-university College shall appear in person before the enquiry officer on such day and at such time as the enquiry officer may, by a notice in writing, specify in this behalf if the employee who has not admitted any of the articles of charge in his written statement of defence or has not submitted any written statement of defence, appears before the enquiry officer, such officer shall ask him whether he is guilty or has any defence to take and if he pleads guilty to any of the articles of charge, the enquiry officer shall record the plea, sign the record and obtain the signature of the employee thereon.34

(9) The employee may take the assistance of any colleague or an employee or a retired employee to present the case on his behalf, but may not engage a legal practitioner for the purpose unless the presenting officer appointed by the Director or Managing Committee as the case may be, is a legal practitioner, or, the Director, having regard to the circumstances of the case,

so permits:

Provided that, if the retired employee is also a legal practitioner, the employee shall not engage such person unless the presenting officer appointed by the Director or Managing Committee in the case may be is legal practitioner or the Disciplinary Authority having regard to circumstances of the case, so permits.

(10) The Inquiry officer shall return a finding of guilt in respect of those articles of charge to which the employee pleads guilty.

(11) The Inquiry officer shall, if the employee fails to appear within the specified time or refuses or omits to plead, require the presenting officer to produce the evidence by which he proposes to prove the article of charges, and adjourn the case to a later date not exceeding thirty days, after recording the reasons that the employee may for the purpose of preparing the employee's defence, -

(a) inspect within five days of the order or within such further time not exceeding five days as the enquiry officer may allow, the documents specified in the list referred to in sub-rule(2);

(b) submit a list of witness to be examined on his behalf;

(c) apply orally or in writing to inspect and take extracts of the statements, if any, of witness mentioned in the list referred to in sub rule-(2) and the enquiry officer shall permit him to take such extracts as early as possible and in any case not later than three days before the commencement of the examination of the witnesses on behalf of the disciplinary authority;

(d) give a notice within ten days of the order or within such further time not exceeding ten days as the enquiry officer may allow for the discovery or production of any documents which are in the possession of the department or the Managing Committee but not mentioned in the list referred to in sub-rule (2):35

Provided that, the employee shall indicate the relevance of the documents required by him to be discovered or produced by the department or the Managing Committee.

(12) The Inquiry officer shall, on receipt of the notice for the discovery or production of documents, forward the same or copies thereof to the authority in whose custody or possession the documents are kept, with a requisition for the production of the document by such data as may be specified in such requisition.

Provided that the Inquiry officer, for reasons to be recorded in writing may refuse to requisition such of the documents as are, in his opinion, not relevant to the case.

(13) On receipt of the required referred to in sub-rule (11), every authority having the custody or possession of the required

documents shall produce the same before the Inquiry officer:

Provided that, if the authority having the custody or possession of the requested documents is satisfied for reasons to be recorded by it in writing that the production of all or any of such documents will be against the public interest or security of the State, it shall inform the enquiry officer accordingly and the enquiry officer shall communicate the information to the employee and withdraw the request made by it for the production or discovery of such documents.

(14) On the date fixed for the inquiry, the oral and documentary evidence by which the articles of charge are proposed to be proved shall be produced by or on behalf of the employer. The witnesses shall be examined by or on behalf of the presenting officer and may be cross- examined by or on behalf of the employee. The presenting officer shall be entitled to re- examine the witnesses on any points on which they have been cross-examined, but not on any new matter, without the leave of the enquiry officer. The Inquiry officer may also put such questions to the witnesses as he thinks fit.

(15) If it appears necessary before the close of the case, the Inquiry officer may allow the presenting officer to produce evidence not included in the list given to the employee or may call for new evidence or recall and re-examine any witness and in such case the employee shall be entitled to have, if he demands36 it, a copy of the list of further evidence proposed to be produced and an adjournment of the inquiry for three clear days before the production of such new evidence, exclusive of the day of adjournment and day to which the inquiry is adjourned. The enquiry officer shall give the employee an opportunity of inspecting such documents before they are taken on the record.

The Inquiry officer may also allow the employee to produce new evidence, if he is of the opinion that the production of such evidence is necessary in the interest of justice.

Note: New evidence shall not be permitted or called for or any witness shall not be recalled to fill up any gap in the evidence. Such evidence may be called only when there is an inherent lacuna or defect in the evidence which has been produced originally.

(16) When the case of the Managing Committee or the Director is closed, the employee shall state his defence, orally or in writing as he may prefer. If the defence is made orally, it shall be recorded and the employee shall to sign the record. In either case a copy of the statement of defence shall be given to the presenting officer, if any, appointed.

(17) The evidence on behalf of the employee shall then be produced. The employee may examine himself on his own behalf if he so prefers. The witnesses produced by the employee shall then be examined and shall be liable to cross-examination, re- examination and examination by the enquiry officer according to the provisions applicable to the witnesses for the Disciplinary Authority.

(18) The Inquiry officer may after the employee closes his case, and shall, if the employee has not examined himself, generally question him on the circumstances appearing against him in the evidence for the purpose of enabling the employee to explain any circumstances appearing in the evidence against him.

(19) The Inquiry officer may after the completion of the production of evidence, hear the presenting officer and the employee and permit them to file written arguments about their respective cases, if they so desire.37

(20) If the employee, to whom a copy of the articles of charge has been delivered, does not submit the written statement of defence on or before the date specified for the purpose or does not appear in person before the enquiry officer or otherwise fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of this rule, the enquiry officer may conduct the inquiry ex-parte.

(21) Whenever any Inquiry officer, after having heard and recorded the whole or any part of the evidence in an inquiry ceases to exercise jurisdiction therein and is succeeded by another enquiry officer who has, and who exercises, such jurisdiction, the enquiry officer so succeeding may act on the evidence so recorded by the predecessor or partly recorded by the

predecessor and party recorded by succeeding enquiry officer:

Provided that, if the succeeding Inquiry officer is of the opinion that further examination of any witnesses whose evidence has already been recorded is necessary in the interest of justice, enquiry officer may recall, any witness and allow cross- examination, and re-examine of such witness as herein before

provided.

(22) (a)After the conclusion of the inquiry, are port shall be prepared and it shall contain;-

(i) The articles of charges and the statement of imputation of misconduct or mis behaviour;

(ii) the defence of the employee in respect of each articles of charge;

(iii) an assessment of the evidence in respect of each articles of charge;

(iv) the findings on each article of charge and the reasons thereof.

Explanation: If in the opinion of the enquiry officer the proceedings of the enquiry establish any article of charge different from the original articles of the charge, it may record its findings on such

article of charge:

Provided that, the finding on such article of charge shall not be recorded, unless the employee has either admitted the facts on which such article of charge is based or has had a reasonable opportunity of defending himself against such article of charge.38

(b) The Inquiry officer shall forward to the Director the record of Inquiry which shall include, -

(i) the report prepared by him under clause(i).

(ii) the written statement of defence, if any, submitted by the employee.

(iii) the oral and documentary evidence produced in the course of inquiry.

(iv) written briefs, if any, filed by the Presenting Officer or the employee or both during the course of the enquiry; and

(v) the orders, if any, made by the Director and the enquiry officer in regard to the enquiry.

36. Action on the enquiry report.-(1)The Director or the Managing Committee as the case may be, may for reasons to be recorded in writing, remit the case for further enquiry and report.

The enquiry officer shall thereupon proceed to conduct further enquiry according to the provisions of rule 34.

(2) The Director or the Managing Committee as the case may be shall in case of disagreement with the findings of the enquiry officer on any articles of charge record the reasons for such disagreement and record the findings on such charge if the evidence on record is sufficient for the purpose.

(3) If the Director or Managing Committee as the case may be, having regard to the findings, on all or any of the articles of charges is of the opinion that one of the penalties specified in the Karnataka Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules be imposed on the employee, it shall, notwithstanding anything contained in these rule, make an order imposing such penalty.

37. Registers and books to be maintained in the Pre-University Colleges.- All Pre-University Colleges shall maintain the registers and books enumerated in Schedule-V.

38. Repeal and Savings.- (1) The Karnataka Pre-University Education (Academic, Registration, Administration and Grant-in- aid etc.,) Rules, 2006 are hereby repealed.39

(3) Notwithstanding such repeal, any act or thing done under the said rule shall be deemed to be have done under these rules and may be continued and completed under the corresponding provisions of these rules.

(4) Notwithstanding anything in these rules, all rules, orders, notifications, Grant-in-aid Codes, appointments, schemes, bye-laws, regulations, official memoranda, circulars or any other orders made or issued before the commencement of these rules and in force on the date of such commencement providing for or relating to any of the matters for the furtherance of which this rule is enacted shall to continue to be in force and effective as if there made under the corresponding provisions of these rule unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken or any notification, Grant-in-aid Code, rule, orders, notifications, appointments, schemes, bye-laws, regulations, official memorandum, circular or any other order made or issued under these rule.

BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF KARNATAKA (Padmini S.N.) Under Secretary to Government, School Education and Literacy Department, (Pre-University Education) SCHEDULE-I Part I – Languages taught in PU Courses.

1) Kannada (01)

2) English (02)

3) Hindi (03)

4) Tamil (04)

5) Telugu(05)

6) Malayalam (06)

7) Marathi (07)

8) Urdu (08)

9) Sanskrit (09)

10) Arabic (11)

11) French (12)40 Part II- Subjects taught in PU Courses (with Code Numbers)

1) Optional Kannada (16)

2) History (21)

3) Economics(22)

4) Logic (23)

5) Geography (24)

6) Karnataka Music (25)

7) Hindustani Music (26)

8) Business Studies (27)

9) Sociology (28)

10) Political Science (29)

11) Accountancy (30)

12) Statistics (31)

13) Psychology (32)

14) Physics (33)

15) Chemistry (34)

16) Mathematics (35)

17) Biology (36)

18) Geology (37)

19) Electronics(Electrical Science) (40)

20) Computer Science (41)

21) Education (52)

22) Home Science (67)

23) Basic Mathematics (75) SCHEDULE-II Combination taught in Pre University Course Arts combinations Sl Combination Combinatio N Subject Subject Subject Subject code n o 1 21 22 28 29 H.E.S.P HISTORY ECONOMICS SOCIOLOGY POLITICAL SCIENCE 2 21 22 24 29 H.E.G.P HISTORY ECONOMICS GEOGRAPHY POLITICAL SCIENCE 3 21 22 23 29 H.E.L.P HISTORY ECONOMICS LOGIC POLITICAL SCIENCE 4 16 21 22 29 OK.H.E.P OPTIONAL HISTORY ECONOMICS POLITICAL KANNADA SCIENCE 5 16 21 22 24 OK.H.E.G OPTIONAL HISTORY ECONOMICS GEOGRAPHY KANNADA 6 16 21 22 28 OK.H.E.S OPTIONAL HISTORY ECONOMICS SOCIOLOGY KANNADA 7 21 22 29 32 H.E.S.Psy HISTORY ECONOMICS SOCIOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY41 8 16 21 22 52 OK.H.E.ED OPTIONAL HISTORY ECONOMICS EDUCATION KANNADA 9 16 21 29 52 H.P.ED.K OPTIONAL HISTORY POLITICAL EDUCATION KANNADA SCIENCE 10 16 21 24 52 H.G.ED.OK HISTORY GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION OPTIONAL KANNADA 11 16 21 28 52 H.P.ED.OK HISTORY POLITICAL EDUCATION OPTIONAL SCIENCE KANNADA 12 21 22 28 32 H.E.S.Psy HISTORY ECONOMICS SOCIOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY 13 21 22 28 52 H.E.S.ED HISTORY ECONOMICS SOCIOLOGY EDUCATION 14 21 28 29 52 H.S.P.ED HISTORY SOCIOLOGY POLITICAL EDUCATION SCIENCE 15 21 24 28 52 H.G.S.ED HISTORY GEOGRAPHY SOCIOLOGY EDUCATION 16 21 22 23 28 H.E.L.S HISTORY ECONOMICS LOGIC SOCIOLOGY 41KARNATAKA OPTIONAL 17 16 21 22 25 H.E.KMu.K HISTORY ECONOMICS MUSIC KANNADA HINDUSTANI OPTIONAL 18 16 21 22 26 H.E.Hmu.K HISTORY ECONOMICS MUSIC KANNADA 41KARNATAKA OPTIONAL 19 16 21 28 25 H.S.Kmu.K HISTORY SOCIOLOGY MUSIC KANNADA OPTIONAL 20 16 21 28 32 H.S.PSY.K HISTORY SOCIOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY KANNADA POLITICAL 21 21 22 29 52 H.E.P.ED HISTORY ECONOMICS EDUCATION SCIENCE POLITICAL 22 21 24 29 52 H.G.P.ED HISTORY GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION SCIENCE POLITICAL 23 22 28 29 52 E.P.S.ED ECONOMICS SOCIOLOGY EDUCATION SCIENCE 24 22 24 29 52 E.G.S.ED ECONOMICS GEOGRAPHY SOCIOLOGY EDUCATION POLITICAL 25 22 28 29 32 E.P.S.PSY ECONOMICS SOCIOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY SCIENCE POLITICAL 26 22 23 28 32 E.L.P.PSY ECONOMICS LOGIC PSYCHOLOGY SCIENCE POLITICAL 27 21 22 24 28 H.E.G.P HISTORY ECONOMICS GEOGRAPHY SCIENCE 41KARNATAKA POLITICAL 28 21 22 25 28 H.E.Kmu.P HISTORY ECONOMICS MUSIC SCIENCE HINDUSTANI POLITICAL 29 21 22 26 28 H.E.Hmu.P HISTORY ECONOMICS MUSIC SCIENCE HINDUSTANI 30 21 22 26 29 H.E.Hmu.S HISTORY ECONOMICS SOCIOLOGY MUSIC 41KARNATAKA 31 21 22 25 29 H.E.Kmu.S HISTORY ECONOMICS SOCIOLOGY MUSIC 32 21 22 29 75 H.E.S.BM HISTORY ECONOMICS SOCIOLOGY BASIC MATHS POLITICAL 33 21 22 28 75 H.E.P.BM HISTORY ECONOMICS BASIC MATHS SCIENCE 34 21 22 24 75 H.E.G.BM HISTORY ECONOMICS GEOGRAPHY BASIC MATHS HOME 35 E.S.PSY.HM ECONOMICS SOCIOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY 22 29 32 67 SCIENCE POLITICAL 33 21 22 28 75 H.E.P.BM HISTORY ECONOMICS BASIC MATHS SCIENCE42 34 21 22 24 75 H.E.G.BM HISTORY ECONOMICS GEOGRAPHY BASIC MATHS HOME 35 E.S.PSY.HM ECONOMICS SOCIOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY 22 29 32 67 SCIENCE POLITICAL OPTIONAL 36 H.S.P.OPK HISTORY SOCIOLOGY

21.28.29.16 SCIENCE KANNADA

22.28 HOME 37 E.S.Psy.Hm ECONOMICS SOCIOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY

32.67 SCIENCE Commerce combinations 36 21.22.27.30 H.E.B.A HISTORY ECONOMICS BUSINESS ACCOUNTACY STUDIES 37 22.24.27.30 E.G.B.A ECONOMICS GEOGRAPHY BUSINESS ACCOUNTACY STUDIES 38 22.27.30.41 E.B.A.CS ECONOMICS BUSINESS ACCOUNTACY COMPUTER STUDIES SCIENCE 39 22.27.30.31 E.B.A.S ECONOMICS BUSINESS ACCOUNTACY STATISTICS STUDIES 40 27.30.31.75 B.A.S.BM BUSINESS ACCOUNTACY STATISTICS BASIC MATHS STUDIES 41 27.30.31.41 B.A.S.CS BUSINESS ACCOUNTACY STATISTICS COMPUTER STUDIES SCIENCE 42 22.27.29.30 E.B.S.A ECONOMICS BUSINESS SOCIOLOGY ACCOUNTACY STUDIES 43 22.27.30.75 E.B.A.BM ECONOMICS BUSINESS ACCOUNTACY BASIC MATHS STUDIES 44 22.27.28.30 E.B.P.A ECONOMICS BUSINESS POLITICAL ACCOUNTACY STUDIES SCIENCE Science combinations 45 33.34.35.36 P.C.M.B PHYSICS CHEMISTRY MATHEMATICS BIOLOGY COMPUTER 46 33.34.35.41 P.C.M.CS PHYSICS CHEMISTRY MATHEMATICS SCIENCE 47 33.34.35.40 P.C.M.E PHYSICS CHEMISTRY MATHEMATICS ELECTRONICS 48 31.33.34.35 P.C.M.S PHYSICS CHEMISTRY MATHEMATICS STATISTICS HOME 49 33.34.36.67 P.C.B.HM PHYSICS CHEMISTRY BIOLOGY SCIENCE 50 33.34.35.37 P.C.M.G PHYSICS CHEMISTRY MATHEMATICS GEOLOGY Any other combination subjects as and when approved by the Government43 SCHEDULE – III Fee structure of Department of School Education (Pre-University) Govt. Order No. : ED/195/DGD-2017 Bangalore dated 20th March 2018.

Sl. Details Fee Mode of Structure No. Utilisation 1 2 3 4 A. Fee Structure for Starting New Colleges (Private colleges only)

1. Application form fee for starting new 50,000/- To be remitted to the treasury college

2. Solvency – (Moveable and Immovable 30,00,000.00 property to the Managing Committee)

3. Stability fund : 1,44,000.00 Fund to be kept in a joint A/c of the Commissioner/ Director of Dept. of School Education (P.U) & Management

4. Registration fee (to commence new 1,00,000.00 To be remitted to the treasury college by the management)

5. To start a new combination or a subject –do–

1) Science Combination 38,000.00

2) Arts and commerce Combination 20,000.00

3) Commerce Combination with practical s 38,000.00

4) One subject (Language, Arts or Commerce) 20,000.00

5) One subject (Science subject) 20,000.00

6. Addition Section for arts and commerce 10,000.00

7. Addition Section for Science 20,000.00

8. Renewal of Annual Recognition 12,000.00 –do– B. Fee to be collected from students at the time of admission (Annual Fees)

1. Admission form fee 50.00 To be remitted to the treasury

2. Registration Fee 35.00 To be remitted to the treasury

3. Tuition Fee i) Govt. colleges 670.00 –do– ii) Private colleges 1330.00 –do–44

4. Laboratory Fee To be remitted to the college

336.00 A/c. –do–

5. Admission Fee 50.00

6. (i) Late Admission penal fee 670.00 To be remitted to the college A/c.

(ii) Special Late Admission penal fee 2,220.00

Instruction : After obtaining permission from the Director by paying special penal fee, admission may be made upto 15 days from the last date fixed.

7. Sports Fee 84.00 To be remitted to the college A/c.

8. Cultural and Literary Fee 67.00 –do–

9. Library and Reading Room Fee 120.00 –do–

10. Students’ Welfare Fund 25.00 50% of the amount to be remitted to the college A/c.and rest to be sent to Student Welfare Fund Office.

11. Teachers’ Welfare Fund 25.00 To be sent to Teachers Welfare Fund Office

12. Sports Fund 34.00 To be sent to Directorate by NEFT drawn in favour of Director

13. Maintenance of Toilets – Fee 24.00

14. Electricity and Water Charges 24.00

15. Flag Fees 25.00

16. Rover and Ranger 50.00

17.NSS 5.00

18. Bharathiya Seva Dal 10.00

19. Red cross 25.00 C. Other Fees :

1. Eligibility Certificate/ Equivalence Certificate

1) For students studied in India 1000.00 To be remitted to the treasury A/c.

2) For students studied Abroad 4770.00 –do–

2. Migration Certificate 480.00 –do–

3. Change of subject / combination fee 800.00

4. Change of college 1,600.00

5.

To get permission for private study – fee

1) Indian languages / subjects 670.00

5000.00

2) Foreign languages (Fee structure to be changed from time to time as approve by the Govt.)45 SCHEDULE-IV Calculation of workload of Teaching staff in Pre-University colleges Total THEORY PRACTICALS PER Total Practic Total work (NO, OF BATCH OF 20 theory al load per TEACHING STUDENTS (2 hours per hours SL SUBJECTS HOURS PER week hours per batch) week per NO WEEK) week A B C D C+D SCIENCE 1PUC 2PUC 1PUC 2PUC a) Physics b) Chemistry 2X4 c) Biology 1 4 4 2X4=8 8 16 24 d) Computer science =8 e) Electronics 5 5 - - 10 - 20 f) Mathematics I) Business studies 5 5 - - 10 - 2 20 II) Accountancy 5 5 - - 10 - LANGUAGES AND

3. OTHER NON SCIENCE 5 5 - - 10 - 20 SUBJECTS

Student strength:1-for language minimum 40 students NO. OF LECTURERS STREAM / SUBJECT 1PUC 2PUC TOTAL REQUIRED SCIENCE 80 80 160 1/SUBJECT ARTS / LANGUAGES 160 160 320 1/SUBJECT COMMERCE 1PUC 2PUC TOTAL 1/SUBJECT ACCOUNTANCY / BUSI-STUDIES 80 80 16046 SCHEDULE – V LIST OF REGISTERS TO BE MAINTAINED IN THE AIDED PRE-UNIVERSITY COLLEGES:

1. Government and Non-Government cash books.

2. Subsidiary registers for Non-Government sub-heads.

3. Salary A quittance roll.

4. Accounts Register containing details of the following items

1. Contingent Charges.

2. Remittances – Treasury/Bank/Post Office.

3. Admission fee collections.

4. Tuition and other Fee collections.

5. Daily fee collections.

6. Fee collection for I P.U. and II P.U. class examination.

7. II P.U. Public Examination fees collections.

8. Cultural activities Fees collections.

9. College Betterment Committee collections.

10. S.W.F./T.B.F. fees collections.

11. Sports and R.R. funds.

5. Pay Scale Register – Number and sanction of posts with pay scales in the college.

6. Admission Register

7. Staff Attendance Register

8. ‘‘To’’ and ‘‘From’’ Register

9. Staff and Students Memo book.

10. Office copies of the Transfer Certificates.

11. Service registers of employee.

12. Movement Register for Service Registers.

13. Office order Book in respect grant of leave of staff.

14. Register of Increments sanctioned.

15. Follow up Register for Audit Objections.

16. College Betterment Committee Proceeding book.

17. Scholarship disbursement Register.

18. Stock and Issue Register of stationary articles.

19. Register of permanent stock (other than Laboratory equipment, Sports articles,R.R. Articles)

20. Register of laboratory equipment.47 Annexure-1 (For Rule-4) List of documents regarding sanction and recognition of new private Pre-University colleges I. Documents relating to land measuring a minimum contiguous

extent of land as per GO Notification: ED 709 PGC 2017 dated

08.03.2018 acquired either through sale deed or Registered lease deed for a period at least 30 years. A minimum period of 10 years of lease shall be in-force at the time of submission of application for opening the new college.

SL Location Extent of land No I.Educational Institution imparting Pre Primary to Higher Secondary Education, or Primary to Higher Secondary Education, or Pre Primary to Secondary Education, 1 BBMP and other Municipal 2000 Sq meter (or) 21,520 Sq.ft corporation areas 2 Other areas 4000 Sq meter (or) 43,020 Sq.ft II. Educational Institution imparting only either Primary and Secondary Education, or imparting secondary and Higher Secondary Education 3 BBMP and other Municipal 1500 Sq meter (or) 16,140 Sq.ft corporation areas 4 Other areas 3000 Sq meter (or) 32,280 Sq.ft III. Educational Institution imparting only Primary education or Secondary Education, or Higher Secondary Education 5 BBMP and other Municipal 1000 Sq meter (or) 10,760 Sq.ft corporation areas 6 Other areas 2000 Sq meter (or) 21,520 Sq.ft II. Document relating to conversion of land for educational purpose.

III. Building plan approved by the competent authority of the concerned departments such as BBMP/BDA in case of Bengaluru or the town planning authority/local corporation / municipal authorities or town/gram panchyaths.

IV. In case of Society/Trust existing for more than 2 years, latest Audit report and solvency certificate (Rs.30,00,000/-). by a registered Chartered Accountant.

V. Certificate certifying construction of building is as per the approved plan issued by the competent authority mentioned in Rule 4 (2) (III) above.

VI. Building completion certificate issued by the competent authority.48 VII. Occupancy / possession certificate issued by the competent authority.

VIII. Certificate certifying the installation of Rain Water Harvest(RWH) issued by the concerned Municipal Authority / BWSSB IX. Certificate certifying the installation of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) issued by the competent authority. STP installation certificate is necessary if built up area is 5000 sqmts and above.(As per GO

notification: FEE 316 EPC 2015 dated:19-01-2016) X. Declaration by the management declaring that essential safety and security measures for students as stipulated in Rule 11 (a) of the

Government notification vide: ED 709 PGC 2017 dated: 08-03- 2018 are adopted.

XI. Certificate certifying the fitness of the building as per the requirements of National Building Code and installation of fire safety measures as contemplated by the Honorable Supreme court of India in the judgment passed in Writ Petition (Civil) No:483/2004 on 13-04-2009 issued by the competent authority.

XII. Latest tax paid receipt on the date of application seeking sanction of a Private Pre-University college.

XIII. Encumbrance certificate (EC) issued by the competent authority reflecting the ownership or lease rights of the management of the Society/Trust over the land.

XIV. Certificate certifying the healthy environment of the institution issued by the competent authority. (Health inspector in corporation/municipal jurisdiction and PDO in panchayat jurisdiction shall be the competent authority).

XV. Notarized Affidavit affirming that there are no dispute/s or litigation/s in respect of land and building of the institution or college.

XVI. The building plan of the newly proposed college shall be approved by the competent authority or any authority recognized by Government, as per the delegation of powers conferred by the concerned department with respect to that area. Even if the management intends to start a new college in an already existing building, then the management has to compulsorily submit necessary documents as mentioned above49 Annexure-2(a) (for Rule-19) Calculation of interview marks chart-interview marks awarded by each member

Subject: interview date:

Managemet name & address: post reservation:

College name & address: horizontal reservation Marks awarded by the members of the Post Graduation marks committee Sl Total Candidates 90% of the no Marks Total Percentag Average of col (6+11=12) marks/percentage scored Marks e in PG 7+8+9+10/4 scored in PG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 E Sign of interviwer50 Annexure-2(b) (for Rule-19) Calculation of interview marks chart

Subject: interview date:

Managemet name & address: post reservation:

College name & address: horizontal reservation Post Graduation marks Marks awarded by the members of the committee 90% of the marks marks marks marks Sl Total Average of Candidates Marks Total Percentage marks/percen awarded awarded on awarded awarded no col (6+11=12) scored Marks in PG tage scored in on 10 by 10 by mem on 10 by on 10 by 7+8+9+10/4 PG mem 1 2 mem 3 mem 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 E Sign of interviwer

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2.51 ನ(cid:3566)(cid:3488) II 2024-25 (cid:3670)(cid:3160)(cid:3408)ಕ ವಷ(cid:4305)ದ(cid:3618)(cid:3189) (cid:3716)ಸ (cid:3662)(cid:3617) (cid:3663)(cid:3160)ಣ ಇ(cid:3617)(cid:3218)((cid:3212)ಸ(cid:3228) ಅ(cid:3485)(cid:3452)ನರ(cid:3708)ತ ಪದ(cid:3648) (cid:3501)ವ(cid:4305) (cid:3197)(cid:3624)(cid:3305)ಗಳ(cid:3485)(cid:3180) )ಯ(cid:3485)(cid:3180) (cid:3428)(cid:3593)ಯ(cid:3620) ಇಚ(cid:3167) (cid:3695)ವ ಟ(cid:3187) (cid:3706)(cid:3171) (ಅಥ(cid:3647)) (cid:3701)(cid:3700)(cid:3348)ಗಳ ಪ(cid:3348)(cid:3171) (cid:3218)(cid:3186) (cid:3704) (cid:3557)ಕ(cid:3187) (cid:3590)ಸ(cid:3713) ಯ(cid:3623)(cid:3189) (cid:3303) ದ(cid:3693)(cid:3618)(cid:3189) ಸ (cid:4305)(cid:3303)ಅ ಕಂ(cid:3482)(cid:3453) (cid:3218)(cid:3186) (cid:3704) (cid:4305)(cid:3303)ಅ ಪ(cid:3187) ಸ(cid:3176) (cid:3498)ತ ಪದ(cid:3648) ಪ(cid:3187) ಸ(cid:3176) (cid:3498)ತ ಪದ(cid:3648) (cid:3704)(cid:3698)(cid:3177) ಯ (cid:3713)ಸ(cid:3590) (cid:3704)(cid:3698)(cid:3177) ಯ (cid:3648)(cid:3632)ಸ (cid:3501)ವ(cid:4305) (cid:3197)(cid:3624)(cid:3303)ನ (cid:3501)ವ(cid:4305) (cid:3197)(cid:3639)(cid:3303)ನ (cid:3713)ಸ(cid:3590) (cid:3648)(cid:3632)ಸ ಳಗ(cid:4305)(cid:3663)ದ(cid:4305)ಯ(cid:3197) (cid:3590)ಸ(cid:3713) ಳಗ(cid:4305)(cid:3663)ದ(cid:4305)ಯ(cid:3197) (cid:3218)(cid:3186) (cid:3704) (cid:3408)(cid:3647)ರ(cid:3456) -ಇ ಳಗ(cid:4305)(cid:3663)ದ(cid:4305)ಯ(cid:3197) (cid:3631)(cid:3564) )2K(rebmuN nallahC ಕಂ(cid:3482)(cid:3453) ದ(cid:3693)(cid:3423)ವ(cid:3497) (cid:3314)(cid:3348) (cid:3483)(cid:3459)(cid:4305)ಶಕ(cid:3590), (cid:3662)(cid:3617) (cid:3663)(cid:3160)ಣ ಇ(cid:3617)(cid:3218) (ಪದ(cid:3648) (cid:3501)ವ(cid:4305)).52 (cid:3662)(cid:3617) (cid:3663)(cid:3160)ಣ ಇ(cid:3617)(cid:3218) (ಪದ(cid:3648) (cid:3501)ವ(cid:4305)) (cid:3483)(cid:3459)(cid:4305)ಶಕರ ಕ(cid:3294)(cid:3588)ಯ Letter of intent (cid:3704)(cid:3218)(cid:3186) : (cid:3453)(cid:3482)ಂಕ (cid:3203)(cid:3161) Form-IV 2024-25(cid:3489) (cid:3692)(cid:3618)(cid:3233) (cid:3212)ಸ(cid:3228) ಅ(cid:3485)(cid:3452)ನ ರ(cid:3708)ತ ಪದ(cid:3648) (cid:3501)ವ(cid:4305) (cid:3197)(cid:3624)(cid:3305)ಗಳ(cid:3485)(cid:3180) (cid:3497)(cid:3187) (cid:3599)(cid:3543)(cid:3695)ವ ಬ(cid:3233)(cid:3163) ಪದ(cid:3648) (cid:3501)ವ(cid:4305) (cid:3663)(cid:3160)ಣ (cid:3483)ಯಮಗ(cid:3635) 2006ರ (cid:3483)ಯಮ 4(2) ಮ(cid:3425)(cid:3176) 4(3) (cid:3599)(cid:3428) ಉ(cid:3458)(cid:3179) ೕ(cid:3663)ತ ಪದ(cid:3648) (cid:3501)ವ(cid:4305) (cid:3197)(cid:3624)(cid:3303)(cid:3233) (cid:3483)(cid:3654)ಶನ, ಕಟ(cid:3171) ಡ ಮ(cid:3425)(cid:3176) (cid:3561)ಲ(cid:3546)ತ (cid:3703)ಲಭ(cid:3186) ಗಳ(cid:3485)(cid:3180) (cid:3716)ಂ(cid:3453)ಸ(cid:3617)(cid:3228)(cid:3590)ವ ಬ(cid:3233)(cid:3163) (cid:3704)(cid:3698)(cid:3177) / ಟ(cid:3187) (cid:3706)(cid:3361) ನ ಆಡ(cid:3633)ತ (cid:3569)ಡ(cid:3633)(cid:3575) (cid:3591).100/-ರ ಇ-(cid:3692)(cid:3171) ಂ(cid:3511) (cid:3504)ಪರ(cid:3180) (cid:3618)(cid:3189) ಸ(cid:3618)(cid:3189) ಸ(cid:3534)(cid:3197)ದ ಪ(cid:3557)ಣ ಪತ(cid:3187) 1 . . . . . . . . . . (cid:3704)(cid:3698)(cid:3177) ಯ ಅಧ(cid:3186) (cid:3160)(cid:3590) / (cid:3197)ಯ(cid:4305)ದ(cid:3663)(cid:4305)ಗ(cid:3632)ದ (cid:3482)(cid:3650) . . . . . . . . . . ., ಈ (cid:3648)(cid:3632)ಸದ(cid:3618)(cid:3189) (Form-I ರ(cid:3618)(cid:3189) (cid:3483)ೕ(cid:3378)(cid:3590)ವ (cid:3648)(cid:3632)ಸ ಮ(cid:3425)(cid:3176) ಸ(cid:3177) ಳದ(cid:3618)(cid:3189) ) (cid:3497)(cid:3187) (cid:3599)(cid:3543)ಸ(cid:3620) ಉ(cid:3458)(cid:3179) ೕ(cid:3663)(cid:3693) ಸ(cid:3618)(cid:3189) (cid:3693)(cid:3590)ವ ಅ(cid:3303)(cid:4305)(cid:3233) ಅ(cid:3485)(cid:3230)ಣ(cid:3647)(cid:3228), (cid:3483)(cid:3459)(cid:4305)ಶಕ(cid:3590) ಪದ(cid:3648) (cid:3501)ವ(cid:4305) (cid:3663)(cid:3160)ಣ ಇ(cid:3617)(cid:3218), ಇವ(cid:3590) (cid:3704)(cid:3218)(cid:3186) : . . . . . . . (cid:3453)(cid:3482)ಂಕ . . . . ರ(cid:3618)(cid:3189) Letter of intent (cid:3483)ೕ(cid:3378)(cid:3590)(cid:3422)(cid:3176) (cid:3593).

2 ಪದ(cid:3648) (cid:3501)ವ(cid:4305) (cid:3663)(cid:3160)ಣ (cid:3483)ಯಮಗ(cid:3635) 2006ರ (cid:3483)ಯಮ 4(2) ಮ(cid:3425)(cid:3176) 4(3) (cid:3599)(cid:3428) ಉ(cid:3458)(cid:3178) ೕ(cid:3663)ತ ಪದ(cid:3648) (cid:3501)ವ(cid:4305) (cid:3197)(cid:3624)(cid:3303)(cid:3227)(cid:3228)(cid:3579) ಪ(cid:3187) (cid:3428)(cid:3186) ೕಕ(cid:3647)(cid:3228) ಸ(cid:3197)(cid:4305)ರದ ಅ(cid:3468)(cid:3696)ಚ(cid:3488) (cid:3704)(cid:3218)(cid:3186) : ಇ(cid:3378) 709 (cid:3498)(cid:3303)(cid:3693) 2017 (cid:3453)(cid:3482)ಂಕ: 08-03-2018 (cid:3599)(cid:3428) ಈ (cid:3203)ಳ(cid:3228)ನ (cid:3648)(cid:3693)(cid:3176) ೕಣ(cid:4305)(cid:3428)(cid:3584)(cid:3428) (cid:3483)(cid:3654)ಶನವ(cid:3485)(cid:3180) (cid:3716)ಂ(cid:3453)ರತಕ(cid:3161) (cid:3455)(cid:3178) SL Location Extent of land No I. Educational Institution imparting Pre Primary to Higher Secondary Education, or Primary to Higher Secondary Education or Pre Primary to Secondary Education, 1 BBMP and other Municipal 2000 Sq meter corporation areas 2 Other areas 4000 meter II. Educational Institution imparting only either Primary and Secondary Education, or imparting secondary and Higher Secondary Education 3 BBMP and other Municipal 1500 Sq meter corporation areas 4 Other areas 3000 Sq meter III. Educational Institution imparting only Primary education or Higher Secondary Education, 5 BBMP and other Municipal 1000 Sq meter corporation areas 6 Other areas 2000 Sq meter53 (ಪ(cid:3187) (cid:3428)(cid:3186) ೕಕ(cid:3647)(cid:3228)) (cid:3564)(cid:3623) (cid:3648)ವ(cid:3588)(cid:3693)(cid:3464)(cid:3428) ಚದರ ಅ(cid:3378)ಗಳ (cid:3483)(cid:3654)ಶನವ(cid:3485)(cid:3180) acquire (cid:3557)ಡ(cid:3617)(cid:3228)(cid:3458). ಸದ(cid:3588) (cid:3483)(cid:3654)ಶನವ(cid:3485)(cid:3180) (cid:3704)(cid:3698)(cid:3177) ಯ ಅಧ(cid:3186) (cid:3160)ರ / (cid:3197)ಯ(cid:4305)ದ(cid:3663)(cid:4305)ಯ ಪದ(cid:3482)ಮದ(cid:3618)(cid:3189) . . . . . . . . . . . . (cid:3491)ೕಂದ(cid:3407)(cid:3468)(cid:3197)(cid:3588)ಯವರ ಕ(cid:3294)(cid:3588)ಯ(cid:3618)(cid:3189) (cid:3453)(cid:3482)ಂಕ . . . . . .(cid:3599)(cid:3455) (cid:3491)ೕಂ(cid:3452)(cid:3573)ಸ(cid:3617)(cid:3228)(cid:3458). ಸದ(cid:3588) (cid:3483)(cid:3654)ಶನ(cid:3650) (cid:3704)(cid:3698)(cid:3177) ಯ ಅಧ(cid:3186) (cid:3160)ರ / (cid:3197)ಯ(cid:4305)ದ(cid:3663)(cid:4305)ಯ (ಪದ(cid:3482)ಮದ) (cid:3692)(cid:3191) (cid:3468)ೕ(cid:3482)(cid:3485)ಭವದ(cid:3618)(cid:3189) (cid:3590)ತ(cid:3176) (cid:3458). ಸದ(cid:3588) (cid:3483)(cid:3654)ಶನದ(cid:3618)(cid:3189) (cid:3483)ಯಮಗಳನ(cid:3191) ಯ (cid:3670)(cid:3160)(cid:3408)ಕ ಉ(cid:3458)(cid:3179) ೕಶ(cid:3197)(cid:3161) (cid:3228) ಸ(cid:3160)ಮ (cid:3497)(cid:3187) (cid:3468)(cid:3197)ರ(cid:3453)ಂದ ಅ(cid:3485)ಮ(cid:3423) ಪ(cid:3383)(cid:3455) ಅಗತ(cid:3186) ಕಟ(cid:3171) ಡ (cid:3483)(cid:3558)(cid:4305)(cid:3693)(cid:3455)(cid:3178) , (cid:3483)(cid:3654)ಶನ ಮ(cid:3425)(cid:3176) ಕಟ(cid:3171) ಡದ(cid:3618)(cid:3189) ಅಗತ(cid:3186) (cid:3561)ಲ(cid:3546)ತ (cid:3703)ಲಭ(cid:3186) ಗಳ(cid:3485)(cid:3180) ಅಳವ(cid:3378)(cid:3693)(cid:3206)ಳ(cid:3190) (cid:3617)(cid:3228)(cid:3458).

3 ಉ(cid:3458)(cid:3178) ೕ(cid:3663)ತ ಕಟ(cid:3171) ಡದ(cid:3618)(cid:3189) ಸ(cid:3197)(cid:4305)ರದ ಅ(cid:3468)(cid:3696)ಚ(cid:3488) (cid:3704)(cid:3218)(cid:3186) : ಇ(cid:3378) 709 (cid:3498)(cid:3303)(cid:3693) 2017 (cid:3453)(cid:3482)ಂಕ: 08-03-2018 (cid:3599)(cid:3428) safety and security of students (cid:3483)ಯಮಗಳ ಅ(cid:3485)(cid:3692)ರ ಅಗತ(cid:3186) ಕ(cid:3187) ಮಗಳ(cid:3485)(cid:3180) ಒದ(cid:3228)(cid:3693)(cid:3206)ಂ(cid:3378)(cid:3590)ವ / ಅಳವ(cid:3378)ಸ(cid:3617)(cid:3228)(cid:3458)(cid:3579)? ಈ (cid:3200)(cid:3588)(cid:3434)(cid:3428) ಸ(cid:3160)ಮ (cid:3497)(cid:3187) (cid:3468)(cid:3197)ರ (cid:3453)ಂದ ಪ(cid:3383)ದ ಪ(cid:3187) (cid:3557)ಣ ಪತ(cid:3187) ಸ(cid:3618)(cid:3189) ಸ(cid:3617)(cid:3228)(cid:3458).

4 (cid:3557)ನ(cid:3186) ಸ(cid:3656)ೕ(cid:4305)ಚ(cid:3167) (cid:3482)(cid:3186) (cid:3572)ಲಯ(cid:3650) (cid:3588)(cid:3361) ಅ(cid:3303)(cid:4305) ((cid:3693)(cid:3648)(cid:3631)) (cid:3704)(cid:3218)(cid:3186) :483/2004 ರ(cid:3618)(cid:3189) ನ (cid:3453)(cid:3482)ಂಕ 13-04-2009 ರ (cid:3423)ೕ(cid:3498)(cid:4305)ನ(cid:3618)(cid:3189) (cid:3662)(cid:3617) (cid:3197)(cid:3624)(cid:3305)ಗಳ ಕಟ(cid:3171) ಡ(cid:3650) (cid:3695)ರ(cid:3198)(cid:3193) ತ ಮ(cid:3425)(cid:3176) ಎ(cid:3617)(cid:3189) (cid:3206)ೕನಗ(cid:3633)ಂದ (cid:3695)ಭದ(cid:3187) (cid:3647)(cid:3228)(cid:3458) ಎಂ(cid:3530)ದ(cid:3485)(cid:3180) ಮ(cid:3425)(cid:3176) (cid:3482)(cid:3186) ಷನ(cid:3631) (cid:3528)(cid:3618)(cid:3173) ಂ(cid:3241) (cid:3206)ೕ(cid:3391) ಆ(cid:3526) ಇಂ(cid:3378)(cid:3572)ರ(cid:3618)(cid:3189) ನ (cid:3695)ರ(cid:3160)(cid:3422) (cid:3483)(cid:3539)ಧ(cid:3488)ಗಳನ(cid:3191) ಯ ಕಟ(cid:3171) ಡ (cid:3483)(cid:3558)(cid:4305)(cid:3693)(cid:3590)(cid:3650)ದ(cid:3485)(cid:3180) ಮ(cid:3425)(cid:3176) ಅ(cid:3228)(cid:3180) (cid:3662)ಮಕ ಉಪಕರಣಗಳ(cid:3485)(cid:3180) ಅಳವ(cid:3378)(cid:3693)(cid:3206)ಂ(cid:3378)(cid:3590)ವ ಬ(cid:3233)(cid:3163) ಸ(cid:3160)ಮ (cid:3497)(cid:3187) (cid:3468)(cid:3197)ರ(cid:3650) (cid:3483)ೕ(cid:3378)(cid:3590)ವ ಪ(cid:3187) (cid:3557)ಣ ಪತ(cid:3187) ವ(cid:3485)(cid:3180) ಸ(cid:3618)(cid:3189) ಸ(cid:3617)(cid:3228)(cid:3458).

5 ಉ(cid:3458)(cid:3179) ೕ(cid:3663)ತ ಪದ(cid:3648) (cid:3501)ವ(cid:4305) (cid:3197)(cid:3624)ಜ(cid:3485)(cid:3180) 2024-25(cid:3489) (cid:3670)(cid:3160)(cid:3408)ಕ (cid:3692)(cid:3618)(cid:3483)ಂದ(cid:3624) (cid:3497)(cid:3187) (cid:3599)(cid:3543)ಸ(cid:3620) (cid:3483)ಯಮಗಳನ(cid:3191) ಯ ಅಗತ(cid:3186) (cid:3693)ದ(cid:3179) (cid:3428) (cid:3557)(cid:3378)(cid:3206)ಂ(cid:3378)(cid:3590)(cid:3650)ದ(cid:3588)ಂದ, (cid:3483)ಯಮ 4(4) ರನ(cid:3191) ಯ ಈ (cid:3557)(cid:3708)(cid:3423)ಯ(cid:3485)(cid:3180) ಇ(cid:3617)(cid:3218)(cid:3233) ಸ(cid:3618)(cid:3189) ಸ(cid:3617)(cid:3228)(cid:3458).

6 (cid:3564)ಲ(cid:3161) ಂಡ (cid:3557)(cid:3708)(cid:3423)(cid:3575) ಸತ(cid:3186) (cid:3647)(cid:3228)(cid:3458)(cid:3578)ಂ(cid:3455) ಈ (cid:3561)ಲಕ ಪ(cid:3187) (cid:3557)(cid:3408)ೕಕ(cid:3588)(cid:3695)(cid:3428)(cid:3176) ೕ(cid:3653).

ಅಧ(cid:3186) (cid:3160)ರ ಸ(cid:3708) (cid:3197)ಯ(cid:4305)ದ(cid:3663)(cid:4305)ಯ ಸ(cid:3708) (cid:3713)ಸ(cid:3590): (cid:3713)ಸ(cid:3590): (cid:3453)(cid:3482)ಂ(cid:3210) (cid:3453)(cid:3482)ಂ(cid:3210) (cid:3566)ಹ(cid:3590) (cid:3566)ಹ(cid:3590)