Jammu Tawi, Oct 25: The Jammu and Kashmir public
universities bill 2022 has proposed that the 'government
may establish new universities by converting existing
colleges into universities or by merging one or more
existing universities or uniting a cluster of colleges into a
Cluster University'.
Stating the incorporation, objects, powers, and
functions, about the establishment of a new university,
the bill reads, “The Government may, by amendment of
the Schedule-I to this Act, followed by notification in the
official gazette establish new universities by such name
and for such jurisdiction as may be notified.”
We have learned that the bill further states that the
Government may also establish and incorporate,
teaching-intensive universities, research-intensive
universities, Multidisciplinary Education and Research
Universities (MERUs), or any other University in
consonance with the spirit and guidelines of the National
Education Policy 2020 and to inter alia give equal
access to higher education to all citizens.
“The Government may establish new Universities by
converting existing colleges into universities or by
merging one or more existing universities or uniting a
cluster of colleges into a Cluster University and notifying
them as such after including them under Schedule-I
(Part-II) of the Act,” reads the bill.
It further states that the government may alter the
jurisdiction of any university.
The bill further reads, “The Government may also
change the composition or jurisdiction of cluster
universities by de-notifying, deleting or modifying
colleges which are currently constituent colleges of a
cluster university or notifying or adding new colleges to
the composition of such universities.”
According to the Jammu and Kashmir public universities
bill, 2022, the government may also close any existing
public university.
